NEW YORK, 25 October 2021, (TON): Council members started a visiting mission to the Sahel on Saturday (23 October). The mission will conclude on Monday (25 October).

On Wednesday (27 October), Council members are scheduled to vote on two draft resolutions, one renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), and another renewing the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia.

Also on Wednesday, the Council will receive a briefing on the Secretary-General’s report on the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, are expected to brief. Closed consultations are scheduled to follow the open briefing.

The Council will hold its monthly meetings on the political and humanitarian tracks in Syria.

Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen will brief on political developments, while Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths is expected to brief on the humanitarian situation.