Pakistan, as Security Council president for July, unveils program of work and schedules debates on Palestine and UN–OIC cooperation

Pakistan, serving as president of the United Nations Security Council for July, presented a program of work adopted earlier the same morning that schedules two signature high-level events, periodic mandated briefings on country situations and thematic files, and a series of subsidiary-body meetings.

Ambassador (Permanent Representative of Pakistan; President of the Security Council) told reporters the program “includes a full schedule of periodic and mandated briefings and other meetings across a broad range of regional and thematic issues.” He said Pakistan will convene two signature events: a high‑level open debate on “promoting international peace and security through multilateralism and peaceful settlement of disputes,” scheduled for July 22 and expected to be chaired by the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Pakistan, senator Mohammad Isakdar, with the secretary‑general expected to brief the council; and a briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations that will include the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), scheduled for July 24.

The program also lists a…