Announcement 

The Security Council will hold an open debate on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, at 10 a.m. in connection with “African-led and development-focused counter-terrorism: strengthening African leadership and implementation of counter-terrorism initiatives” under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security” (S/2025/23). 

Member States wishing to participate in-person should inscribe their names on the list of  speakers through the eSpeakers module of e-deleGATE+. A letter addressed to the President of the Security Council, duly signed by the Permanent Representative or the Chargé d’affaires, a.i., requesting to participate in accordance with Rule 37 of the Council’s Provisional Rules of Procedure must be uploaded to the eSpeakers module of e-deleGATE+. Inscription for said meeting will open on Thursday, 16 January 2025, at 9.30 a.m.      

Delegations are reminded that shortly before the start of the meeting, the list of speakers will be e-mailed to those delegations who have inscribed, along with the link to the live list of speakers.   

The list of speakers will be determined by the order in which requests are received.  

Delegations are kindly requested to limit their statements to no more than three minutes.