Afghanistan

  • Tomorrow afternoon (15 March), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, until 17 March 2025. Japan, the penholder on the file, circulated...

  • 6 March 2024

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

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    This morning (6 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva is expected to provide an update on political,...

  • March 2024

    Afghanistan

    Monthly Forecast

    In March, the Security Council is expected to consider the renewal of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which is set to expire on 17 March. Prior to that, the Council will hold its quarterly meeting on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNAMA Roza Otunbayeva is expected to brief. A civil society representative may also brief.

  • 25 February 2024

    Afghanistan: Private Meeting  

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    Tomorrow morning (26 February), the Security Council will hold a private meeting on Afghanistan, at which Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to brief. The meeting is being held in accordance with resolution 2721 of 29...

  • 28 December 2023

    Afghanistan: Vote on Draft Resolution*

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    Tomorrow morning (29 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on the Afghanistan independent assessment, which was requested by resolution 2679 of 16 March. The draft text was proposed by Japan and the United Arab...

  • 19 December 2023

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

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    Tomorrow morning (20 December), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva, Head and Representative of OCHA in Geneva and...

  • Tomorrow morning (14 December), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the Monitoring Team supporting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee, which was last renewed by resolution 2665 of 16 December 2022. The...

  • 8 December 2023

    Afghanistan: Closed Arria-formula Meeting

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    On Monday (11 December), Security Council members will convene for a closed Arria-formula meeting on “women’s perspectives on Afghanistan”. The meeting is being organised by Switzerland and co-sponsored by Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the co-penholders on the...

  • December 2023

    Afghanistan

    Monthly Forecast

    In December, the Security Council will convene for its quarterly open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva; Ambassador Hernán Pérez Loose (Ecuador), the Chair of the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee; and a representative of civil society are expected to brief. Closed consultations are expected to follow the briefing. In addition, the Council is scheduled to renew the mandate of the Monitoring Team assisting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee. Under resolution 2615, the Council is also scheduled to receive a briefing on the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan.

  • 27 November 2023

    Afghanistan: Private Meeting*

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    Tomorrow afternoon (28 November), the Security Council will convene for a private meeting on the independent assessment on Afghanistan, which was requested by resolution 2679 of 16 March.* Feridun Sinirlioğlu, the special coordinator of the independent assessment, is expected to...

  • 25 September 2023

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

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    Tomorrow morning (26 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva is expected...

  • September 2023

    Afghanistan

    Monthly Forecast

    In September, the Security Council will convene for its quarterly meeting on Afghanistan. The anticipated briefers are: Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva, UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous, and a representative of civil society.

  • 20 June 2023

    Afghanistan: Briefing and Consultations

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    Tomorrow (21 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on Afghanistan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva and a female representative of...

  • June 2023

    Afghanistan

    Monthly Forecast

    In June, the Security Council will convene for its quarterly meeting on Afghanistan. Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva, and a representative of civil society are expected to brief.

  • 27 April 2023

    Afghanistan: Vote on Draft Resolution*

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    This afternoon (27 April), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution on Afghanistan. The draft text was proposed by the co-penholders on the file, Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after the Taliban decided to...