Syria

  • January 2022

    Syria

    Monthly Forecast

    In January, the Security Council expects to hold its monthly meetings on the political, humanitarian and chemical weapons tracks in Syria.

  • On Monday (20 December), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on humanitarian and political developments in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will brief the Council in person on the humanitarian situation, while Special Envoy...

  • December 2021

    Syria

    Monthly Forecast

    In December, the Security Council expects to hold its monthly meetings on the political and humanitarian situations and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

  • 26 November 2021

    Arria-formula Meeting: Accountability in Syria

    What's in Blue

    On Monday (29 November), Security Council members will convene an in-person Arria-formula meeting on “Accountability in the Syrian Arab Republic”. The meeting is being co-hosted by Estonia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, jointly with non-Council members Belgium,...

  • November 2021

    Syria

    Monthly Forecast

    In November, the Security Council expects to hold its monthly meetings on the political and humanitarian situations and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

  • Tomorrow (27 October), the Security Council will hold a briefing, followed by consultations, on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief via videoconference (VTC), while Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs...

  • October 2021

    Syria

    Monthly Forecast

    In October, the Security Council expects to hold its monthly meetings on the political and humanitarian situations and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

  • Tomorrow (28 September), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the political situation in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen is expected to brief. A Syrian civil society representative may also...

  • Tomorrow (15 September), the Security Council will hold an in-person briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths is expected to brief the Council via videoconference (VTC). A Syrian civil society representative may also brief....

  • September 2021

    Syria

    Monthly Forecast

    In September, the Security Council is expected to hold its monthly meetings on the political and humanitarian situations and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

  • Tomorrow (24 August), the Security Council will hold an in-person briefing, followed by consultations, on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths are expected to brief...

  • On 9 July, in an astonishing show of unity on a perennially contentious issue, the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2585, re-authorising the cross-border mechanism to deliver humanitarian assistance into Syria’s northwest. Not since the adoption of resolution 2332 in December 2016 had the Council reached consensus on the cross-border humanitarian aid delivery mechanism for Syria. And, unlike in December 2019, January 2020 and again in July 2020, the Council voted only on one draft text.  

  • August 2021

    Syria

    Monthly Forecast

    In August, the Security Council expects to hold its monthly meetings on the political and humanitarian situations and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

  • On Monday (19 July), Council members will convene in person for closed consultations on the political situation in Syria. Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen is scheduled to brief the Council via videoconference (VTC). Monday’s consultations will be the...

  • Tomorrow (9 July), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on renewing the mandate of the cross-border humanitarian aid delivery mechanism to Syria authorised under resolution 2533 of 11 July 2020. At the time of writing, it appears that Council members will...