UN Documents Most Recent

  • 5 February 2013

    S/2013/79

    This was a report of the panel of experts assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee.

  • 4 February 2013

    S/2013/72

    This was a report on UNMIK.

  • 1 February 2013

    SC/10906

    This was a press statement condemning a terrorist attack against the US embassy in Ankara, Turkey

  • 1 February 2013

    A/HRC/22/18

    This was the report of the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the question of human rights in Cyprus presented during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

  • 1 February 2013

    A/HRC/22/57

    This was a report to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK.

  • 31 January 2013

    S/2013/70

    This was a letter from Syria protesting an Israeli airstrike on a convoy and research centre north of Damascus.

  • 31 January 2013

    S/PV.6914

    This was the private meeting under the presidency of Pakistan, on the implementation of note 507.

  • 31 January 2013

    S/2013/69

    This was a report on Somalia containing recommendations for the reconfiguration of the UN presence.

  • 30 January 2013

    S/PV.6913

    Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson briefed the Council on the rule of law.

  • 29 January 2013

    SC/10903

    The Council expressed appreciation for UNRCCA's work as a preventive diplomacy tool contributing to strengthening peace and stability in the region. In particular, Council members welcomed the Centre’s role in facilitating the implementation of the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy and facilitating assistance by Central Asian states to normalising the situation in Afghanistan to boost broader stability and development in the region.

  • 29 January 2013

    S/PV.6912

    Tarek Mitri, Special Representative and head of UNSMIL, briefed on the situation in Libya.

  • 29 January 2013

    S/2013/63

    This was the sixth annual PBC report.

  • 28 January 2013

    SC/10901

    The Council called for the holding of elections by the end of 2013 and urged all political actors to increase their efforts to preserve stability in Haiti.

  • 28 January 2013

    A/HRC/22/37

    This was a report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan prepared in cooperation with UNAMA.

  • 25 January 2013

    S/PV.6911

    Said Djinnit, Special Representative and head of UNOWA, briefed the Council on the Secretary-General's report. He cited the ongoing crisis in the Sahel, especially in Mali, as well as in Guinea-Bissau, and the overall threat posed by transnational organised crime and terrorism in the West Africa region.

  • 25 January 2013

    S/2013/59

    This report was on UNISFA.

  • 25 January 2013

    S/2013/61

    This letter transmitted the terms of reference for the Security Council mission to Yemen on 27 January 2013.

  • 25 January 2013

    S/2013/56

    This contained the most recent 60-day report on AMISOM from the AU as requested by resolution 2036.

  • 25 January 2013

    S/2013/53

    This was the 2012 annual report of the 1737 Sanctions Committee.

  • 24 January 2013

    S/PV.6908

    This was the meeting record on the UNFICYP renewal, adopted with 14 votes in favour and one abstention by Azerbaijan.

  • 24 January 2013

    S/RES/2089

    This resolution renewed UNFICYP for six months, adopted with 14 votes in favour and one abstention by Azerbaijan.

  • 24 January 2013

    S/RES/2088

    This resolution extended BINUCA for twelve months and requested the Secretary-General to provide a report on the situation on the ground, as well as an assessment of the implementation of the mission’s priorities by 31 March, possibly allowing for an adjustment to the mandate.

  • 24 January 2013

    S/PV.6910

    This was a briefing to the Council on UNAMID.

  • 24 January 2013

    S/PV.6909

    This was the first briefing by Special Representative Parfait Onanga-Anyanga on the BNUB report, and by Paul Seger (Switzerland), chair of the PBC country configuration for Burundi.

  • 23 January 2013

    S/PV.6906

    Special Coordinator Robert Serry briefed the Council at its quarterly open debate and reiterated the need for “concerted action…to salvage the two-state solution”, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki participated at what was the first time the observer mission of Palestine addressed the Council as a state since the General Assembly conferred non-member state status to Palestine on 29 November.

  • 23 January 2013

    S/PV.6906 (Resumption 1)

    This was the resumption of a meeting during which Special Coordinator Robert Serry briefed the Council.

  • 23 January 2013

    S/2013/49

    This letter from Sudan to the Council expressed regret that Uganda hosted a meeting of Sudanese rebel groups and opposition parties in Kampala on 5 January.

  • 22 January 2013

    S/2013/44

    This was the Council's response to the Secretary-General’s letter on the use of modern technologies.

