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This presidential statement was on the LRA and requested an implementation plan for the UN Regional Strategy by 28 February 2013..
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A debate on Afghanistan following a briefing by Special Representative and UNAMA head Jan Kubis.
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In this letter, the Secretary-General requested an extension to 31 October 2013 to issue the rule of law report originally due by 19 January 2013.
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Renewed UNDOF for six months and requested reporting every 90 days (previously it had been every six months) and strengthened language regarding the security of UN personnel.
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This statement was on the attacks conducted by armed groups over the last few days in the country’s north-east.
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This was the regular monthly briefing on the Middle East by Under-Secretary-General Feltman.
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This letter from the president of the Security Council concerned the appointment of Maohamed Ibn Chambas as the new AU-UN Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator ad interim.
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Special Representative and head of UNOCA, Abou Moussa, briefed on his office's activities and on LRA-affected areas.
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This resolution extended the terms of 13 permanent judges of the ICTY until 31 December 2013 and the terms of eight ad litem judges for different periods of time.
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This resolution renewed the mandate of the Al-Qaida sanctions committee (1267/1989) Ombudsperson for 30 months.
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This resolution modified the Taliban (1988) sanctions regime, allowing for a number of exemptions to make it easier for listed individuals to travel in order to participate in meetings in support of peace and reconciliation. It also renewed the Committee's Monitoring Team.
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This presidential note stated that Council members supported a process of selection of chairpersons of subsidiary organs, with the participation of all members, in a “balanced, transparent, efficient and inclusive way.”
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This was a letter from the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the Secretary-General containing a briefing he delivered to the Council on 14 December 2012 in his capacity as outgoing chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions.
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This was a report on Iraq/Kuwait missing persons and property.
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This letter from the Secretary-General concerned the appointment of Maohamed Ibn Chambas as the new AU-UN Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator ad interim.
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This report was on UNOCA and LRA-affected areas.
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This was a briefing by the outgoing chair of the 1737 Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Nestor Osorio (Colombia).
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This was a briefing on the ICC's work in Sudan.
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This was a resolution on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of UN personnel.
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This letter from the Secretary-General set out funding options for AFISMA.
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Expressed serious concern over the lack of progress in the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau. The statement noted that stabilisation can only be achieved through genuine dialogue and effective civilian oversight of the military and condemned the armed attacks of 21 October expressing deep concern over the reports of killings and serious human rights violations in the aftermath of those attacks.
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This resolution renewed for a year both the sanctions regime on Liberia and the mandate of the Panel of Experts.
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This resolution extended the terms of five permanent judges of the ICTR until 31 December 2014.
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This was a briefing by the Under-Secretaries-General for Peacekeeping and Field Support on inter-mission cooperation.
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This presidential note contained language aimed at enhancing interaction with member states, such as suggesting that Council members alternate their interventions with non-Council members during open debates. The note also encouraged the inclusion of more substantive information in the Council's annual report.
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This press statement condemned the arrest of the interim prime minister and the dismissal of the government of Mali and urged the interim president to swiftly reappoint a national unity government.
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At the initiative of Morocco, the Council held a high-level meeting on the Sahel presided by Foreign Minister Saad-Eddine Al Othmani. The Secretary-General and the Special Envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, as well as representatives from several regional organisations made statements.
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The Council expressed serious concern over the insecurity and the significant ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region, “which is further complicated by the presence of armed groups, including separatist movements, terrorist and criminal networks, and their increased activities, as well as the continued proliferation of weapons from within and outside the region that threaten peace, security, and stability.”
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This was a briefing by the chairs of the subsidiary bodies whose countries will be finishing their term on the Council on 31 December 2012, including: Colombia on Iran and Sudan sanctions, Germany on Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions and the working group on children and armed conflict, India on Somalia and Eritrea sanctions, Portugal on Libya and DPRK sanctions, and South Africa on the ad hoc working group on conflict prevention and resolution in Africa.
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This report of the Secretary-General was on Afghanistan.
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This was an exchange of letters regarding the appointment of Sandra Honore as Special Representative and head of MINUSTAH.
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The Council was briefed by the presidents and prosecutors of the ICTY and ICTR.
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This was a briefing by Feltman on the Secretary-General’s report on Mali.
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This was a briefing from Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for Yemen Jamal Benomar on the situation in Yemen.
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This letter transmitted the 12 November final report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia.
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This letter from Palestine reiterated that settlement activity would be a breach of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute.
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The Council welcomed the joint request of Iraq and Kuwait to reactivate the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Maintenance Project and called on Iraq to complete field maintenance work on the project in a timely manner.
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Urged all political parties in Sierra Leone to accept the results of the 17 November elections.
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This was the annual open debate on the Secretary-General’s report on women, peace and security (S/2012/732).
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This was the adoption of a presidential statement on the elections in Sierra Leone.
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The 1533 DRC Sanctions Committee added two M23 rebel group leaders—Baudoin Ngaruye and Innocent Kaina—to the sanctions list.
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This Secretary-General's report on Mali, detailed the concept of operations, strength and financial basis for an African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA).
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This was a briefing from the head of UNAMI, Martin Kobler.
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This resolution conferred non-member observer state status in the UN on Palestine.
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This resolution renewed DRC sanctions and the mandate of the Group of Experts supporting the sanctions committee until 1 February 2014.
