UN Documents Most Recent

  • 23 September 2020

    S/2020/938

    This Secretary-General's report covers the period from 2 October 2019 to 31 August 2020.

  • 23 September 2020

    S/2020/940

    This was a letter from Saudi Arabia on the hazardous situation of the FSO Safer oil tanker.

  • 21 September 2020

    S/2020/929

    This letter contained the briefings and statements by member states from the open VTC on the humanitarian effects of environmental degradation and peace and security.

  • 21 September 2020

    S/2020/919

    This report detailed developments in the DRC from 17 June to 18 September 2020 and provided information on adjustments to MONUSCO’s footprint ahead of a potential, and responsible, drawdown.

  • 21 September 2020

    A/RES/75/1

    This General Assembly resolution contained its Declaration on the commemoration of the UN's seventy-fifth anniversary.

  • 21 September 2020

    S/2020/927

    This was a letter from the US, stating that as of 20 September, all restrictive measures prior to the adoption of resolution 2231 were reinstated on Iran as a result of the US notification to the Security Council of Iran’s significant non-compliance with the JCPOA.

  • 21 September 2020

    S/2020/930

    This contained the record of the briefings and statements made during the 17 September videoconference on conflict-induced food insecurity and the risk of famine.

  • 19 September 2020

    S/2020/921

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General, ensuring the Secretariat’s support for the Security Council pending its clarification on whether or not the terminations in paragraph 7 (a) of resolution 2231 continue in effect.

  • 18 September 2020

    S/RES/2544

    This resolution renewed the mandate of UNITAD until 18 September 2021.

  • 18 September 2020

    SC/14310

    This was a press statement in which members of the Council welcomed the start of Afghanistan Peace Negotiations in Doha, Qatar, on 12 September 2020.

  • 17 September 2020

    S/2020/912

    This was the 90-day report of the Secretary-General. 

  • 16 September 2020

    S/2020/914

    This was a compilation of the briefings and statements from Council members’ VTC on South Sudan.

  • 16 September 2020

    S/2020/909

    This contained a 16 September 2020 letter from the Iraqi foreign minister requesting the renewal of UNITAD’s mandate for another year.

  • 15 September 2020

    S/RES/2543

    This was a resolution renewing the mandate of UNAMA until 17 September 2021.

  • 15 September 2020

    S/RES/2542

    This resolution renewed UNSMIL’s mandate until 15 September 2021; it was adopted with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions (China and Russia).

  • 15 September 2020

    S/PV.8757

    This was a briefing on Yemen.

  • 14 September 2020

    S/2020/899

    This was the summary of the IEG’s 29 July meeting on Colombia.

  • 14 September 2020

    S/2020/901

    This was from Sudan, transmitting the first periodic progress report on the implementation of the national plan for the protection of civilians in Darfur.

  • 11 September 2020

    S/2020/898

    This was the biennial report on cooperation between the UN and regional and other organisations.

  • 11 September 2020

    S/2020/897

    This contained the record of the briefings and statements from the 9 September video conference on the implementation of resolution 2532 with USG for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, USG for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and USG for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock.

  • 10 September 2020

    S/PV.8756

    This was an open debate on “Children and Armed Conflict: Attacks against Schools as a Grave Violation of Children’s Rights”, which focused on the Sahel region.

  • 10 September 2020

    S/PRST/2020/8

    This was a presidential statement on attacks against schools, which was co-authored by Niger and Belgium. It reaffirmed the right to education , while condemning the significant increase in attacks against schools in recent years.

  • 8 September 2020

    S/2020/890

    This was the 90-day report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan.

  • 8 September 2020

    S/2020/891

    This was a letter containing the statements made at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, held on 3 September 2020.

  • 4 September 2020

    S/2020/1003

    This was a letter from the Director General of the IAEA addressed to the president of the Security Council.

  • 2 September 2020

    S/2020/876

    This was on the implementation of resolution 2491.

  • 2 September 2020

    A/HRC/45/57

    This was the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of technical assistance provided to the National Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations of violations and abuses committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen.

  • 1 September 2020

    S/2020/882

    This letter transmitted the concept note for the ministerial-level open debate in VTC format on the humanitarian effects of environmental degradation and peace and security.

  • 1 September 2020

    S/2020/858

    This letter concerned the adoption of resolution 2540, including members' votes, an explanation after the vote by the US, and a statement submitted by Somalia.

  • 1 September 2020

    S/2020/857

    This letter contained the results of the vote on resolution 2539, that renewed UNIFIL’s mandate until 31 August 2021, and explanations of vote by members of the Council.

