UN Documents Most Recent

  • 21 July 2020

    S/2020/727

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the briefings provided and statements given by states during the 17 July open VTC on conflict-related sexual violence.

  • 21 July 2020

    S/2020/731

    This was the “Framework document for Counter-Terrorism Committee visits to Member States aimed at monitoring, promoting and facilitating the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), 2462 (2019) and 2482 (2019) and other relevant Council resolutions”.

  • 20 July 2020

    S/2020/726

    A letter from the Secretary-General appointing six people to the Group of Experts until 1 August 2021.

  • 18 July 2020

    S/2020/725

    This was a concept note for the ministerial-level open debate on “climate and security” in open VTC format.

  • 17 July 2020

    S/2020/721

    This letter circulated the statements from the open part of the Council special session held by VTC on the FSO Safer oil tanker.

  • 16 July 2020

    SC/14255

    This was a press statement expressing Council members' support for the 2016 peace agreement, in which Council members took note with interest the request of the parties that the Verification Mission will monitor the implementation of the sanctions of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP).

  • 16 July 2020

    S/2020/717

    This was a letter from the chair of the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, transmitting the 26th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team.

  • 14 July 2020

    S/RES/2534

    This renewed the mandate of the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement until 15 July 2021.

  • 14 July 2020

    S/PV.8748

    This was a unanimous adoption of resolution 2535.

  • 14 July 2020

    SC/14253

    This press statement condemned an attack against a MINUSCA convoy.

  • 14 July 2020

    S/RES/2535

    This was a resolution on youth,peace and security which established a regular biennial reporting requirement on youth, peace and security by the Secretary-General and contained provisions aimed at the mainstreaming of the youth, peace and security agenda into the work of the UN secretariat.

  • 14 July 2020

    S/PV.8746

    This was the Council's first physical meeting since 12 March where they considered and adopted without a vote the draft report of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering 1 January to 31 December 2019.

  • 14 July 2020

    S/2020/710

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of resolution 1701, covering the period from 19 February to 16 June 2020.

  • 14 July 2020

    S/PV.8749

    This was an open briefing that took place in the Economic and Social Council chamber. Special Representative and head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu briefed on recent developments and the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report on the mission (S/2020/603).

  • 13 July 2020

    S/2020/685

    This was the report on good offices in Cyprus.

  • 13 July 2020

    S/2020/706

    This contained the records of the briefing and statements made during the 9July 2020 Council VTC meeting on West Africa and the Sahel.

  • 13 July 2020

    SC/14248

    This was a press statement welcoming developments in South Sudan’s peace process, including the agreement between the parties to the Revitalised Agreement on the allocation of states’ leadership positions and announcement of governors.

  • 12 July 2020

    S/2020/702

    This was from the president of the Security Council addressed to the Secretary-General and the permanent representatives of Council member states on the outcome of voting on resolution 2533.

  • 11 July 2020

    S/RES/2533

    This resolution renewed the Bab al-Hawa border crossing (Syria/Turkey) until 10 July 2021.  Twelve members voted in favour of the resolution, while three members (China, the Dominican Republic and Russia) abstained.  

  • 10 July 2020

    S/2020/682

    This was report on UNFICYP.

  • 10 July 2020

    S/2020/686

    This letter transmitted the briefing on Libya held on 8 July.

  • 10 July 2020

    S/2020/2/Rev.3

    This was an update to the note by the president that contained a list of chairs of subsidiary bodies.

  • 9 July 2020

    S/2020/665

    This letter transmitted the details for the high-level open debate on “Conflict-related sexual violence: turning commitments into compliance”.

  • 9 July 2020

    S/2020/674

    This was an open debate via VITC under the agenda item UN peace operations on the topic “peacekeeping operations and human rights”.

  • 8 July 2020

    S/2020/663

    This letter contained the records of the briefings and statements from the 2 July open debate on the peace and security implications of pandemics and international health crises.

  • 6 July 2020

    S/2020/678

    This contained the reflections and recommendations for the 2020 review of the UN peacebuilding architecture of the group of independent eminent persons appointed by the Secretary-General.

  • 6 July 2020

    S/2020/652

    This was the Secretary-General's report on Children and armed conflict in Nigeria, covering the period from January 2017 to December 2019

  • 3 July 2020

    S/2020/648

    This was a letter from the Yemeni government requesting a Council special session on the Safer oil tanker.

