Press Conference: Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative of Somalia to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of January 2026 on the Programme of Work for the month

Press Conference by Security Council President on work programme for January.

• Categories: Media / Press Conferences
• Video Length: 00:40:13
• Production Date: 2 January 2026
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUS - UNFICYP; UNITED NATIONS MISSION TO SUPPORT THE HUDAYDAH AGREEMENT- UNMHA; UNITED NATIONS INTEGRATED OFFICE IN HAITI - BINUH; UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST - UNRWA
• Subject Topical: WORK PROGRAMME; RULE OF LAW; CHEMICAL WEAPONS; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; MULTILATERALISM; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST; SOMALIA; SYRIA; YEMEN; HAITI; COLOMBIA; ISRAEL; GAZA
• MAMS Id: 3522835
• Parent Id: 3522788

Description

The Security Council will hold high-level open debates on promoting and strengthening the rule of law and on the Middle East in January, its President for the month told those gathered at a Headquarters press conference today.

At the outset, Abukar Dahir Osman (Somalia) — whose country holds the 15-member organ’s rotating monthly presidency — spoke in his national capacity to note that it has been 54 years since his country last held this position. It is a “significant milestone”, he said, adding that Somalia’s return to the Council symbolizes its “commitment to strengthening multilateralism”.

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