Note, for the whole month of October 2025 Russia will hold the presidency of the UN Security Council.
"Russia plans to organise one signature event, an open debate on the 80th anniversary of the UN under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item. The meeting will be held on UN Day (24 October), which marks the entry into force of the UN Charter. Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to brief."
Read more from Security Council Report What’s In Blue, and download complete Monthly Forecast PDF here below containing a section titled "The Middle East, including the Palestinian Question".
What’s In Blue
Dated Tuesday 30 September 2025 - excerpt:
October 2025 Monthly Forecast
SECURITY COUNCIL AND WIDER UN STRUCTURE
UN-AU Cooperation
Expected Council Action
In October, the Council is expected to hold a briefing on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organisations, focusing on the African Union (AU). Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the AU and Head of the UN Office to the AU (UNOAU) Parfait Onanga-Anyanga is the anticipated briefer. Onanga-Anyanga is expected to present the Secretary-General’s annual report on strengthening the partnership between the UN and the AU on issues of peace and security in Africa, including the work of the UNOAU, during the meeting.
Full report:
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2025-10/un-au-cooperation-5.php
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What’s In Blue
Dated Wednesday 01 October 2025 - excerpt:
Security Council Programme of Work for October 2025
“The 19th annual joint consultative meeting between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) will be held on 17 October. The annual meeting rotates between New York and Addis Ababa, the home of the AU headquarters. This year, the meeting will be held in Addis Ababa, and it will be preceded by the tenth informal joint seminar of the Security Council and the AUPSC, which is set to take place on 16 October. […]
Other issues, including Iran (non-proliferation) and Sudan, could be raised during the month depending on developments.”
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