NEW YORK, 10 January 2022, (TON): The Security Council will convene on Monday for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the activities of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).

The expected briefers are Special Representative and head of UNOWAS Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Fathi Waly and a civil society representative.

Also on Monday, Council members will hold closed consultations on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the request of Albania, France, Ireland, the UK and the US. Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari is the anticipated briefer.

There will be a briefing and consultations on the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Tuesday (11 January).

Special Representative and head of MINUSMA El-Ghassim Wane will brief. A civil society representative is also expected to brief.

Following the meeting on Yemen, members will discuss the situation in Sudan under “any other business.”

Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Volker Perthes is expected to brief.