UNITED NATIONS, March 1 -- The UN Security Council has chosen as its centerpiece in March an open debate on the "collective action to improve UN peacekeeping operations," Karel van Oosterom, president of the Security Council for the month of March, said on Thursday.
Starting March 1, the Netherlands took over the presidency of the Security Council from Kuwait.
Karel van Oosterom, permanent representative of the Netherlands to the UN, told a press conference that there will also be two meetings connected to issues of scarcity of natural resources with the first one on the Lake Chad Basin.
The Council will hold its regular quarterly debate on Afghanistan during which a resolution extending the mandate of UNAMA (the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) is expected to be adopted, he said, adding that the meeting will be held on International Women's Day and may therefore have a specific focus on women, peace and security issues in Afghanistan.
"Council members will follow closely the humanitarian situation in Syria after a resolution calling for a 30-day humanitarian cessation of hostilities was adopted on Feb. 24," he said.
The resolution requested the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the resolution and the compliance of parties every 15 days.
In addition, Council members will receive their regular briefing on the political developments in Syria by Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, he said.
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