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  • 27 January 2016 View: S/RES/2262

    Abstract: This resolution renewed the CAR sanctions regime until 31 January 2017.

  • 21 January 2016 View: S/2016/60

    Abstract: This was a report on humanitarian situation.

  • 15 January 2016 View: SC/12205

    Abstract: This was a press statement that condemned the attack by Al-Shaabab against AMISOM.

  • 15 January 2016 View: SC/12207

    Abstract: Council members stressed the importance of the upcoming elections in Niger, Benin, Cabo Verde, Ghana and the Gambia to be free, fair and peaceful. They also expressed concern over Guinea-Bissau's political tension and called upon national leaders to sustain stability through dialogue.

  • 14 January 2016 View: S/PV.7603

    Abstract: The Council was briefed by Special Representative Sambo Sidikou on the latest MONUSCO report.

  • 29 December 2015 View: S/2015/1049

    Abstract: This was the 27th OPCW report on chemical weapons.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1031

    Abstract: This was the report of the Secretary-General on MONUSCO.

  • 22 December 2015 View: S/2015/1012

    Abstract: This was the report of the Secretary-General on UNOWA.

  • 22 January 2016 View: SC/12216

    Abstract: This press statement condemned an Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu in which at least 14 people were reported to have been killed.

  • 20 January 2016 View: SC/12214

    Abstract: This was a statement welcoming the announcement by the Presidency Council of the formation of the Government of National Accord and looking forward to the House of Representatives endorsing the Government of National Accord.

  • 19 January 2016 View: S/PV.7606

    Abstract: Uruguay, which held the presidency for the month, prepared a concept paper in preparation for this open debate on protection of civilians, highlighting themes underscored in the Secretary-General’s most recent report on the protection of civilians, as well as the report of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations and the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of the High-Level Panel’s recommendations. Briefers included Deputy-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, ICRC Vice-President Christine Beerli and Oxfam Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor Eveline Rooijmans. Statements were made by 64 member states and two regional organisations.

  • 17 January 2016 View: SC/12209

    Abstract: This was a press statement announcing the removal of Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International from the UN sanctions list related to Iran, referred to as the 2231 List.

  • 16 January 2016 View: SC/12208

    Abstract: This was a press statement condemning the terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, during which at least 29 people were killed and many more injured, and for which Al-Mourabitoune, a terrorist group affiliated to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, claimed responsibility.

  • 8 January 2016 View: S/2016/27

    Abstract: This was the report of the Secretary-General on Somalia.

  • 21 December 2015 View: S/2015/936

    Abstract: This was the final report of the 2127 Sanctions Committee’s Panel of Experts.

  • 11 January 2016 View: S/PV.7600

    Abstract: Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous briefed the Council on the latest MINUSMA report (S/2015/1030).

  • 6 January 2016 View: S/2016/22

    Abstract: This was a concept paper circulated by Uruguay for the open debate on the protection of civilians.

  • 25 January 2016 View: S/RES/2261

    Abstract: This was a resolution establishing a political mission to monitor and verify the laying down of arms and the bilateral ceasefire and cessation of hostilities between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP.

  • 25 January 2016 View: S/PV.7609

    Abstract: This was a meeting on Colombia, where the Council adopted resolution 2261 establishing a political mission to monitor and verify the laying down of arms and the bilateral ceasefire and cessation of hostilities between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP.

  • 21 January 2016 View: SC/12215

    Abstract: Council members condemned a terrorist attack carried out by the Taliban on 20 January 2016.

  • 19 January 2016 View: S/2016/53

    Abstract: This was a letter to the Council from Colombia that included the Joint Communiqué issued by the government and FARC-EP in Havana on 19 January 2016.

  • 13 January 2016 View: S/PV.7601

    Abstract: The Council was briefed by Special Representative Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane on the latest UNOCI report.

  • 12 January 2016 View: SC/12198

    Abstract: Council members urged the government of Mali, the Platforme and Coordination armed groups to prioritise the implementation of key provisions of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali in order to bring concrete peace dividends to the populations of Mali.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1030

    Abstract: This was the report on MINUSMA.

  • 16 January 2016 View: S/2016/44

    Abstract: This was a note by the president that outlined the practical arrangements and procedures for how the Council would carry out the tasks related to the implementation of the new provisions that came into effect on implementation day under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

  • 16 January 2016 View: S/2016/57

    Abstract: This was an IAEA report submitted to the Council confirming that Iran had taken the steps required under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for nuclear related sanctions to be lifted, thus marking the arrival of the plan’s implementation day.

  • 14 January 2016 View: SC/12202

    Abstract: This was a statement on terrorist attacks in Jakarta.

  • 8 January 2016 View: SC/12194

    Abstract: This was a press statement condemning the terrorist attacks claimed by a group with an allegiance to ISIS.

  • 7 January 2016 View: S/2016/15

    Abstract: This was a report of the Secretary-General's good offices mission in Cyprus.

  • 6 January 2016 View: S/2016/11

    Abstract: This was the Secretary-General's report on UNFICYP.

  • 6 January 2016 View: S/2016/9

    Abstract: This was a letter from the Republic of Korea concerning DPRK's 6 January nuclear test.

  • 21 December 2015 View: S/2015/1007

    Abstract: This was a letter from the DPRK transmitting a statement warning the US of "unimaginable consequences to be entailed by its persistent hostile policy towards the DPRK."

  • 6 January 2016 View: SC/12191

    Abstract: Council members condemned the DPRK's nuclear test on that same day.

  • 4 January 2016 View: S/2016/10

    Abstract: This is a summary statement by the Secretary-General of matters of which the Security Council is seized and of the stage reached in their consideration.

