UN Security Council presidency
- Stéphanie Fillion
- • February 6, 2020
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In Brussels, the month started with the removal of Britain’s flag from the European Union headquarters, while in New York, Belgium became rotating president of the United Nations Security Council for February, ready to fill the political vacuum left…
- Categories: Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Security Council Presidency
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- Dulcie Leimbach and Stéphanie Fillion
- • December 6, 2019
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GLASGOW, Kentucky — “There’s no place like home for the holidays” is the United States’ theme for the Security Council presidency in December, while at the same time, in a slight contradiction, the US wants to tackle the problem…
- Categories: Security Council Presidency, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • February 4, 2019
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A trip by the United Nations Security Council to the Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau in West Africa to promote state sovereignty; a visit to the UN from one of Africa’s longest-serving head of state, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo;…
- Categories: Africa, Security Council Presidency
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • December 4, 2018
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The Ivory Coast holds the rotating presidency in December in the United Nations Security Council at a pivotal point in its membership in the world body. The West African country was elected to its current term in the Council…
- Categories: Africa, Security Council Presidency
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • August 1, 2018
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Welcome to our new column, Security Council Presidency, providing insight into the United Nations Security Council member sitting in the rotating seat of the president every month. The column began in July, when Sweden was president, led by the…
- Categories: Security Council, Security Council Presidency
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