  • 1 September 2020

    S/2020/870

    This contained the draft resolution in blue on the prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of foreign terrorist fighters, put forward by Indonesia; the votes submitted by all Council members; and explanations of vote by Belgium, France, Indonesia, Russia and the US. The draft resolution failed to be adopted because of a US veto. The 14 other Council members voted in favour of the draft.

  • 1 September 2020

    S/2020/883

    This was the concept note for the Security Council summit-level debate on “global governance after COVID-19”.

  • 31 August 2020

    S/2020/852

    This was the draft resolution in blue on the prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of foreign terrorist fighters, put forward by Indonesia. The draft resolution failed to be adopted because of a US veto. The 14 other Council members voted in favour of the draft.

  • 31 August 2020

    S/2020/865

    This contained the voting result on a draft resolution on the prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of foreign terrorist fighters, put forward by Indonesia. The draft resolution failed to be adopted because of a US veto. The 14 other Council members voted in favour of the draft.

  • 31 August 2020

    S/RES/2541

    This renewed the Mali sanctions regime for one year.

  • 31 August 2020

    S/2020/845

    This contained the briefing provided by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert during the 26 August 2020 open VTC meeting on UNAMI.

  • 31 August 2020

    S/2020/860

    This was a report on strengthening the partnership between the UN and the AU on issues of peace and security in Africa.

  • 28 August 2020

    S/2020/856

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the draft resolution in blue about women in peacekeeping operations, the votes submitted by all Council members, and explanations of vote by Indonesia and Russia.

  • 28 August 2020

    S/2020/851

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the resolution on women in peacekeeping operations, the result of the voting and the list of co-sponsors.

  • 28 August 2020

    S/2020/837

    During the meeting, Russia raised the question to the Council’s president (Indonesia) on how the presidency will proceed with the US decision to trigger a snapback provision under resolution 2231. Ambassador Djani (Indonesia) responded that given the lack of consensus among Council members the presidency could not take further action on this issue.

  • 28 August 2020

    S/RES/2540

    This resolution extended UNSOM’s mandate for 12 months until 31 August 2021.

  • 28 August 2020

    S/RES/2539

    This resolution renewed the mandate of UNIFIL until 31 August 2021.

  • 28 August 2020

    S/RES/2538

    This was on the role of women in peacekeeping operations.

  • 28 August 2020

    S/2020/840

    This was the midterm report of the Panel of Experts.

  • 27 August 2020

    S/2020/847

    This letter informed the Council of the committee’s decision to postpone all activities related to the comprehensive review, including the open consultations, until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • 26 August 2020

    S/2020/836

    This was an open VTC on the Secretary-General’s 11th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or Da’esh).

  • 25 August 2020

    S/2020/832

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on UNSMIL.

  • 21 August 2020

    S/2020/822

    This was a letter from the US, providing a legal argument for its right to initiate a snapback mechanism under resolution 2231.

  • 20 August 2020

    S/PV.8755

    This were briefing and consultations on Somalia with James Swan, Special Representative and head of UNSOM, and Francisco Madeira, AU Special Representative, briefing the Council.

  • 20 August 2020

    S/2020/815

    This was a letter from to both Secretary-General and the Council president from the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, notifying the Council that Iran is non-compliant with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

  • 20 August 2020

    S/2020/813

    This was the regular 60-day report on the implementation of humanitarian resolutions by all parties to the conflict in Syria.

  • 20 August 2020

    S/2020/815

    This was a letter from the US, notifying the Council that it initiated the snapback mechanism under resolution 2231.

  • 20 August 2020

    S/2020/818

    This was the Secretary-General's annual report on progress made with regard to the stabilization and restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau.

  • 20 August 2020

    S/2020/815

    This was a letter that contained notification by the US that Iran is in significant non-performance of its commitments under the JCPOA.

  • 19 August 2020

    SC/14279

    This press statement strongly condemned the mutiny which happened in Kati, Mali, on 18 August 2020, and subsequent arrest of the Mali's president and other government officials.

  • 18 August 2020

    S/2020/809

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on UNAMA.

  • 18 August 2020

    S/2020/808

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General on the FSO Safer oil tanker.

  • 17 August 2020

    S/2020/797

    This was the US draft resolution on the extension of arms-related restrictions on Iran.

  • 17 August 2020

    S/2020/797

    This was a US draft resolution that would extend the existing arms-related restrictions set to expire in October under resolution 2231 “until the Security Council decides otherwise”. The draft failed to obtain the required number of votes to be adopted.

  • 15 August 2020

    S/2020/805

    This letter concluded the written voting procedure on the US draft resolution (S/2020/797) that would extend the existing arms-related restrictions set to expire in October under resolution 2231 “until the Security Council decides otherwise”.

  • 15 August 2020

    S/2020/805

    This letter contained the written record on a vote on a draft resolution S/2020/797 on the extension of arms-related restrictions on Iran.

