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The US, as Council president for December, may organise a briefing on the human rights situation in the DPRK.UN Sanctions: Natural Resources
This report provides a historical and institutional context for understanding UN natural resource sanctions.Insights on the work of the UN Security Council
What’s In Blue is a series of insights produced by Security Council Report on evolving Security Council actions.
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The United States will hold the Council's presidency in December. Read moreStatus Update
Recent developments on situations covered in this Forecast are in the relevant briefs. Interesting developments on other issues are included in this Status Update of Security Council activity in November 2015. Read moreNotable Dates
Notable dates for December. Read moreAfghanistan
In December, the Council will hold its quarterly debate on Afghanistan, during which it will consider the Secretary-General’s 90-day report on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, is expected to brief. Read moreSyria
In December, Council members will receive their regular monthly briefings on the chemical weapons and humanitarian tracks in Syria. The Council may also re-authorise cross-border and cross-line humanitarian access in Syria. Finally, it is unlikely, but possible, that there may be action in the Council towards empowering a UN-endorsed mission to monitor a yet to be agreed ceasefire plan for Syria. Read moreSouth Sudan
In December, the Council is expected to adopt a resolution renewing and revising the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which expires on 15 December. Prior to this adoption, the Council is expected to hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on three documents: the Secretary-General’s report on UNMISS’s activities in South Sudan from 20 August to 9 November; his report reviewing the mission’s mandate and recommending potential future support for the South Sudan National Police Service and Joint Integrated Police; and his letter containing an assessment of the UN’s role in providing support for security to key infrastructure. Read moreUNOCA/LRA
In December, the Security Council will be briefed by Abdoulaye Bathily, Special Representative and head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), on the Secretary-General’s report on UNOCA and the implementation of the UN regional strategy to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Read moreWestern Sahara
In December, Council members expect a briefing in consultations by Christopher Ross, the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara. The Special Representative and head of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Kim Bolduc, may also brief. Read moreInternational Criminal Tribunals
In December, the Security Council will hold its semi-annual debate on the ad hoc international criminal tribunals. The presidents and prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) are expected to brief. This is the last briefing on the ICTR, which will complete its work by the end of the year. The President and Prosecutor of the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals will also brief the Council. Read moreYemen
In December, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, is expected to brief the Council. OCHA head Stephen O’Brien and the High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein may also brief. Read moreSudan/South Sudan
The Council is expected to renew the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) prior to its 15 December expiration. Read moreCentral African Republic
In December, Special Representative Parfait Onanga-Anyanga will brief the Council on the forthcoming MINUSCA report.The chair of the 2127 CAR Sanctions Committee, Raimonda MurmokaitÄ— (Lithuania), will also brief the Council on the Panel of Experts’ final report. Read moreSudan (Darfur)
In December, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is expected to provide the semi-annual briefing on the Court’s work regarding Darfur. Read moreSubsidiary Bodies
In December, the subsidiary body chairpersons from countries that will be finishing their two-year terms on the Council are expected to brief about their work and experiences chairing sanctions committees and working groups. Read moreUNDOF (Golan Heights)
The Council is expected to extend for six months the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which expires on 31 December. DPKO will brief Council members in consultations on the UNDOF report, due on 8 December. Read moreIran
In December, the chair of the 1737 Iran Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Román Oyarzun (Spain), is due to brief the Council on the Committee’s work. Read more1540 Committee
In December, the chair of the 1540 Committee, Ambassador Roman Oyarzun (Spain), is scheduled to brief the Council on the work of the Committee, which deals with the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Read moreDPRK (North Korea)
In December, it is possible that the Council will hold a meeting on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with briefings by High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman. Read more
Latest Publications
- 20 NOV 2015
UN Sanctions: Natural Resources
SPECIAL RESEARCH REPORTThis report provides a historical and institutional context for understanding UN natural resource sanctions. - 19 OCT 2015
The Veto
SPECIAL RESEARCH REPORTSecurity Council Report has published a report on the veto. It discusses current initiatives on veto restraint and describes the impact of the veto, and the threat of the veto, on Council decision-making. - 16 OCT 2015
Appointing the UN Secretary-General
SPECIAL RESEARCH REPORTThe most important decision that the Security Council will take in 2016 will be the selection of the ninth Secretary-General of the UN. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s term ends on 31 December 2016. - 2 OCT 2015
Security Council Elections 2015
SPECIAL RESEARCH REPORTOn 15 October, the General Assembly is expected to hold elections for five members of the Security Council. The new members will take up their seats on 1 January 2016 and will serve on the Council until 31 December 2017. - 20 AUG 2015
The Rule of Law
CROSS-CUTTING REPORTThis is SCR's third Cross-Cutting Report on the Rule of Law - 12 JUN 2015
Cross-Cutting Report on Children and Armed Conflict
CROSS-CUTTING REPORTThis is Security Council Report’s seventh Cross-Cutting Report on Children and Armed Conflict, continuing a series that began in 2008.
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