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  • 29 August 2017 View: S/2017/756

    Abstract: This was an OPCW report on progress in the elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons programme.

  • 27 September 2017 View: S/PV.8057

    Abstract: Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization, briefed the Council on "threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts: aviation security".

  • 30 August 2017 View: S/2017/507

    Abstract: This was the Note of the Security Council containing the compendium of its working methods.

  • 30 August 2017 View: S/PV.8036

    Abstract: This was a briefing by O’Brien and de Mistura.

  • 28 September 2017 View: S/PV.8059

    Abstract: Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, the head of the newly-created UN Office of Counter-Terrorism; Ambassador Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta (Egypt) and David Scharia, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate Deputy Head of the Assessment and Technical Assistance Office briefed the Council.

  • 28 September 2017 View: S/PV.8060

    Abstract: UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefed the Council on the crisis in Myanmar at the request of Egypt, France, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

  • 26 September 2017 View: S/PV.8056

    Abstract: This was a briefing by UNMISS head David Shearer and Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission Chairman Festus Mogae (via VTC) on the Secretary-General's 90 day report.

  • 20 September 2017 View: S/2017/789

    Abstract: This was the 120-day report of the South Sudan Sanctions Committee's Panel of Experts.

  • 12 September 2017 View: S/PV.8043

    Abstract: Ambassador Tekeda Alemu (Ethiopia) briefed the Council on the 5-7 September visiting mission to the AU.

  • 17 October 2017 View: S/2017/870

    Abstract: Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei.

  • 23 December 2016 View: S/2016/1116

    Abstract: Letter conveying the annual report of the activities of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict to the president of the Security Council.

  • 19 December 2016 View: S/AC.51/2016/3

    Abstract: The Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict conclusions on the Central African Republic.

  • 18 August 2016 View: S/AC.51/2016/2

    Abstract: The Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict conclusions on Iraq.

  • 11 October 2017 View: S/PV.8067

    Abstract: This was a briefing on MONUSCO.

  • 10 October 2017 View: SC/13022

    Abstract: This press statement condemned the killing of two UN peacekeepers and the wounding of 18 in North Kivu by the Allied Democratic Forces on 9 October 2017.

  • 2 October 2017 View: S/2017/824

    Abstract: This was the report on MONUSCO.

  • 17 October 2017 View: S/PV.8071

    Abstract: This was a briefing on South Sudan by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix.

  • 17 October 2017 View: S/2017/876

    Abstract: This was a letter from the government of Sudan conveying its decision to extend the unilateral ceasefire until 31 December 2017.

  • 29 September 2017 View: S/2017/826

    Abstract: This was a special report on the strategic review of MONUSCO.

  • 29 September 2017 View: S/2017/825

    Abstract: This was a report on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework of the DRC and the region.

  • 14 September 2017 View: S/2017/779

    Abstract: This was a letter from Burundi rejecting the Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry report on human rights violations in the country.

  • 20 October 2017 View: S/2017/889

    Abstract: Letter from the Permanent Mission of France to the UN to the Secretary-General convening an open debate on women and peace and security.

  • 18 October 2017 View: S/2017/865

    Abstract: This was the Secretary-General's report on MINUSCA.

  • 16 October 2017 View: S/2017/861

    Abstract: This was the annual report on women and peace and security.

  • 15 October 2017 View: SC/13029

    Abstract: This was a press statement condemning in the strongest terms the 14 October terrorist attack in Mogadishu.

  • 12 October 2017 View: S/2017/859

    Abstract: This was the Secretary-General's report on piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia.

  • 3 October 2017 View: S/2017/832

    Abstract: This was an OPCW report on progress in the elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons programme.

  • 29 September 2017 View: A/HRC/RES/36/19

    Abstract: This was a Human Rights Council resolution extending the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi for one year.

  • 28 September 2017 View: A/HRC/RES/36/2

    Abstract: This was a Human Rights Council resolution requesting OHCHR to urgently dispatch a team of three experts to Burundi to collect information concerning human rights violations in cooperation with the government of Burundi and to forward such information to the judicial authorities of Burundi.

  • 26 October 2017 View: S/PV.8078

    Abstract: This was a briefing by Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions Alexander Zuev and Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan Nicholas Haysom on Sudan/South Sudan.

  • 10 October 2017 View: S/PRST/2017/19

    Abstract: This endorsed the UN action plan for the resumption of an inclusive Libyan-owned political process.

  • 6 October 2017 View: S/2017/848

    Abstract: This was a letter from Russia addressed to the Secretary-General expressing concerns about the methodology of the fact-finding mission and the JIM with regard to Khan Shaykhun.

  • 5 October 2017 View: S/RES/2380

    Abstract: This renewed the authorisation for member states to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya that they have reasonable grounds to suspect are being used for migrant smuggling or human trafficking.

  • 29 September 2017 View: A/HRC/RES/36/26

    Abstract: This was HRC resolution on technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan.

  • 27 July 2017 View: A/HRC/36/63

    Abstract: This was the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan.

  • 29 September 2017 View: A/HRC/RES/36/30

    Abstract: This was a HRC resolution on technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the DRC.

  • 18 October 2017 View: SC/13036

    Abstract: This was a press statement on the violence in Kirkuk.

  • 6 October 2017 View: S/2017/851

    Abstract: This was from the President of the Council, agreeing on the Secretary-General’s recommendation in the letter S/2017/850.

