UN Documents Most Recent
-
OCHA head Stephen O'Brien delivered a particularly strong statement on Aleppo, provoking unplanned discussion in open chamber by all Council members. Russia, as president of the Council, cancelled the previously scheduled consultations that were to have immediately followed the briefing.
-
The Council convened for a private meeting to receive a briefing from the President of the ICJ, Judge Ronny Abraham (France)
-
This was the report of the Secretary-General on UNMIK.
-
The Secretary-General and the head of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, briefed the Council at the annual open debate on women, peace and security where member states considered the Secretary-General’s latest report on the issue.
-
This was the Secretary-General’s report on UNAMI.
-
This was the Secretary-General’s report on Iraq/Kuwait missing persons and property.
-
This was the semi-annual report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559.
-
This resolution was adopted at a special session of the Human Rights Council and it demands that the Syrian regime and its allies end immediately all aerial bombardments of, and military flights over, Aleppo; and requests the Commission of Inquiry to conduct an inquiry into the events in Aleppo and present a report to the Human Rights Council in March.
-
This was the fourth report of the UN-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism.
-
This was a letter by the President of the Security Council to the Secretary-General concerning the mandate of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region.
-
Council members welcomed the initiative that brought together political leaders, civil society and religious leaders and welcomed the Conakry agreement that resulted from these talks.
-
This was the regular quarterly open debate on the Middle East.
-
This was a report on the humanitarian situation.
-
This was the communiqué of the AU PSC at its 633rd meeting on its partnership with the UN Peacebuilding Commission.
-
This letter was from Iraq objecting to the Turkish incursion into Iraqi territory.
-
This was a press statement on the DPRK's failed ballistic missile launch.
-
This was a letter from the US that informed members of missile strikes it conducted on radar facilities following Houthi cruise missile launches at US Navy warships on 9 and 12 October around Bab al-Mandeb.
-
This called for the implementation of resolution 2303.
-
This was a concept note for the annual debate on women, peace and security.
-
This was a concept note for the debate on cooperation between UN and regional and sub-regional organisations in maintaining international peace and security.
-
This was a meeting on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
-
This was a resolution renewing the mandate of MINUSTAH for six months while maintaining its authorised troop strength at 2,370 military personnel.
-
This was the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei.
-
This was a briefing on the latest MONUSCO report and on the activities of the DRC Sanctions Committee.
-
This was a debate on Haiti.
-
This was a meeting on the CAR.
-
The vote on the Russian draft resolution focused on the situation in Aleppo was 4-9-2. China, Egypt, Russia and Venezuela voted yes and Angola and Uruguay abstained. Nine Council members, including the P3, voted no. Because the Russian draft did not get the 9 positive votes to pass, the negative votes by the P3 were not considered vetoes.
-
This meeting was the vote on the two competing draft resolutions on Aleppo.
-
The vote on the draft resolution tabled by France and Spain that called for an end to all military flights over Aleppo was 11-2-2. It had 43 co-sponsors. Russia cast its fifth veto on a Syria draft resolution and China abstained, the first time it has not vetoed a Syria draft resolution alongside Russia. Elected member Venezuela voted no and elected member Angola abstained.
-
This was the report on Eritrea of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea.
-
This was the report on Somalia of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea.
-
This was a report from the Secretary-General on the human rights situation in the DPRK.
-
This report was on the situation with respect to piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia submitted pursuant to paragraph 33 of resolution 2246.
-
This was a meeting on Libya.
-
This was a resolution that renewed the provisions of resolution 2240 aimed at disrupting human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants on the high seas off the coast of Libya.
-
This was a briefing on Mali and the absence of concrete progress in implementing the Agreement.
-
This resolution recommended António Guterres as the ninth Secretary-General of the UN to the General Assembly.
-
This was a letter from Residual Mechanism President Judge Meron on Judge Akay’s arrest and ongoing detention in Turkey.
-
This was on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC.
-
This was a briefing on UNAMID.
-
Council members strongly condemned an attack by Houthi forces on a UAE vessel operating near Bab al-Mandeb straight on 1 October.
