UN Documents Most Recent

  • 17 February 2005

    S/PRST/2005/7

    This presidential statement called on arms-exporting countries to exercise the highest degree of responsibility in the trade in small arms and requested an update from the Secretary-General on the implementation of the twelve recommendations contained in his 2002 report, "Small Arms."

  • 17 February 2005

    S/PV.5127

    This was a debate on small arms.

  • 17 February 2005

    S/PV.5127 (Resumption 1)

    This was a debate on small arms.

  • 16 February 2005

    S/PV.5125

    This was a briefing by Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the Darfur Commission report.

  • 16 February 2005

    S/PRST/2005/6

    This was a statement on the Sharm el Sheik Summit.

  • 16 February 2005

    S/PRST/2005/5

    This presidential statement welcomed the elections and called for sustained political efforts to make the transition successful.

  • 15 February 2005

    S/PRST/2005/4

    This presidential statement condemned the Hariri assassination.

  • 14 February 2005

    S/2005/88

    This report noted tangible progress towards the eight standards, but noted that none had yet been fully realised.

  • 11 February 2005

    S/2005/86

    This was a report on ways to address subregional and cross-border issues in West Africa, including small arms.

  • 9 February 2005

    S/2005/72

    This was a report to the Council on steps taken by the Secretary-General to address allegations of sexual exploitation within MONUC.

  • 7 February 2005

    S/2005/69

    This was a report on small arms which contained an update on implementation of the 12 recommendations of his 2002 report.

  • 1 February 2005

    S/RES/1584

    This resolution authorised the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire to monitor the arms embargo and created a Group of Experts to provide information to the Sanctions Committee.

  • 31 January 2005

    S/2005/57

    This was a report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan.

  • 31 January 2005

    S/2005/60

    This was the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to the Secretary-General.

  • 28 January 2005

    S/RES/1582

    This resolution condemned the killings and abductions of civilians in the Gali district.

  • 28 January 2005

    S/RES/1583

    This resolution extended the mandate of UNIFIL until 31 July 2005 and expressed intention to review the mandate and structure of UNIFIL.

  • 27 January 2005

    S/2005/49

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara.

  • 27 January 2005

    A/59/683

    This memorandum by the Secretary-General set out the procedure for filling a vacancy on the ICJ.

  • 25 January 2005

    S/2005/124

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

  • 25 January 2005

    S/2005/30

    This was a letter from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) addressed to the President of the Security Council submitting the report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • 20 January 2005

    S/2005/36

    This was the report on UNIFIL from 21 July 2004 to 20 January 2005.

  • 13 January 2005

    S/PRST/2005/2

    This presidential statement welcomed the Palestinian presidential election of 9 January and called for full implementation of the Quartet’s Road Map.

  • 12 January 2005

    S/PRST/2005/1

    This presidential statement called for elections to be held in 2005 and signalled the Council's intention to send a mission to Haiti.

  • 10 January 2005

    SC/8285

    The Council welcomed the presidential elections of the Palestinian Authority.

  • 10 January 2005

    S/PV.5108

    The Council was briefed by Jean Arnault who focused on the importance of building strong local governments to overcome challenges posed by terrorism, narcotics, and factionalism.

  • 6 January 2005

    S/2005/6

    This was an assessment of the work of the Security Council during the presidency of Spain.

  • 5 January 2005

    A/59/661

    This was a report of the investigation by the Office of Internal Oversight Services into allegations of sexual exploitation within MONUC.

  • 1 January 2005

    S/PRST/2005/33

    This was a statement on the implementation of resolution 1308 in peacekeeping operations, five years after its adoption.

  • 1 January 2005

    S/2005/363

    This was a letter from Bahrain to the Secretary-General which transmitted the Joint Communiqué of the Ministerial Meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council states and the EU, expressing appreciation to ICRC and the Tripartite Commission for seeking Kuwaiti and third-country nationals and missing persons whose fate and whereabouts were still unknown.

  • 1 January 2005

    S/2005/141

    This was a UNAMI report.

  • 31 December 2004

    S/2004/1025

    This was the report of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia.

  • 30 December 2004

    S/2004/1040

    This contained a report of the Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations.

  • 30 December 2004

    S/2004/1031

    This was a note by the President of the Security Council extending the ad hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa until 31 December 2005.

  • 29 December 2004

    S/2004/1017

    This was the annual report of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia.

  • 27 December 2004

    S/2004/973/Add.1

    This was the addendum to the progress report of the Secretary-General on Ethiopia and Eritrea.

  • 23 December 2004

    S/2004/1014

    This note extended the mandate of the Working Group on Sanctions until 31 December 2005 and that expanded its mandate, inter alia, to improve archives and databases in the Secretariat and strengthen cooperation between sanctions committees, monitoring bodies and regional organisations.

  • 23 December 2004

    S/2004/1012

    This was a report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Central African Republic and the activities of BONUCA.

  • 23 December 2004

    A/RES/59/263

    This resolution requested the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights and to provide the necessary assistance to his Special Envoy for Myanmar.

  • 22 December 2004

    S/PV.5106

    These were briefings by chairmen of Security Council committees and working groups.

  • 22 December 2004

    S/RES/1580

    This resolution extended the mandate of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau, the Council also called on the Country's National Assembly to take into account principles of justice and fight against impunity when considering amnesties.

  • 21 December 2004

    S/2004/979

    The Council transmitted the letter from the Chairman of the Informal Working Group of the Security Council on General Issues of Sanctions addressed to the President of the Security Council.

  • 21 December 2004

    S/2004/989

    This was the report on the activities of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa for the period 2003-2004.

  • 21 December 2004

    S/RES/1579

    This resolution renewed sanctions and the Panel's mandate until 21 December 2005.

