Closed-door Security Council meeting on Syria, convened by Algeria

Closed-door Security Council meeting on Syria, convened by Algeria

NEW YORK (United Nations) — The United Nations Security Council will hold closed consultations on the situation in Syria this Thursday, convened by Algeria in its national capacity.

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Algeria, January’s Council president, will chair this meeting during which the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, is expected to brief via videoconference (VTC) from Damascus.

This marks the second time this January that Security Council members meet to discuss the situation in Syria, after having held their regular meeting on political and humanitarian developments on 8 January.

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