Denmark outlines Security Council program for August, flags conflict hotspots and key events

Aug 5, 2026

Denmark's UN ambassador presented the country's Security Council program for August, naming Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria as priorities and announcing a high-level debate on conflict and hunger on Aug. 25 and a working-methods debate on Aug. 19.

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Emil Powelson, spokesperson for Denmark's permanent mission to the United Nations, opened a press briefing and handed the floor to Ambassador Christina Marcus Lesson, who set out Denmark's Security Council program for August.

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