  • 22 January 2013

    S/PV.6905

    This meeting was on the situation in Mali.

  • 22 January 2013

    S/RES/2087

    This resolution condemned the DPRK’s 12 December 2012 launch and added designations to the sanctions regime.

  • 21 January 2013

    S/RES/2086

    Emphasised the relationship between peacekeeping and peacebuilding.

  • 21 January 2013

    S/PV.6903

    This was a debate on UN Peacekeeping: a Multidimensional Approach chaired by Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Jilani with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefing.

  • 20 January 2013

    S/2013/37

    This was the Secretary-General's letter on funding and logistical support options for AFISMA.

  • 18 January 2013

    SC/10887

    This press statement condemned a deadly hostage situation at the In Amenas natural gas facility in Algeria, 37 hostages were killed. Terrorists claiming to be affiliated to the Islamist militants operating in northern Mali claimed that they were acting in reaction to the emergency military intervention by France in Mali. Council members did not draw the connection in this press statement.

  • 18 January 2013

    S/2013/35

    This letter was a request from ECOWAS for urgent funding and logistical support for AFISMA.

  • 18 January 2013

    S/2013/36

    This report of the Secretary-General analyses Burundi’s progress towards achieving benchmarks for the future evolution of BNUB into a country team.

  • 18 January 2013

    S/2013/39

    This was a letter from the President of the Security Council informing Secretary-General that Guatemala and Morocco had been selected as the two elected members of the Council on the PBC Organisational Committee.

  • 17 January 2013

    S/PV.6902

    This was a briefing by Albert Gerard Koenders, Special Representative and head of UNOCI, who focused on the current status of the reconciliation process, as well as in the areas of security sector reform and disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration.

  • 17 January 2013

    S/2013/29

    This letter from South Sudan concerned the status of negotiations with Sudan.

  • 17 January 2013

    S/2013/30

    This letter from Syria to the President of the Security Council was in response to a previous letter (S/2013/19) from Switzerland requesting the Council to refer the situation in Syria since March 2011 to the ICC.

  • 15 January 2013

    S/PRST/2013/1

    This presidential statement stressed that counterterrorism requires a sustained and comprehensive approach with active participation and collaboration of all states, international and regional organisations. It also took note of the recommendation by the Secretary-General to appoint a coordinator for all UN counterterrorism activities.

  • 15 January 2013

    S/PV.6900

    An open debate on a comprehensive approach to counterterrorism chaired by the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Hina Rabbani Khar. The Secretary-General, the EU, and 32 member states in addition to Council members participated.

  • 14 January 2013

    S/2013/19

    Switzerland sent a letter requesting the Council to refer the situation in Syria since March 2011 to the ICC. The letter was co-signed by 56 other member states including Council members Australia, France, Luxembourg, the Republic of Korea and the UK.

  • 11 January 2013

    S/PV.6899

    This was a briefing by Margaret Vogt, the Special Representative and head of BINUCA on the Libreville peace talks. The Council also heard from the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura on her recent visit to the country.

  • 11 January 2013

    S/2013/26

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on UNIOGBIS covering developments since 17 July 2012.

  • 11 January 2013

    S/2013/16

    This letter acknowledged the Secretary-General's request for an extension of the UNIPSIL report.

  • 11 January 2013

    SC/10880

    The Council welcomed the signing of the Libreville agreements and called for their implementation (in relation to the uprising by the Seleka rebel alliance).

  • 10 January 2013

    SC/10878

    This press statement expressed grave concern over attacks by terrorist and extremist groups in northern Mali.

  • 10 January 2013

    S/2013/22

    This was a quarterly report of the Secretary-General on UNAMID.

  • 10 January 2013

    S/2013/12

    This letter concerned the appointment of three members of the Panel of Experts.

  • 9 January 2013

    S/2012/969

    This report of the 1267/1989 Committee presented the committee's position on the recommendations contained in the thirteenth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team established pursuant to resolution 1526 (2004).

  • 9 January 2013

    S/2013/15

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General requesting an extension for the UNIPSIL report.

  • 7 January 2013

    S/2013/7

    This was an UNFICYP report.

  • 7 January 2013

    A/HRC/22/66

    This was the latest report the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire

  • 7 January 2013

    A/HRC/22/33

    This was the latest report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation in Mali.

  • 4 January 2013

    S/2013/6

    This letter from South Sudan accused Sudan of attacks on its territory.

