Penholder
In UN Security Council practice, a penholder is a Council member that leads or helps facilitate the drafting and negotiation of a document on a particular country or thematic file.
The arrangement is informal and can involve co-penholders. Security Council working-methods guidance emphasizes openness and that any member may take up the pen.
Penholdership can shape the timing, language, consultation process and ownership of proposed Council action.
A Council member serving as penholder circulates draft language and facilitates exchanges with other members before a vote.
Penholder is primarily a specific UNSC working-method term, not a general diplomatic job title.
Closely related entries kept separate because each carries a distinct institutional meaning.
- In Blue
In blue refers to a UN Security Council draft resolution in the form made available for consideration before voting, traditionally distinguished from earlier negotiating drafts.
- Zero Draft
A zero draft is an initial working version of a proposed negotiating text circulated to invite comments, changes and competing formulations.
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