Ambassador Abukar Taher Osman, Somalia’s permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the Security Council for January 2026, told reporters the council adopted a program of work for the month and that his presidency will prioritize “efficiency, transparency, inclusivity, and consensus building.”

The adopted schedule, presented by Osman, lists a series of briefings and consultations across January: a Jan. 8 briefing on chemical weapons in the Middle East; sessions on the UN peacekeeping operation in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on Jan. 13 and Jan. 15; consultations on Yemen on Jan. 14 (with a placeholder for possible action on a resolution); a Jan. 19 briefing from the International Criminal Court on Sudan; consultations on Haiti on Jan. 21; political and humanitarian briefings on Syria on Jan. 22; a Jan. 23 briefing at Colombia’s request; a high‑level open debate on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law on Jan. 26 (to be chaired by Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud); a possible adoption related to the UN mission supporting the Hudaydah agreement on Jan. 27; and a quarterly high‑level debate on the Middle East on Jan. 28. The presidency said it will hold a monthly wrap‑up session on Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m.

Osman described the Jan. 26 debate on the rule of law as the presidency’s “signature event” and framed it as a timely occasion to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter and to press member states on concrete steps to advance peace through multilateralism. He also thanked the Secretariat, including the Security Council Affairs Division, for support to the presidency.

The agenda items the ambassador referenced include mandated and requested briefings (such as the ICC briefing on Sudan) as well as sessions elevated to high level amid recent developments in the occupied Palestinian territory, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. Osman said the presidency remains ready to convene additional sessions if developments on the ground require council attention.

The presidency did not provide detailed voting records or procedural outcomes for any item during the briefing; the program of work itself was described as adopted by the council that morning.

The Security Council will proceed through the events listed during January with the presidency available to adjust the schedule in response to unfolding situations and the reports of the secretary‑general and his envoys.