  • 31 December 2015 View: S/2015/987

    Abstract: This was the Sanctions Committee's 2015 Annual Report.

  • 24 December 2015 View: S/2015/1027

    Abstract: This was a UNAMID report.

  • 28 January 2016 View: SC/12226

    Abstract: This was a press statement welcoming the agreement on an electoral model announced on 27 January while stressing the importance of further progress in the electoral, federal and constitutional review processes and also condemning recent attacks by the Islamist rebel group Al-Shabaab.

  • 20 January 2016 View: S/RES/2260

    Abstract: This resolution approved the proposed reduction of UNOCI's military component from 5,437 to 4,000 troops.

  • 2 February 2016 View: SC/12233

    Abstract: This was a press statement condemning the 30 January terrorist attacks by Boko Haram in Dalori village in north-eastern Nigeria, which resulted in a large number of deaths and casualties.

  • 28 January 2016 View: S/RES/2263

    Abstract: The Council extended UNFICYP's mandate for six months.

  • 27 January 2016 View: S/PV.7612

    Abstract: The regular monthly humanitarian briefing was held, with briefings by OCHA and by the World Food Programme on access to food, malnutrition and starvation in Syria.

  • 26 January 2016 View: S/PV.7610

    Abstract: The Secretary-General briefed the Council at a ministerial-level open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine.

  • 25 January 2016 View: S/PV.7608

    Abstract: The Council was briefed on UNAMID by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous.

  • 17 February 2016 View: S/PV.7624

    Abstract: This was a briefing by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to Guinea-Bissau Miguel Trovoada.

  • 12 February 2016 View: S/2016/141

    Abstract: This was the Secretary-General’s six-month report on Guinea-Bissau.

  • 11 February 2016 View: S/PV.7620

    Abstract: This was a debate titled “Working Methods of Security Council Subsidiary Organs”.

  • 10 February 2016 View: S/PV.7619

    Abstract: This was the meeting adopting resolution 2265.

  • 9 February 2016 View: S/PV.7617

    Abstract: This was a meeting adopting resolution 2264.

  • 9 February 2016 View: S/RES/2264

    Abstract: This was a resolution to increase the number of corrections officers in MINUSCA from 40 to 108.

  • 9 February 2016 View: S/PV.7618

    Abstract: This was a briefing by Jeffrey Feltman, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on UN counter-terrorism efforts against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, followed by consultations.

  • 29 January 2016 View: S/2016/92

    Abstract: This was the Secretary-General’s report on the threat posed by ISIL to international peace and security and the range of UN efforts in support of member states in countering the threat.

  • 22 February 2016 View: S/2016/170

    Abstract: This was a note by the president of the Council that outlined a set of measures aimed at improving the transparency of the Council’s subsidiary organs, improving the selection process and the preparation of chairs and improving the interaction and coordination among subsidiary organs and between the Council and the subsidiary organs.

  • 2 February 2016 View: S/2016/102

    Abstract: This was a concept note circulated by Venezuela for the debate titled “Working Methods of Security Council Subsidiary Organs”.

  • 17 February 2016 View: S/PV.7625

    Abstract: This was a briefing by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed.

  • 16 February 2016 View: S/PV.7622

    Abstract: This was a briefing from OCHA head Stephen O’Brien on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

  • 15 February 2016 View: S/PV.7621

    Abstract: This was a ministerial-level open debate on the topic of “Respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations as a key element for the maintenance of international peace and security".

  • 12 February 2016 View: SC/12240

    Abstract: This was a press statement condemning a complex terrorist attack against MINUSMA in Kidal, during which seven peacekeepers from Guinea were killed.

  • 1 February 2016 View: S/2016/103

    Abstract: This was a concept note circulated by Venezuela for the open debate on the topic of “Respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations as a key element for the maintenance of international peace and security”.

  • 24 February 2016 View: S/RES/2266

    Abstract: This was a resolution renewing the Yemen sanctions measures until 26 February 2017, and the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 27 March 2017.

  • 19 February 2016 View: SC/12252

    Abstract: This was a press statement condemning the violence in the Malakal protection of civilians' site, which led to the deaths of 18 people.

  • 19 February 2016 View: S/PV.7628

    Abstract: This was a briefing, followed by consultations, on the situation in South Sudan and on UNMISS, as well as on the work of the 2206 South Sudan Sanctions Committee.

  • 18 February 2016 View: SC/12250

    Abstract: This was a press statement that expressed serious concern over Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, and urged all parties to the conflict in Yemen to take urgent steps towards resuming a ceasefire.

  • 9 February 2016 View: S/2016/138

    Abstract: This was the report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan.

  • 22 January 2016 View: S/2016/70

    Abstract: This was the final report of the South Sudan Sanctions Committee Panel of Experts.

  • 26 February 2016 View: S/RES/2267

    Abstract: This was a resolution renewing the mandate of UNIOGBIS for one year.

  • 23 February 2016 View: S/PV.7629

    Abstract: This was an open debate on the 2015 review of the UN peacebuilding architecture.

  • 22 February 2016 View: S/2016/169

    Abstract: This was a report on UNMIL.

  • 18 February 2016 View: S/PV.7627

    Abstract: This was the regular monthly meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

  • 4 February 2016 View: S/2016/117

    Abstract: This was a letter from the Republic of Korea regarding the DPRK's announcement that it would launch a satellite.

  • 1 February 2016 View: S/2016/113

    Abstract: This was a letter the UK sent to the Council president requesting the retention of the situation in Myanmar on the list of items of which the Council is seized.