New York, USA – The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) announced in an official statement today that His Excellency the Secretary General of the Council, Jassem Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, will deliver a high-level briefing to the United Nations Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York City. The briefing will take place tomorrow, Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Critical timing under Bahraini leadership
This briefing comes at the invitation of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of April 2026. Participation is based on the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, which governs the relationship between the international organization and regional organizations in maintaining international peace and security. Mr. Al-Budaiwi will be a keynote speaker at the session, which will be held under the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations.”
Hot topics: “Iranian attacks”
According to the statement, the Secretary-General is scheduled to review, during the briefing, the series of “heinous Iranian attacks” that have recently targeted GCC countries. He will also address the escalating military developments in the region.
Al-Budaiwi will focus on clarifying the GCC countries’ unified positions on current regional and international issues. He will also emphasize the importance of strengthening mechanisms for joint cooperation between the GCC and the United Nations to confront the security threats facing vital waterways and energy stability.
A Gulf message to the international community
This move reflects an intensified Gulf diplomatic effort to internationalize the issue of the recent attacks and to remind the international community of its responsibilities to protect the national sovereignty of the Gulf states.
This briefing comes at a highly sensitive time, coinciding with a direct military escalation deep inside Iran and attacks targeting oil tankers in the region. This makes Al-Badawi’s speech tomorrow an important political document for outlining the Gulf’s next steps within the halls of the United Nations.