-
This was a press statement condemning the multiple terrorist attacks that occurred earlier that day against MINUSMA, during which two peacekeepers from Chad were killed and others injured.
-
This was the seventh report of the Monitoring Team assisting the Committee on the situation in Afghanistan.
-
This was the Secretary-General’s report on children and armed conflict in Colombia.
-
This was a Secretary-General's letter to the Security Council on the mandate of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region.
-
This was on MONUSCO.
-
This was the third report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL.
-
This is a Human Rights Council resolution strongly condemning the military offensive on eastern Aleppo by forces loyal to the Syrian authorities. It was adopted with a vote of 26 in favour, seven against (including Security Council members China, Russia and Venezuela and incoming member Bolivia) and 14 abstentions.
-
This was the regular monthly briefing on the humanitarian situation, with a focus on Aleppo.
-
This was the 36th OPCW report on chemical weapons.
-
This was the Secretary-General's report on MINUSCA.
-
This was the report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security.
-
This was the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali.
-
This letter contained the report of the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator on the implementation of paragraphs 23 and 24 of resolution 2244 on the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Somalia.
-
The Council held a briefing on the protection of health care in armed conflict and the Secretary-General's recommendations on this issue.
-
Council members issued a press statement that expressed regret at the 26 September announcement by the Federal Indirect Election Implementation Team that the timetable for the 2016 electoral process required a further extension.
-
This press statement expressed regret at the 26 September announcement by the Federal Indirect Election Implementation Team that the timetable for the 2016 electoral process required a further extension.
-
This was a briefing on Somalia.
-
This was Iran’s response to the letter from Saudi Arabia.
-
This was the Secretary-General’s UNAMID report.
-
This was a report to the General Assembly of the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK.
-
This was an emergency meeting called by the P3 on the massive military escalation in Aleppo.
-
This was a meeting to adopt resolution 2310 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Egypt abstained, while all other Council members voted in favour.
-
This was a resolution on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
-
This was an IAEA report on Iran.
-
This was a resolution which called on member states to work within ICAO to ensure that its international security standards are reviewed, adapted and implemented to effectively address this threat.
-
This was the final report of the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee’s Panel of Experts.
-
This was a letter from the Secretary-General to the president of the Security Council transmitting a joint UN-AU review of mechanisms currently available to finance and support AU peace support operations authorised by the Council.
-
This was a briefing by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia.
-
This was a letter from the Security Council, in an exchange of letters with the Secretary-General, to extend the mandate of the JIM until 31 October 2016.
-
This was a letter from the Secretary-General, in an exchange of letters with the Security Council, to extend the mandate of the JIM until 31 October 2016.
-
This was a high-level meeting on Syria with the participation of US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
-
This press statement expressed concern over violent clashes between protestors and security forces that took place on 19 September.
-
This was the report of the Secretary-General on UNDOF.
-
This contained the report of the Secretary-General on options to enable the UN to facilitate the deployment of AU human rights observers and military experts.
-
This was a Panel of Experts report on security threats to the government.
-
This was a concept note circulated by New Zealand ahead of the ministerial-level meeting on countering the terrorist threat to civil aviation.
-
This was a report on the humanitarian situation.
-
The 1518 Iraq Sanctions Committee removed 19 entities from its sanctions list.
-
This contained the report of the Tripartite Review Commission on the UN in Afghanistan.
-
This was a briefing by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
-
This was a resolution which extended UNMIL's mandate, in its current configuration, for an additional three months.
-
This was a presidential statement calling on the international community to continue its civilian and development efforts to assist Afghanistan, ahead of the 5 October 2016 Brussels Conference hosted by Afghanistan and the EU.
-
This was the quarterly debate on Afghanistan.
-
This was a letter from Saudi Arabia asserting that Iran had supplied weapons and ammunition to the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
-
This was a vote on resolution 2288.
-
This was a briefing on Libya.
-
This was a meeting adopting a resolution on Colombia.
-
This was a resolution approving the Secretary-General’s recommendations on the size, operational aspects and mandate of the UN Mission in Colombia.
-
This was the annual report on strengthening the partnership between the UN and the AU on peace and security in Africa.