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The International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan will provide the semi-annual briefing to the Security Council on the ICC’s activities related to the situation in Darfur.
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At 10 a.m., the Security Council will hear a briefing on Colombia. Special Representative and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Miroslav Jenča is expected brief on recent developments and the Secretary-General’s latest report (document S/2026/528).
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The Security Council will hear a briefing this morning on West Africa and the Sahel. Special Representative and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Leonardo Santos Simão will present the Secretary-General’s latest report, S/2026/537, which covers developments from 29 November 2025 to 30 June 2026.

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At 3 p.m., the Security Council will hear a briefing on the situation in Yemen, under the agenda item "The Situation in the Middle East”. Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari, and Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Indrika Ratwatte, are expected to brief.
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The Security Council is set to discuss the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), which endorsed the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and major world Powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).  A UN official is expected to present the Secretary-General’s latest report on the resolution’s implementation, covering developments since December 2025.

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At 10 a.m., the Security Council will hear a briefing on Ukraine following two major waves of drone and missile attacks, overnight 1-2 July and 5-6 July, by the Russian Federation on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

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The Security Council will hold a day-long open debate on women and peace and security titled "honoring the promise of international law to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence". One of the signature events of the presidency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it will be chaired by the Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka. Ambassador Mukongo Ngay has prepared a concept note S/2026/545 for the debate. UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten and one or more civil society representatives are expected to brief.