  • 3 July 2020

    S/2020/648

    This was a letter from the Yemeni government, requesting a Council special session on the FSO Safer oil tanker.

  • 2 July 2020

    S/2020/643

    This was the chair’s summary of the open Arria-formula meeting of the Security Council on the theme “Cyberstability, conflict prevention and capacity-building”, which was held on 22 May 2020.

  • 2 July 2020

    S/2020/647

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General appointing five experts to the South Sudan Sanctions Committee's Panel of Experts until 1 July 2021.

  • 2 July 2020

    S/2020/644

    This letter contained the written record of the VTC meeting on implementation of resolution 2231.

  • 2 July 2020

    S/2020/645

    This was a letter from the PBC chair to the presidents of the Security Council and General Assembly containing the main elements from a series of consultations convened by the PBC on the 2020 peacebuilding review.

  • 1 July 2020

    S/2020/631

    In an attachment to a 1 July note verbale, Belgium, Estonia, France, and Germany circulated a letter from the Chair of the Coordination Committee of the Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures.

  • 1 July 2020

    S/2020/636

    This was a letter containing the statements delivered during the Security Council's first meeting on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which took place on 29 June 2020.

  • 1 July 2020

    S/2020/624

    This was from the president of the Security Council containing the draft UNDOF renewal resolution in blue and the votes submitted by all Council members.

  • 1 July 2020

    SC/14239

    This was on a 29 June terrorist attack in Karachi, Pakistan, resulting in several deaths.

  • 1 July 2020

    SC/14240

    This press statement expressed concern, among other things, at recent incidents, calling on Guinea-Bissau’s defence and security forces not to interfere in the political process in Guinea-Bissau.

  • 1 July 2020

    S/RES/2532

    This resolution demanded a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations on the Council’s agenda and called upon all parties to armed conflicts to engage immediately in a 90-day humanitarian pause.

  • 30 June 2020

    SC/14237

    This reaffirmed the UN’s role in promoting peace in Afghanistan and welcomed regional and international efforts to facilitate intra-Afghan negotiations.

  • 29 June 2020

    S/2020/598

    This was a letter transmitting the briefings and statements from the 25 June open VTC on MONUSCO.

  • 29 June 2020

    S/2020/597

    This letter contained the record of the latest quarterly meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, held on 25 June.

  • 29 June 2020

    SC/14233

    This statement condemned the escalation of violence and expressed deep concern at the slow pace of negotiations, calling on the parties to agree to mediated proposals with haste.

  • 29 June 2020

    S/2020/610

    This was on the UN Compensation Fund.

  • 29 June 2020

    S/RES/2530

    This renewed the mandate of UNDOF until 31 December 2020.

  • 29 June 2020

    S/2020/615

    A note by the Secretary-General containing the names of the eight candidates for the five positions on the ICJ by national group.

  • 29 June 2020

    S/2020/618

    A memorandum by the Secretary-General containing the current composition of the ICJ and the election procedure in the Council and the General Assembly.

  • 29 June 2020

    S/2020/619

    A note by the Secretary-General containing the curricula vitae of the eight candidates for the five positions on the ICJ.

  • 29 June 2020

    S/RES/2531

    This renewed the mandate of MINUSMA until 30 June 2021.

  • 26 June 2020

    S/2020/604

    This was a concept note for 7 July peace operations and human rights open debate with the aim to discuss in-depth how peace operations can contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights more effectively.

  • 26 June 2020

    S/2020/594

    This letter contained a record of the statements made at the open debate on children and armed conflict, held on 23 June 2020.

  • 26 June 2020

    S/2020/603

    This was the Secretary-General's 90-day report on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia.

  • 25 June 2020

    S/RES/2529

    This was a resolution extending IRMCT prosecutor Serge Brammertz's term until 30 June 2022.

  • 25 June 2020

    S/RES/2528

    This resolution renewed the DRC sanctions regime until 1 July 2021 and the mandate for the Group of Experts until 1 August 2021.

  • 25 June 2020

    S/2020/582

    This was a compilation of the briefings and statements from Council members’ VTC on South Sudan on 23 June.

  • 24 June 2020

    S/2020/586

    This was a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan, Asmaa Mohammed Abdalla, dated 24 June 2020, on the developments pertaining to the negotiations process on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

  • 24 June 2020

    S/2020/586

    A letter from Sudan updating the Council on its position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam after the end of the most recent round of negotiations on 17 June.

