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Abstract: This was a briefing by the chairs of the subsidiary bodies whose countries will be finishing their term on the Council on 31 December 2012, including: Colombia on Iran and Sudan sanctions, Germany on Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions and the working group on children and armed conflict, India on Somalia and Eritrea sanctions, Portugal on Libya and DPRK sanctions, and South Africa on the ad hoc working group on conflict prevention and resolution in Africa.
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Abstract: This report of the Secretary-General was on Afghanistan.
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Abstract: This was an exchange of letters regarding the appointment of Sandra Honore as Special Representative and head of MINUSTAH.
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Abstract: The Council was briefed by the presidents and prosecutors of the ICTY and ICTR.
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Abstract: This was a briefing by Feltman on the Secretary-General’s report on Mali.
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Abstract: This was a briefing from Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Yemen Jamal Benomar on the situation in Yemen.
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Abstract: This letter transmitted the 12 November final report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia.
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Abstract: This letter from Palestine reiterated that settlement activity would be a breach of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute.
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Abstract: The Council welcomed the joint request of Iraq and Kuwait to reactivate the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Maintenance Project and called on Iraq to complete field maintenance work on the project in a timely manner.
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Abstract: Urged all political parties in Sierra Leone to accept the results of the 17 November elections.
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Abstract: This was the annual open debate on the Secretary-General’s report on women, peace and security (S/2012/732).
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Abstract: This was the adoption of a presidential statement on the elections in Sierra Leone.
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Abstract: The 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee added two M23 rebel group leaders—Baudoin Ngaruye and Innocent Kaina—to the sanctions list.
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Abstract: This Secretary-General's report on Mali, detailed the concept of operations, strength and financial basis for an African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA).
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Abstract: This was a briefing from the head of UNAMI, Martin Kobler.
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Abstract: This resolution conferred non-member observer state status in the UN on Palestine.
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Abstract: This resolution renewed DRC sanctions and the mandate of the Group of Experts supporting the sanctions committee until 1 February 2014.
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Abstract: This was the meeting's record of the adoption of resolution 2078.
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Abstract: This was a letter from the President of the Council to the Secretary-General regarding the Secretary-General's proposal on alternate means of financing the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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Abstract: This was a report of the Security Council mission to Timor-Leste from 3 to 6 November 2012.
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Abstract: This was the Council's briefing on UNMISS.
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Abstract: Special Representative and head of UNMIK, Farid Zarif, briefed the Council and welcomed the recent steps taken by Kosovo and Serbia to “normalise relations,” noting the important milestone that was reached on 19 October when the prime ministers from Kosovo and Serbia met in Brussels.
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Abstract: The regular monthly briefing on the Middle East by Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry.
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Abstract: This letter was on the appointment of Major General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi of Kenya as the Force Commander for UNMIL.
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Abstract: This UNDOF report, covering the period June-December 2012, detailed multiple violations since 25 September of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria. It also noted that, though the ceasefire had held, the Syrian Arab Armed Forces had “expanded their deployment and carried out military activities … in the UNDOF area of operations, ostensibly to contain domestic unrest and the activities of armed elements.”
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Abstract: A report on the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau
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Abstract: This was an open debate on the Council's working methods. As chair of the informal working group that addresses Council working methods, Ambassador José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal) noted that working methods attracted great interest from the wider membership and that while some improvements had been made recently, progress on the broader issue was a “work in progress and never completed.”
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Abstract: The resumption of the Council's open debate on its own working methods.
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Abstract: This was a UNISFA report.
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Abstract: This was a report on Sudan-South Sudan relations.
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Abstract: This letter transmitted the harmonized concept of operations for the deployment of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali, endorsed by the African Union Peace and Security Council.
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Abstract: The Council was briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Roger Meece.
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Abstract: Following a week of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, Council members welcomed the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, called on the international community to contribute to improving the living conditions of those in the Gaza Strip, deplored the loss of civilian life, and reiterated the importance of achieving a comprehensive peace.
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Abstract: Following the adoption of resolution 2077, which renewed the Somali anti-piracy authorisations, South Africa and Togo called for a more thorough investigation of allegations of illegal fishing and dumping of toxic waste in the waters off the coast of Somalia.
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Abstract: This resolution renewed for 12 months the authorisation, in place since 2008, for international counter-piracy action to be carried out within Somali territorial waters and on land in Somalia.
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Abstract: The Council condemned the M23's actions and external support given to the group and expressed its intention to consider additional targeted sanctions against the leadership of the M23 and those providing it with external support.
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Abstract: This was the meeting records during which resolution 2076 was adopted.
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Abstract: This was a letter to the Council proposing the establishment of a body to systematically address questions arising from the relationship of the Council and the ICC, or to expand the mandate of its informal working group on international tribunals to this effect.
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Abstract: Expressed grave concern about the threat posed by piracy, condemned hostage taking and violence against hostages and called for a continuation of efforts to combat piracy at the national, regional and international levels. It asked the Secretary-General to include in relevant reports to the Council information on ways to advance the international response against piracy.
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Abstract: Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson briefed at the Council's first open debate on piracy as a threat to international peace and security. The debate was held at the initiative of India as Council president in November 2012. In addition to Council members, the EU and 28 UN member states spoke.
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Abstract: This letter contained the report of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia.
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Abstract: This Note contained the 16 November 2012 report of IAEA Director General on Iran’s nuclear programme (GOV/2012/55).
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Abstract: This letter transmitted the concept note for the open debate on working methods.
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Abstract: The Council expressed concern over the rapidly deteriorating situation in DRC.
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Abstract: This resolution renewed UNISFA’s mandate.
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Abstract: This was a report of the Secretary-General on UNAMI.
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Abstract: This report on the implementation of resolution 1701 covered the reporting period from 29 June to 30 October 2012. It welcomed the “general calm” that prevails in UNIFIL’s area of operations but also drew attention to deliberate attempts to destabilise Lebanon and the lack of progress towards a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Abstract: Authorised EUFOR (the the EU-led multinational stabilisation force in Bosnia and Herzegovina) for a further twelve months.
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Abstract: This letter transmitted the request from the ICTY to extend judges terms.
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Abstract: This letter from Egypt requested a meeting of the Security Council on the violence in Gaza.