  • 4 January 2013

    SC/10877

    The Council called for a cessation of hostilities and for parties to engage in political dialogue in response to the uprising by the Seleka rebel alliance.

  • 2 January 2013

    S/2013/10

    This was a summary statement by the Secretary-General with a full list of Security Council agenda items.

  • 2 January 2013

    S/2013/2

    This contained the elections of the chairs and vice-chairs of subsidiary bodies for the period ending 31 December 2013.

  • 2 January 2013

    S/2013/1

    This letter was from the Secretary-General on the appointment of the DRC Group of Experts.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/964

    This was a report on UNOCI.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/977

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

  • 31 December 2012

    A/HRC/22/49/Add.1

    This was the independent expert on minority issues report of her 17-25 September 2012 mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/976

    This was a report of the 751/1907 Committee on its activities during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2012.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/971

    This was the second report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Implementation Monitoring Team submitted pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011).

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/970

    This letter transmitted the report of the 1988 Committee on its activities from 1 January to 31 December 2012.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/981

    This letter transmitted the report of the 1572 Sanctions Committee, containing an account of the Committee’s activities from 1 January to 31 December 2012.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/980

    This letter transmitted the report of the 1521 Sanctions Committee, containing an account of the Committee’s activities from 1 January to 31 December 2012.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/979

    This letter transmitted the report of the 1533 Sanctions Committee, containing an account of the activities of the Committee from 1 January to 31 December 2012.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/968

    This letter transmitted the thirteenth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team established pursuant to resolution 1526 (2004).

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/983

    This letter transmitted the report of the 1970 Sanctions Committee covering the Committee's activities during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2012.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/974

    This letter concerned the appointment of Jose Ramos-Horta as Special Representative and head of UNIOGBIS.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/982

    This letter transmitted the report of the 1718 Sanctions Committee covering the Committee's activities during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2012.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/965

    This letter transmitted a report on the activities of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa from January to December 2012.

  • 31 December 2012

    SC/10876

    The 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee added two individuals—Eric Badege and Jean-Marie Runiga—and two entities—M23 and the Forces Democratique de Liberation du Rwanda—to the sanctions list.

  • 31 December 2012

    S/2012/975

    This letter transmitted the annual report of the Guinea-Bissau Sanctions Committee’s activities from 18 May to 31 December 2012.

  • 28 December 2012

    S/2012/967

    This letter was from the Secretary-General on the appointment of the DRC Group of Experts.

  • 27 December 2012

    S/2013/43

    This was the Secretary-General’s letter on the use of modern technologies.

  • 27 December 2012

    SC/10874

    The Council demanded the Seleka rebel alliance cease hostilities, called on all parties to seek a peaceful solution and supported efforts undertaken by the Economic Community of the Central African States to solve the crisis.

  • 24 December 2012

    A/HRC/22/51/Add.1

    This was the report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, on his mission to Cyprus.

  • 24 December 2012

    S/2012/959

    In this letter, the Council informed the Secretary-General of his wish that the rule of law report be submitted to it as close to the due date as possible (19 January 2013).

  • 21 December 2012

    S/2012/956

    This was the Secretary-General's report on BINUCA.

  • 21 December 2012

    SC/10872

    The Sanctions Committee drew attention to two recommendations of the annual report of the group of experts.

  • 21 December 2012

    SC/10873

    The Council issued a press statement deploring the shooting down of a UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) helicopter by the the Sudan People’s Liberation Army earlier that day.

  • 20 December 2012

    SC/10871

    This was a Sanctions Committee press release announcing the listing of two additional entities.

  • 20 December 2012

    S/PV.6897

    This was an open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding in which the Secretary-General and Bangladesh, as chair of the PBC, briefed.

  • 20 December 2012

    S/PV.6898

    Foreign Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly of Mali and representatives of Cote d'Ivoire and the AU addressed the Council following the authorisation of AFISMA in resolution 2085.

  • 20 December 2012

    S/PRST/2012/29

    This presidential statement was on post-conflict peacebuilding and emphasised the importance of inclusivity in national peacebuilding processes.

  • 20 December 2012

    S/RES/2085

    This resolution authorised the deployment of AFISMA for an initial period of one year.

  • 19 December 2012

    S/PRST/2012/27

    The statement noted the remarkable achievements made since independence in 2002 and came as UNMIT prepared to conclude its mandate in the country on 31 December 2012.