  • 14 August 2020

    S/2020/799

    This contained the record of the briefings and statements from the 12 August open debate (held by VTC) on “Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace”.

  • 13 August 2020

    S/2020/798

    This Secretary-General's report covers major developments in Somalia from 5 May to 4 August 2020.

  • 13 August 2020

    S/2020/785

    This was the final report on the Mali Panel of Experts.

  • 12 August 2020

    S/2020/793

    This contained the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee's positions on the recommendations contained in the the 26th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team.

  • 11 August 2020

    S/2020/792

    This was the Secretary-General's report on UNAMI and the implementation of resolution 2522.

  • 11 August 2020

    S/2020/791

    This contained the briefings given by Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, the head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, and the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Under-Secretary-General Ghada Waly during an open debate titled “Addressing the Issue of Linkages between Terrorism and Organised Crime” .

  • 10 August 2020

    S/PV.8754

    This was a briefing on Guinea-Bissau with SRSG Rosine Sori-Coulibaly, Deputy Permanent Representativeoão Genésio de Almeida Filho (Brazil), on behalf of the PBC's Guinea-Bissau configuration, and UNODC Executive Director Ghada Fathi Waly.

  • 7 August 2020

    S/2020/783

    This letter contained a compilation of statements made at the Arria-formula meeting on “Women and the Afghan Peace Process: Ensuring Women’s Participation and Promoting their Rights”, held on 27 July.

  • 7 August 2020

    S/2020/782

    This contained the nineteenth biannual report of the Office of the Ombudsperson to the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.

  • 5 August 2020

    SC/14271

    This was a press statement in which members of the Security Council condemned the terrorist attack that took place at a prison complex in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on 3 August 2020.

  • 4 August 2020

    S/2020/774

    This was the Secretary-General’s 11th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by ISIL.

  • 3 August 2020

    S/2020/771

    This was a letter from Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmoud Qureshi to the Council president on recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • 1 August 2020

    A/75/4

    This was the annual report of the ICJ.

  • 30 July 2020

    S/2020/768

    This letter transmitted the details of an informal meeting members of the Security Council had with the President of the Human Rights Council, Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger.

  • 30 July 2020

    S/2020/765

    This was a concept note for a high-level open debate on pandemics and the challenges of sustaining peace.

  • 30 July 2020

    S/2020/764

    This was a letter transmitting the concept note for a high-level open debate on the theme “Addressing the issue of linkages between terrorism and organized crime ”.

  • 30 July 2020

    S/2020/773

    This was a report on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, submitted in connection with the 2020 review of the UN peacebuilding architecture.

  • 29 July 2020

    S/2020/753

    This was the Secretary-General's 27th report on missing Kuwaiti and third-country nationals and missing Kuwaiti property, including the national archives.

  • 29 July 2020

    S/AC.51/2020/5

    This was the conclusions on the Secretary-General’s report on children and armed conflict in Colombia, which covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2019.

  • 29 July 2020

    S/2020/755

    This was a Secretary-General’s report on Guinea-Bissau and the activities of UNIOGBIS.

  • 28 July 2020

    S/2020/751

    This letter contained the briefings and statements by member states from the open VTC on climate and security on 24 July 2020.

  • 28 July 2020

    S/PV.8753

    This was a briefing on Yemen with Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, USG for Humanitarian Mark Lowcock and Yemeni civil society representatives Wafa`a Alsaidy, General Coordinator for Yemen of Médecins du Monde, and Raja Abdullah Ahmed Almasabi of the Arab Human Rights Foundation.

  • 28 July 2020

    S/RES/2537

    This resolution extended the mandate of UNFICYP for another six months.

  • 28 July 2020

    S/PV.8750

    This was the adoption of resolution 2536.

  • 28 July 2020

    S/RES/2536

    This resolution extended the CAR sanctions regime until 31 July 2021, including an arms embargo with some exemptions, and renewed the mandate of the CAR Panel of Experts, who assist the Sanctions Committee to oversee the sanction measures, until 31 August 2021.

  • 28 July 2020

    S/PV.8751

    The Council unanimously adopted resolution 2537 which extended the mandate of UNFICYP for another six months.

  • 28 July 2020

    S/PRST/2020/7

    This presidential statement expressed concern about the potential of the COVID-19 pandemic to exacerbate existing fragilities in West Africa and the Sahel. It further urged Malian stakeholders to prioritise dialogue to resolve the current political crisis.

  • 27 July 2020

    SC/14262

    This was on the 22 July killing of five humanitarian aid workers in Nigeria.

  • 22 July 2020

    A/75/220

    This provides an overview of the major activities undertaken by stakeholders during the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism.