Security Council Report

💡Security Council Report’s (@SCRtweets) new research report, “𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓, 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚‑𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍”, analyses the unfolding selection process for the next UN Secretary‑General against the backdrop of shifting power dynamics and heightened geopolitical tensions. It outlines the formal rules and informal practices shaping the process, draws lessons from previous cycles and recent developments, and identifies key challenges and options related to engagement with the candidates, straw polls, and Security Council–General Assembly dynamics. 👉 bit.ly/4vyQI0Y SCR thanks the government of @JapanMissionUN and @FESonline for their financial support of this project, and all colleagues who shared their perspectives on the topics and issues covered in the report.

🔵 This Week in Review | #WhatsInBlue 🗓️ 18-22 May 📬 Subscribe to our “Week Ahead”: bit.ly/3AwYSel 🔷 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 • Emergency open briefing on Ukraine held under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item following a drone attack on a vocational school in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, at the request of @RussiaUN 👉 bit.ly/3X4Lf08 🔷 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐲𝐚 • Open briefing on the work of @IntlCrimCourt related to the situation in Libya 👉 bit.ly/4djJ5oc 🇺🇳 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 • Adoption of the annual report of the #UNSC to the #UNGA for 2025 🇺🇳 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 #𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐂 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 • Closed consultations under the “Implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2024/507)” agenda item to discuss the allocation of subsidiary body chairs, at the request of the #UNSC elected members (E10) 👉 bit.ly/3V1gAk5 🔷 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 • Monthly meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question 👉 bit.ly/4tJ9ssB 🔷 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 • Annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict 👉 bit.ly/43k9V9C 🔷 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 • Open briefing held under “The situation in the Middle East” agenda item to discuss Iran’s 17 May drone strike that caused a fire at the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 👉 bit.ly/3XFd7Jq 🔷 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 • Open briefing on Ukraine, at the request of @UKRinUN and supported by @Denmark_UN, @franceonu, @GRUN_NY, @LatviaUN_NY, and @UKUN_NewYork 👉 bit.ly/3PPkuyr

How will the next UN Secretary-General be chosen and what’s at stake for the Council this month? In case you missed it, in our latest podcast episode @SCRtweets Executive Director @skandiah and Senior Policy Analyst Sara Bertotti unpack the key steps, dynamics, and upcoming decisions shaping the selection and appointment process. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4wIQsNy

This afternoon (22 May), the #UNSC will hold a briefing under the “Threats to international peace and security” agenda item. @RussiaUN requested the meeting following a drone attack on a vocational school in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region. → SCR on Ukraine: bit.ly/3X4Lf08

Tomorrow (22 May), the #UNSC will adopt its annual report to the #UNGA for 2025. → SCR on #UNSC Working Methods: bit.ly/3V1gAk5

Tomorrow morning (22 May), the #UNSC will receive the semi-annual briefing on the International Criminal Court’s (@IntlCrimCourt) activities related to the situation in Libya. ◻ Briefer: Deputy Prosecutor @IntlCrimCourt Nazhat Shameem Khan → Background: bit.ly/4djJ5oc

Tomorrow morning (21 May), #UNSC members will hold closed consultations under the agenda item “Implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2024/507)” to discuss the allocation of subsidiary body chairs. ◽️Requested by: the Council's elected members (E10) → SCR on working methods: bit.ly/3V1gAk5

Tomorrow morning (21 May), the #UNSC will hold its monthly open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. Closed consultations are scheduled to follow. ◽️Briefers: @UNSCO_MEPP Deputy Special Coordinator @RamizAlakbarov, @BoardOfPeace High Representative to Gaza @nmladenov, and a civil society representative → Read more: bit.ly/4tJ9ssB

Tomorrow (20 May), the #UNSC will hold its annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict. ◻ Briefers: Director @UNOCHA Crisis Response Division @EdemWosornu and President @ICRC Mirjana Spoljaric Egger → Read more: bit.ly/43k9V9C

Yesterday (18 May), @SCRtweets launched its latest research report on the #UNSC's protection of civilians (#PoC) agenda. SCR Senior Analyst @ErikTRamberg presented the report's main findings, and Executive Director @skandiah moderated a panel discussion with member state, civil society, and UN colleagues. Our thanks to @AustriaUN for hosting the event and supporting the report, as well as to our other co-organizers for engaging in this timely and substantive discussion. 📘 Read the full report: bit.ly/4uhEjgX