  • 5 October 2017 View: S/PV.8062

    Abstract: Special Representative for Mali and head of MINUSMA Mahamat Saleh Annadif briefed the Council on the 28 September Secretary-General's report (S/2017/811).

  • 5 October 2017 View: S/PV.8064

    Abstract: This was a briefing on UN peacekeeping operations focusing on strategic force generation.

  • 3 October 2017 View: S/2017/850

    Abstract: This was from the Secretary-General, recommending a one-month extension of the deadline for the external review assessment of UNAMI.

  • 28 September 2017 View: S/2017/811

    Abstract: This was the Secretary-General's report on the situation in Mali.

  • 14 August 2017 View: S/2017/710

    Abstract: This was from Iraq to the president of the Security Council, asking the international community to provide assistance in the effort to prosecute ISIL.

  • 12 October 2017 View: S/PV.8068

    Abstract: Special Representative for Haiti Sandra Honoré delivered the final briefing on MINUSTAH ahead of its 15 October closure.

  • 6 October 2017 View: SC/13019

    Abstract: Council members expressed their deep concern over the persistent delays in the full implementation of key provisions of the 2015 Peace and Reconciliation Agreement and urged the parties to adopt without delay an agreed-upon chronogram for its implementation.

  • 5 October 2017 View: S/PRST/2017/18

    Abstract: This was a presidential statement recognising the work of the UN Mission in Colombia and welcoming the remarkable achievements in Colombia following the 2016 agreement.

  • 5 October 2017 View: S/PV.8063

    Abstract: This was a meeting in which the Council unanimously adopted resolution 2381, expanding the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia.

  • 5 October 2017 View: S/RES/2381

    Abstract: This was a resolution expanding the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia.

  • 27 September 2017 View: S/2017/810

    Abstract: This was the Secretary-General's report on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for the period from 17 May to 9 September 2017.

  • 21 October 2017 View: SC/13039

    Abstract: This was a press statement condemning the 20 October terrorist attack in El Wahat desert, Egypt, where a large number of policemen were killed and injured.

  • 18 October 2017 View: S/PV.8072

    Abstract: Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenča briefed the Council in the quarterly open debate on the Middle East.

  • 17 October 2017 View: SC/13034

    Abstract: This was a press statement condemning terrorist attacks that took place in Paktia, Ghazni and Kabul on 17 October.

  • 26 October 2017 View: S/PV.8076

    Abstract: UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura briefed the Council on the situation in Syria.

  • 25 October 2017 View: S/2017/902

    Abstract: This was a report on the humanitarian situation in Syria.

  • 24 October 2017 View: S/PV.8073

    Abstract: This was the meeting at which Russia vetoed a resolution renewing the JIM, following a procedural vote.

  • 10 October 2017 View: S/PV.8066

    Abstract: Special Envoy for Yemen Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed and OCHA Operations Director John Ging briefed the Council on the situation in Yemen.

  • 31 October 2017 View: S/2017/917

    Abstract: This was a letter from the Secretary-General about the deployment of a team to assist national authorities in the investigation of the murder of two members of the DRC Sanctions Committee’s Group of Experts.

  • 27 October 2017 View: S/PV.8079

    Abstract: This was the annual open debate on Women, Peace and Security with briefings by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed; Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; Secretary-General of the International Organisation of Francophonie Michaëlle Jean; and Charo Mina Rojas, a civil society representative from Colombia.

  • 26 October 2017 View: S/2017/904

    Abstract: This was a letter from the Leadership Panel of the OPCW submitting the seventh report of the Joint Investigative Mechanism.

  • 10 August 2017 View: S/2017/672

    Abstract: This was the final report of the Group of Experts on the DRC.

  • 15 June 2017 View: SC/12874

    Abstract: The Council condemned the terrorist attack that targeted civilians in Mogadishu and killed several people.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1035

    Abstract: Transmitted the concept note for the second thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations in 2015, held on 23 March, on the theme “Safety and security of United Nations peacekeepers: asymmetric threats”

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1034

    Abstract: This letter transmitted the concept note of the thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, held on 20 February, entitled “Traditional peacekeeping versus peace enforcement”.

  • 7 November 2017 View: S/RES/2383

    Abstract: Renewed for one year authorisation for international naval forces to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1042

    Abstract: This letter transmitted the concept note of the ninth thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, held on 11 December 2015, entitled “Towards a strategic dialogue between the Security Council, troop- and police-contributing countries and the Secretariat”.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1041

    Abstract: This letter transmitted the concept note of this year’s eighth thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, held on 27 November 2015, entitled “Partnerships: Importance of regional peacekeeping initiatives”.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1040

    Abstract: This letter transmitted the concept note of the seventh thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, held on 19 October 2015, on the theme “The Intervention Brigade of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: lessons learned”.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1039

    Abstract: This letter transmitted the concept note of this year’s sixth thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, held on 31 August on the theme “Bilateral and multilateral capacity-building for troop and police contributing countries”.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1038

    Abstract: This letter transmitted the concept note for the fifth thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations in 2015, held on 31 July, on the theme “The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA): a ‘peacekeeping operation’ within a counter-terrorism setting”.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1037

    Abstract: This letter transmitted the concept note of the fourth thematic discussion of the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, held on 26 June, entitled “The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM): Lessons learned”.