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Under US presidency… The UN Security Council holds a new meeting on Sudan… Here are the details
Khartoum | Now News
The United Nations Security Council will hold a series of closed and open meetings this week to discuss the turmoil facing the region’s issues, from Syria to Palestine, Libya and Sudan. The Security Council will hold a bi-monthly briefing on the situation in Libya today, Monday, with Stephanie Currie, Special Representative and Political Officer of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, and a representative of civil society, expected to brief the media. A statement issued by the Security Council said that the Chair of the Libya Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki (Japan), is expected to present a presentation on the Committee’s activities, and the open briefing session is scheduled to be followed by closed consultations. Meanwhile, the Security Council will hold a meeting today to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, at the request of Ecuador and France, with Lisa Dottin, Director of the Financing and Partnerships Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, to brief. The Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations tomorrow, Tuesday, on the political and humanitarian developments in Syria. The Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Thomas Fletcher, along with two civil society representatives, are expected to brief the Council. Tomorrow, the Council will be briefed by the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, on the report of the Secretary-General endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme in 2015. The Council’s facilitator, Ambassador Vanessa Frazer (Malta), is expected to report on the Council’s activities. The Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, is also expected to brief in his capacity as Coordinator of the Joint Commission established by the parties to the JCPOA to oversee its implementation. The Security Council will hold a monthly briefing and consultations on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” on Wednesday, with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and a representative of civil society, scheduled to brief on the matter. The Security Council will hold a ministerial-level review of Sudan on Thursday, focusing on humanitarian issues. The meeting is expected to be chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. UN Secretary-General António Guterres or one of his deputies, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Thomas Fletcher, will brief. Some civil society representatives may also have the opportunity to brief. The Security Council will hold a vote on two draft resolutions on Friday: one to renew the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force, and the other to renew the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Council will hold a briefing on West Africa and the Sahel, with Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel, and a civil society representative expected to explain the matter. After the open briefing, closed consultations are scheduled. The Security Council will hold a briefing on the agenda item “Threats to international peace and security,” as Russia has requested to discuss the issue of arming Ukraine with Western weapons. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield (United States), who holds the Council presidency for the month of December, is expected to chair the closing session of the month’s activities for UN membership.
