New article on our website:

"Issues emerging with respect to the 2026 appointment of the next Secretary-General"

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#Russia, #Pakistan and #China have put forth a draft resolution on the escalating situation in the #MiddleEast, following the latest US air strikes in #Iran. Vote not scheduled for this afternoon’s session. #UNSC #Israel @scprocedure.bsky.social @richardgowan1.bsky.social @iaeaorg.bsky.social

See letter below from #Iran requesting an urgent meeting of the #UNSC following US air strikes against its nuclear facilities. Meeting date and time TBD. #MiddleEast @scprocedure.bsky.social @richardgowan1.bsky.social @iaeaorg.bsky.social

#Ukraine has requested a meeting of the #UNSC in light of the escalation in drone and missile strikes against it (most recently in #Kyiv) by the Russian Federation. See letter below. @scprocedure.bsky.social @richardgowan1.bsky.social @markleongoldberg.bsky.social @screport.bsky.social

Russian Fed, Pakistan and China support the meeting and call for it to be scheduled on Friday. 20 June. #UNSC #Iran #Israel @richardgowan1.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social

After Russia vetoed renewing the DPRK Expert Panel mandate in 2024, 11 States established a Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team, which has now published a 1st report "which focuses primarily on the unlawful military cooperation including arms transfers between the DPRK & Russia".

New article on our website:
"Five months after target date, Council finally names 2025 bureaux of its subsidiary bodies"
scprocedure.org/chapter-8-se...

The article is LONG - this year it was complicated!🫣

New article on our website:
"Five months after target date, Council finally names 2025 bureaux of its subsidiary bodies"
scprocedure.org/chapter-8-se...

The article is LONG - this year it was complicated!🫣

Here's the #Iran letter below. ↓ #UNSC #Israel @scprocedure.bsky.social

Draft General Assembly resolution on "Protection of civilians and upholding legal & humanitarian obligations" which "Demands an immediate, unconditional & permanent ceasefire" in Middle East.

Only 2 Security Council members co-sponsoring:
Algeria & Slovenia

Veto by United States on E10 Gaza ceasefire resolution is the 3rd veto cast in 2025.
It brings to 263 the number of vetoed proposals since 1946 and is the 93rd recorded veto by United States.
See our website's complete veto table:
scprocedure.org/table-4-veto...

Security Council June calendar for Guyana's second presidency ⬇️

New article on our website:
"Divergences over Annual Report paragraph on Western Sahara raise issues over no-objection procedures and effect of dissociation"
scprocedure.org/chapter-9-se...

New article on our website:
"Divergences over Annual Report paragraph on Western Sahara raise issues over no-objection procedures and effect of dissociation"
scprocedure.org/chapter-9-se...

With the 2025 Chairs now decided, here's an updated list of Security Council "penholders" ⬇️

#UNSC members have finally agreed on the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of its subsidiary bodies, setting a record for the longest duration without agreement (by months!), and in contravention to Note 507 @scprocedure.bsky.social @screport.bsky.social

We know this meeting is highly objectionable to some, but to clarify, the Security Council President is obligated to convene the meeting under the Council's Rule 2 which says:
"The President *shall* call a meeting...at the request of any member of the Security Council."

ICC prosecutor to step aside until probe into alleged misconduct ends ICC says Karim Khan will take a leave of absence pending the conclusion of UN-led investigation.

ICC says Karim Khan will take a leave of absence pending the conclusion of UN-led investigation.

PRST agreed by all Security Council members after 2010 Israeli "military operation in international waters against the convoy sailing to Gaza."
Urged Israel to ensure "delivery of humanitarian assistance from the convoy to its destination" & stressed need for sustained flow of goods to Gaza.

Mike Waltz's appointment as US UN permanent representative makes him the 1st male to serve in that capacity since Zalmay Khalilzad left in early 2009 to make way for Obama appointee Susan Rice.
Waltz's appointment also drops the number of female PRs on the Security Council to 3.

Today, the ACT-Group met with Ben Donaldson of the 1 for 8 Billion Campaign to discuss possible reforms ahead of the #SecretaryGeneral selection process beginning later this year.

Inclusivity, transparency & good cooperation among key actors, including #CivilSociety, will be essential.

With the sighting of the new moon in Saudi Arabia, the first day of Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday, March 30.

Here's how to wish someone a blessed #Eid in various languages around the world ⤵️

🔗: aje.io/yo06b4

The race for UN ambassador is on again, but some potential choices already saying no Trump may disdain the world body, but the ambassadorship is likely too prominent a position to leave empty.

Who might be nominated for US amb to UN?

www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Appointing #UNSC subsidiary body chairs has now been delayed 62 working days!
This triggers S/2024/507 ¶129 mechanism whereby interim chairing responsibilities devolve to President.
See our backgrounder
scprocedure.org/chapter-8-se...
How does 2025 delay compare to other years?⬇️

On the left: Hegseth's message.

On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.

This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.

They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.

Hold on, so Steve Witkoff was participating in the Signal group discussing war plans against Houthis while being physically in Moscow, perhaps even in the Kremlin? He met Putin late on March 13. Obviously the odds of Russia not compromising any device he would bring there are pretty slim.

EU approval among citizens at record level as global security concerns grow, Eurobarometer poll shows The survey found that nearly three-quarters (74%) of EU citizens consider their country to have benefited from EU membership.

⚡️ EU approval among citizens at record level as global security concerns grow, Eurobarometer poll shows.

The survey found that nearly three-quarters (74%) of EU citizens consider their country to have benefited from EU membership.

New article:
"2024 presidential note on working methods breaks new ground on document access for all Council members"
scprocedure.org/chapter-1-se...
Besides penholding & equal burdensharing re subsidiary bodies, E10 access to necessary past documents had been a contentious E10-P5 issue!