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5 - 11 December 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council DiCarlo: “Sudan is at a critical juncture” Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo on 8 December briefed the Security Council on the…

Thank you so much, Mr. President, Let me brief you today on the Constitutional Committee, the situation on the ground, and the search for a wider process towards a political solution that implements resolution 2254. As you know, the Fourth Session of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional…

12 - 18 December 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Pedersen: “Key players would need to be ready to come to the table together” Special Envoy Geir Pedersen on 16 December briefed the…

Security Council Briefing on Non-Proliferation (Implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting on non-proliferation. United Nations’ non-proliferation efforts seek to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and…

1 - 8 January 2021 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council New elected members join the Security Council The UN Security Council on 1 January bade farewell to the five outgoing members – Belgium…

9 - 15 January 2021 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Ibn Chambas: “Dialogue is one important arena for the building of national consensus” Special Representative Mohamed Ibn Chambas on 11…

Security Council Briefing on the Cooperation between the Security Council and the League of Arab States, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this discussion on “Cooperation between the Security Council and the League of Arab States.” It is an honor to be…

16 - 22 January 2021 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo hails strong UN cooperation with League of Arab States Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo on 18…

Briefing to the Security Council on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on peace and security, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to update the Security Council on the impact of COVID-19 on peace and security. Since the Council last met on this…

23 - 29 January 2021 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council DiCarlo: “Recovering better” from COVID-19 also requires more political and financial investment to strengthen conflict prevention Under…

This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Secretary-General and Myanmar Envoy condemn military takeover The Secretary-General and his Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener, condemned this week's…

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Ukraine by Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo Thank you, Madam President, I last briefed this Council on the situation in Ukraine nearly one year ago, on 18 February 2020. At that time, I and many in this Council expressed cautious optimism about…