Podcast tweet: 🎙️ New Podcast Drop | 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐔𝐍 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲-𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, Executive Director @SCRtweets @skandiah and Senior Policy Analyst Sara Bertotti sit down to discuss some of the highlights of their recently issued research report, 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓, 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚-𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍. Drawing from the report’s analysis and findings, the discussion reviews the main steps of the process as well as some of the upcoming key decisions that the Council is expected to make this month, including regarding the modalities of the Council’s meetings with the candidates and of the straw polls. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4wIQsNy 📬 Subscribe: bit.ly/3AwYSel bit.ly/4wIQsNy

We kicked off #PoCWeek with a full house 🇺🇳🇦🇹 Together with our co organizers we hosted today’s discussion on bridging the gap between norms and reality—and to launch @SCRtweets’ new report on PoC.

This afternoon (19 May), the #UNSC will hold an open briefing under “The situation in the Middle East” agenda item to discuss Iran's 17 May drone strike that caused a fire at the Barakah nuclear ‌power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ◽️Briefer: @iaeaorg Director General @rafaelmgrossi → SCR on Iran: bit.ly/3XFd7Jq

Tomorrow morning (19 May), the #UNSC will hold an open briefing on Ukraine. ◻ Briefers: @UNDPPA Director and OiC for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas Kayoko Gotoh and Director @UNOCHA Crisis Response Division @EdemWosornu ◻ Requested by: @UKRinUN ◻ Supported by: @Denmark_UN, @franceonu, @GRUN_NY, @LatviaUN_NY, @LibMissionUN, and @UKUN_NewYork → Read more: bit.ly/3PPkuyr

📅 This week, 18-22 May, at the #UNSC | 📬 Subscribe: bit.ly/3AwYSel 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 🔷 Open briefing on Ukraine, at the request of @UKRinUN and supported by @Denmark_UN, @franceonu, @GRUN_NY, @LatviaUN_NY, and @UKUN_NewYork 👉 bit.ly/3X4Lf08 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 🔷 Annual open debate on the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflict 👉 bit.ly/4frYMuD 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 🔷 Monthly briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question 👉 bit.ly/3WJnVVy 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 🇺🇳 Adoption of the annual report of #UNSC to the #UNGA for 2025 🔷 Open briefing on the work of @IntlCrimCourt related to the situation in Libya 👉 bit.ly/4djJ5oc

💡Security Council Report’s (@SCRtweets) new research report, “𝑴𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒑: 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒍’𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂”, examines the #UNSC's protection efforts amid acute geopolitical polarisation and proliferating civilian harm. It documents the widening gap between the Council's protection commitments and their implementation and proposes 20 recommendations to address it. 👉 bit.ly/4uhEjgX SCR thanks the government of @AustriaUN for its generous support for this project, and all colleagues who shared their perspectives on the issues covered in the report.

🔵 This Week in Review | #WhatsInBlue 🗓️ 11-15 May 📬 Subscribe to our “Week Ahead”: bit.ly/3AwYSel 🔷 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚 • Monthly open briefing on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria 👉 bit.ly/4dk2GTU 🔷 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐳𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐚 (𝐁𝐢𝐇) • Semi-annual debate on recent developments concerning BiH 👉 bit.ly/4d37Vsd

Tomorrow morning (15 May), the #UNSC will hold its monthly meeting on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Closed consultations are scheduled to follow the open briefing. ◻ Briefers: @UNEnvoySyria Deputy @Claudio_Cordone and @UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher → Background: bit.ly/4dk2GTU

On 5-6 May, @SCRtweets Executive Director @skandiah and Deputy Managing Editor Alina Entelis participated in a conference on the #UNSC's children and armed conflict (CAAC) agenda, hosted by @MFTMalta and @childreninwar in Valletta. SCR highlighted ways in which member states can strengthen support and visibility for the CAAC agenda. 💡See more recommendations in our research report on CAAC: bit.ly/4lArbP3

Tomorrow morning (12 May), the #UNSC will hold its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). ◽️Briefer: High Representative for BiH Christian Schmidt (@OHR_BiH) → Read more: bit.ly/4d37Vsd