  • 24 June 2020

    S/2020/585

    This was the Secretary-General's six-monthly report on West Africa and the Sahel, and the activities of UNOWAS.

  • 24 June 2020

    S/2020/572

    This was from the president of the Security Council addressed to the Secretary-General and the permanent representatives of Council member states containing the record of the 22 June open VTC meeting on MINUSCA.

  • 23 June 2020

    SC/14224

    This was a press statement condemning the scale of violations against children in armed conflict and expressing concern regarding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children. 

  • 23 June 2020

    SC/14222

    In this press statement Council members condemned an attack on MONUSCO that occurred on 22 June near Beni, which resulted in the death of one Indonesian peacekeeper and injured another.

  • 23 June 2020

    S/2020/574

    This was the summary of the IEG’s 27 May meeting on Mali.

  • 23 June 2020

    S/2020/573

    This was the adoption of resolution 2527.

  • 22 June 2020

    S/RES/2527

    This renewed the mandate of UNSOM until 31 August 2020 through a technical rollover.

  • 22 June 2020

    S/2020/567

    A letter from Ethiopia updating the Council on developments regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in response to the 19 June letter from Egypt.

  • 22 June 2020

    S/2020/571

    This was the concept note for the 2 July open debate on pandemics and security.

  • 22 June 2020

    S/2020/560

    This contained a record of the briefing by the High Commissioner for Refugees on 18 June 2020.

  • 19 June 2020

    S/2020/566

    A letter from Egypt requesting, under article 35 of the UN Charter, a meeting of the Security Council on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project.

  • 18 June 2020

    S/2020/554

    The report covers major developments in the DRC from 17 March 2020 to 16 June 2020, including the impact of COVID-19.

  • 18 June 2020

    S/2020/555

    One of the reports on the implementation of resolution 2334.

  • 18 June 2020

    S/2020/551

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council addressed to the Secretary-General and the permanent representatives of Council member states containing the record of the 16 June open VTC meeting on Syria’s political situation.

  • 17 June 2020

    S/2020/549

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

  • 17 June 2020

    S/2020/547

    This was a letter transmitting the briefing provided by Karim Asad Ahmad Khan on 15 June.

  • 16 June 2020

    S/2020/542

    This was a VTC on the Central African region convened on 12 June.

  • 16 June 2020

    S/2020/545

    This was a report on MINUSCA.

  • 16 June 2020

    SC/14216

    This press statement condemned terrorist attacks on 9 and 10 June in Felo, on 13 June in Monguno, and on 13 June in Nganzai in Borno State, Nigeria.

  • 16 June 2020

    S/2020/541

    This contained the records of the briefings and statements made during the 11 June 2020 Council VTC meeting on Mali.

  • 15 June 2020

    S/2020/536

    This was the Secretary-General's most recent report on South Sudan.

  • 15 June 2020

    S/2020/537

    The Secretary-General's report covering the activities of BINUH from 13 February to 15 June 2020.

  • 15 June 2020

    S/2020/524

    This was a review of UNMHA.

  • 14 June 2020

    SC/14213

    This was a press statement, condemning an attack on a MINSUMA convoy that killed two peacekeepers from Egypt.

  • 11 June 2020

    S/2020/529

    This was a copy of the 9 June briefing provided by Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve (Belgium) in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992), concerning Somalia.

  • 11 June 2020

    S/2020/528

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council to the Secretary-General, containing the 9 June briefing provided by Ambassador Sven Jürgenson (Estonia) in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan.

  • 11 June 2020

    S/2020/531

    This was a report on the implementation of resolution 2231.

  • 9 June 2020

    S/2020/525

    This was the Secretary-General's annual report on children and armed conflict.

  • 9 June 2020

    S/2020/515

    This was the written record of the 5 June meeting Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force with the agenda item, "Peace and Security in Africa".

  • 8 June 2020

    S/2020/514

    This was the written record of the meeting on 4 June on UN peacekeeping operations.

  • 8 June 2020

    S/2020/506

    This was the latest report on UNDOF.

  • 8 June 2020

    S/2020/527

    This was a letter transmitting the statements made at the semi-annual debate on the IRMCT.

  • 5 June 2020

    S/2020/509

    This was the written record for the meeting on the situation in Libya.