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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Essay mistakenly says the GA might "act on its own...to extend Guterres’s term, appoint DSG Mohammed, or even appoint another compromise candidate for a full or interim term" using Uniting For Peace. This would run counter to 1950 ICJ Advisory Opinion on phrase "upon the recommendation of the SC."🔽

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Who will be the next UN SG presiding over this Conference Room? For an update of the most detailed guide available on all steps of the 2026 SG appointment process see: "Much-awaited joint GA-Security Council letter launches SG 2026 nomination process" LINK: scprocedure.org/chapter-7-se...

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

In light of growing calls for convening a General Conference under Charter Article 109, we recommend reading Charter commentaries, which all conclude that while Articles 108 & 109 provide different frameworks for UN reform, they're basically identical as to "substantive conditions" for change.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The GA President's draft of the joint letter which will launch nominations for the next Secretary-General is now with the Security Council President. For the most detailed guide available on all steps of the 2026 appointment process, see : scprocedure.org/chapter-7-se...

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

New website article: "GA’s 2025 'Revitalization' resolution advances process for appointing next Secretary-General" Article details codification of new elements of the process & also remaining action points to be decided. scprocedure.org/chapter-7-se...

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

New article on our website: "Issues emerging with respect to the 2026 appointment of the next Secretary-General" scprocedure.org/chapter-7-se...

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

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".

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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!🫣

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

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

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

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...

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Security Council June calendar for Guyana's second presidency ⬇️

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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...

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

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

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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."

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

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.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

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?⬇️

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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!

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

As per @screport.bsky.social, the resolution extending UNAMA's mandate to be voted upon 17 March will be submitted as a "presidential text", i.e. co-sponsored by all 15 Security Council members. securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/... This chart shows frequency of presidential texts⬇️

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

1947 photo of SG Trygve Lie receiving from John D. Rockefeller III, on behalf of his father, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a check for the $8.5 m. purchase of the Manhattan East River site where the UN would build its permanent Headquarters.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

At meeting on EU, Russian PR complained that as no one had asked EU rep questions, she shouldn't have been given floor at meeting's end, that SC briefings not supposed to be interactive dialogues. But in 2022 RF argued for briefer to speak at meeting's end who hadn't been asked questions.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

New article on our website: "Liquidity crisis measures impacting the Security Council are inconsistent with Charter Articles 28(1), 30 and 98" scprocedure.org/chapter-1-se...

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

BIG mistake by Russia! It voted for Res. 2774 which has the new formulation "Russian Federation-Ukraine conflict" (as noted by Switzerland), thus admitting it is a "party" to a "dispute". This legal determination in 2774 means now Russia MUST abstain on Ukraine Ch. VI votes per Article 27(3).

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Now posted on our website: "Delay in appointing 2025 subsidiary body bureaux triggers contingency measure agreed in 2023" scprocedure.org/chapter-8-se... Delay in appointing 2025 Chairs is now longest on record & #UNSC Presidents have been carrying their responsibilities in the interim.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

In response to requests by several Council members, closed consultations are now scheduled before afternoon vote on US draft on Ukraine ⬇️

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Security Council's Military Staff Committee will undertake an important 1-week assessment mission to UNIFIL in late Mar. Objectives include reviewing force structure against lines of operations, studying current threats to peacekeepers & assessing freedom of movement limitations.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

It's sometimes said that Council resolution 2728 (2024) on a Ramadan ceasefire & other humanitarian relief for Gaza is the 1st draft ever co-penned by all 10 elected members. 2728 was indeed a major E10 achievement, but in 1973 all E10 co-penned SCR 344 on a Mideast conference.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Sometime this year the Security Council will hold its *10,000th* formal meeting !!! Number of meetings varies month to month, but the 10,000th meeting may occur during July presidency of Pakistan or August presidency of Panama.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Security Council meeting to be held Sun. 26 Jan. will be 1st emergency session held on a weekend by SC to consider the situation in the DRC since 2012, when Council members met in weekend consultations on the DRC. Here's a table showing all Security Council weekend/holiday meetings since 2006 ⬇️

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Under S/2024/507 ¶129, January Security Council President Algeria signed letter on behalf of 1373 Counter-Terror Cttee which attaches significant "Algeria Guiding Principles" re terrorist use of financial technologies. Algeria chaired CTC in 2024, but 2025 chair appointments are still pending.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

As noted by @passblue.bsky.social‬, Senate Cttee Chair Risch accused Russia of using its Security Council veto to back US adversaries in the Mideast. Here is a table showing all Middle East vetoes since 2000 ⬇️

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The new S/2024/507 on Security Council working methods is now published!!! Link: documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge... These 168 paragraphs merit careful study by all those interested in how the Council conducts its work & will answer many questions. Here is cover Note and list of contents ⬇️

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Russia, in an unprecedented move, goes public w/criticism of how SG approached naming SRSG for Libya & even asks SC President to send letter to SG asking accounting of other candidates considered. Echoes of 2017 when US last-minute blocked Palestinian Salam Fayyad from same post.

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scprocedure.bsky.social @scprocedure.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Now published: Updated statement of joint pledges by a number of E10 Security Council members and the P3 relating to climate, peace & security ⬇️

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