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This was the meeting's record of the adoption of resolution 2078.
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This was a letter from the President of the Council to the Secretary-General regarding the Secretary-General's proposal on alternate means of financing the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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This was a report of the Security Council mission to Timor-Leste from 3 to 6 November 2012.
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This was the Council's briefing on UNMISS.
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Special Representative and head of UNMIK, Farid Zarif, briefed the Council and welcomed the recent steps taken by Kosovo and Serbia to “normalise relations,” noting the important milestone that was reached on 19 October when the prime ministers from Kosovo and Serbia met in Brussels.
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The regular monthly briefing on the Middle East by Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry.
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This letter was on the appointment of Major General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi of Kenya as the Force Commander for UNMIL.
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This UNDOF report, covering the period June-December 2012, detailed multiple violations since 25 September of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria. It also noted that, though the ceasefire had held, the Syrian Arab Armed Forces had “expanded their deployment and carried out military activities … in the UNDOF area of operations, ostensibly to contain domestic unrest and the activities of armed elements.”
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A report on the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau
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This was an open debate on the Council's working methods. As chair of the informal working group that addresses Council working methods, Ambassador José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal) noted that working methods attracted great interest from the wider membership and that while some improvements had been made recently, progress on the broader issue was a “work in progress and never completed.”
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The resumption of the Council's open debate on its own working methods.
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This was a UNISFA report.
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This was a report on Sudan-South Sudan relations.
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This letter transmitted the harmonized concept of operations for the deployment of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali, endorsed by the African Union Peace and Security Council.
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The Council was briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Roger Meece.
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Following a week of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, Council members welcomed the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, called on the international community to contribute to improving the living conditions of those in the Gaza Strip, deplored the loss of civilian life, and reiterated the importance of achieving a comprehensive peace.
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Following the adoption of resolution 2077, which renewed the Somali anti-piracy authorisations, South Africa and Togo called for a more thorough investigation of allegations of illegal fishing and dumping of toxic waste in the waters off the coast of Somalia.
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This resolution renewed for 12 months the authorisation, in place since 2008, for international counter-piracy action to be carried out within Somali territorial waters and on land in Somalia.
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The Council condemned the M23's actions and external support given to the group and expressed its intention to consider additional targeted sanctions against the leadership of the M23 and those providing it with external support.
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This was the meeting records during which resolution 2076 was adopted.
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This was a letter to the Council proposing the establishment of a body to systematically address questions arising from the relationship of the Council and the ICC, or to expand the mandate of its informal working group on international tribunals to this effect.
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Expressed grave concern about the threat posed by piracy, condemned hostage taking and violence against hostages and called for a continuation of efforts to combat piracy at the national, regional and international levels. It asked the Secretary-General to include in relevant reports to the Council information on ways to advance the international response against piracy.
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Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson briefed at the Council's first open debate on piracy as a threat to international peace and security. The debate was held at the initiative of India as Council president in November 2012. In addition to Council members, the EU and 28 UN member states spoke.
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This letter contained the report of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia.
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This Note contained the 16 November 2012 report of IAEA Director General on Iran’s nuclear programme (GOV/2012/55).
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This letter transmitted the concept note for the open debate on working methods.
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The Council expressed concern over the rapidly deteriorating situation in DRC.
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This resolution renewed UNISFA’s mandate.
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This was a report of the Secretary-General on UNAMI.
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This report on the implementation of resolution 1701 covered the reporting period from 29 June to 30 October 2012. It welcomed the “general calm” that prevails in UNIFIL’s area of operations but also drew attention to deliberate attempts to destabilise Lebanon and the lack of progress towards a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Authorised EUFOR (the the EU-led multinational stabilisation force in Bosnia and Herzegovina) for a further twelve months.
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This letter transmitted the request from the ICTY to extend judges terms.
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This letter from Egypt requested a meeting of the Security Council on the violence in Gaza.
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This report of the Secretary-General was on MONUSCO.
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This was the communiqué following the private meeting of the Security Council on hostilities in Gaza.
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This letter from Palestine informed the Council of Israeli military action in Gaza.
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High Representative Valentin Inzko briefed the Council before its semi-annual debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina. He said that the country’s political leaders were failing to make progress and that secessionist rhetoric had intensified considerably in the six months prior, singling out the Bosnian Serb leadership for criticism.
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The Council agreed to the Secretary-General request for an extension from 31 December 2012 until 31 January 2013 of the deadline to report on the conclusions of the strategic review process for Somalia.
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The DRC Sanctions Committee's Group of Experts annual report noted that both Rwandan and Ugandan officials have been assisting the M23 rebels to varying degrees.
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This was on the listing of Makenga by the Sanctions Committee.
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This was the final debate on UNMIT.
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This was the briefing by Ambassador Sangqu (South Africa) on the 3-6 November 2012 visiting mission to Timor-Leste.
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The Secretary-General requested an extension from 31 December 2012 until 31 January 2013 of the deadline to report on the conclusions of the strategic review process for Somalia.
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This was the UNMIK report covering the period from 16 July to 15 October 2012.
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Tarek Mitri, the new Special Representative and head of UNSMIL, briefed the Council via video link from Tripoli on recent developments, including the October violence in Bani Walid and the formation of the new government. Ambassador Jose Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal), chair of the Libya Sanctions Committee, presented the Committee's seventh report.
