The Northern Ireland Executive is to meet on Thursday morning to be briefed on the ongoing unrest seen over the last week.
Violent scenes saw attacks on police, petrol bombings and rioting have taken place repeatedly on the streets of Belfast and Derry throughout the past week.
Wednesday night saw a bus hijacked and set on fire, a press photographer assaulted and clashes between loyalists and nationalists at a peace line street linking the Shankhill Road with Springfield Road in West Belfast.
Leaders will meet for the briefing at 10am, an hour before the Stormont Assembly is to be recalled to discuss the recent scenes of violence in mainly loyalist areas.
News of the meeting was confirmed late on Wednesday night as trouble continued to rage on the streets of Belfast, with Executive members scheduled to debate a motion condemning the recent attacks on police.
Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill tweeted on Wednesday: "The Executive will meet tomorrow morning to be briefed on the violence and street disorder which is causing huge distress in local communities at this time.
"Those involved in violence, criminal damage, manipulation of our young people and attacks on the police must stop."
It prompted UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to appeal for calm as he tweeted: "I am deeply concerned by the scenes of violence in Northern Ireland, especially attacks on PSNI who are protecting the public and businesses, attacks on a bus driver and the assault of a journalist.
"The way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality."
The unrest has been attributed to tension in loyalist communities over the Northern Ireland protocol on Brexit and the PSNI's handling of alleged coronavirus breaches by Sinn Fein at the funeral of republican Bobby Storey.
Arlene Foster, the First Minister, tweeted: "There is no justification for violence. It is wrong and should stop.
"This is not protest. This is vandalism and attempted murder. These actions do not represent unionism or loyalism.
"They are an embarrassment to Northern Ireland and only serve to take the focus off the real law breakers in Sinn Fein. My thoughts are with the bus driver."
Around 41 police officers have been injured and 10 arrests have been made in the disturbances.