  • 20 December 2004

    S/2005/847

    This was a letter from the Chairman of the Independent Inquiry Committee asking to maintain the operation of the Independent Inquiry Committee until the end of March 2006.

  • 16 December 2004

    S/2004/1038

    This was an assessment of the work done by the Security Council under the presidency of the United Kingdom.

  • 16 December 2004

    S/PRST/2004/48

    This was a presidential statement on the peace and national reconciliation process in Côte d’Ivoire.

  • 15 December 2004

    S/PRST/2004/47

    This was a statement following the renewal of UNDOF.

  • 15 December 2004

    S/RES/1578

    This resolution extended the mandate of UNDOF until 30 June 2005.

  • 15 December 2004

    A/59/608

    This was the report on the Implementation of the recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, including recognition of the need for but lack of available capacity in SSR.

  • 14 December 2004

    S/PV.5100 (Resumption 1)

    This was a debate on the protection of civilians.

  • 14 December 2004

    S/PRST/2004/46

    This statement reaffirmed the Council's commitment to protection of civilians.

  • 14 December 2004

    S/PV.5100

    This was a debate on the protection of civilians.

  • 14 December 2004

    S/2005/16

    This letter from the Secretary-General contained the mandate, functions and activities of UNOWA for the period expiring on 31 December 2007.

  • 10 December 2004

    A/RES/59/124

    This was the resolution on ' Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.'

  • 8 December 2004

    S/2005/769

    This report commended the new Iraqi authorities on their constructive cooperation.

  • 8 December 2004

    S/2004/959

    This was a UNAMI report.

  • 7 December 2004

    S/2005/766

    This was a UNAMI report.

  • 7 December 2004

    S/2004/948

    This was an UNDOF report.

  • 6 December 2004

    A/59/565/Corr.1

    This was the corrigendum of the report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change.

  • 6 December 2004

    S/2004/955

    This was the report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia.

  • 3 December 2004

    A/RES/59/90

    This was an agreement to prevent the illicit transfer and unauthorised access to and use of Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS).

  • 3 December 2004

    A/RES/59/66

    This was an agreement for states to enact or improve national legislation on the transfer of arms, military equipment, dual-use goods and technology.

  • 2 December 2004

    E/CN.4/2005/36

    This was a report of the Special Rapporteur to the Commission on Human Rights.

  • 2 December 2004

    S/2004/939

    This note superseded the note of 22 November 2002 (S/2002/1276) and emphasised that newly elected members of the Council would be invited to attend both formal and informal meetings of subsidiary bodies, rather than just formal meetings, for one month preceding their term.

  • 2 December 2004

    A/59/565

    This was the report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. It noted, inter alia, the need to address climate change with new long-term strategies that go beyond the Kyoto Protocol.

  • 1 December 2004

    S/RES/1577

    This resolution renewed ONUB's mandate until 1 June 2005.

  • 30 November 2004

    A/59/591

    This was the report of the Secretary-General on the enhancement of African peacekeeping capacity.

  • 30 November 2004

    S/2004/934

    This was the report of the Security Council mission to Central Africa, 21 to 25 November 2004.

  • 29 November 2004

    S/PV.5089

    This was a briefing by Søren Jessen-Peterson noted that peaceful elections had been held in October, but appealed to maintain current level of NATO forces.

  • 29 November 2004

    GOV/2004/90

    This resolution welcomed Iran's decision to continue and extend its suspension of all enrichment related and reprocessing activities and underlined that the full and sustained implementation of the suspension was essential to addressing outstanding issues.

  • 29 November 2004

    S/2004/941

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General on adding Ecuador, Jordan and the Philippines to the list of countries that have agreed to provide military personnel to MINUSTAH.

  • 29 November 2004

    S/RES/1576

    This resolution extended the mandate of MINUSTAH.

  • 26 November 2004

    S/2004/925

    This was the report of UNAMA's involvement in Afghanistan which highlighted two key achievements in the preceding year: the approval of the new constitution and the successful presidential election, but notes challenges posed by DDR, security sector reform and counter-narcotics activities.

  • 22 November 2004

    S/RES/1575

    This resolution established EUFOR.

  • 19 November 2004

    S/PV.5084

    This was a meeting on the AU held in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 19 November 2004

    S/RES/1574

    This resolution was adopted in Nairobi and expressed support for the Sudanese peace processes.

  • 19 November 2004

    S/PRST/2004/44

    This presidential statement recognised the importance of strengthening cooperation with the African Union in order to help build its capacity to deal with collective security challenges.

  • 19 November 2004

    S/PRST/2004/43

    This was a statement on the situation in Somalia and the peace process.

  • 18 November 2004

    S/2004/908

    This was a Secretary-General's report on MINUSTAH

  • 18 November 2004

    S/Agenda/5084

    This was the provisional agenda for the 5084th meeting of the Security Council.

  • 17 November 2004

    S/2004/932

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General transmitting a report by Kai Eide entitled "Recommendations for the way forward in Kosovo".

  • 17 November 2004

    S/2004/907

    This report noted that progress towards the eight standards remained "limited and uneven."

  • 16 November 2004

    S/RES/1573

    This resolution decided to extend UNMISET's mandate for 6 months.

  • 15 November 2004

    GOV/2004/83

    This report identified fifteen failures by Iran in meeting its obligations under its safeguards agreement since 1985 and described how Iran had repeatedly misled the international community about its enrichment programme.

  • 15 November 2004

    S/RES/1572

    This resolution established an arms embargo and called for sanctions against individuals found to be obstructing the peace process, violating human rights, publicly inciting hatred and violence and violating the embargo.

  • 11 November 2004

    S/2005/713

    This was a letter from the Council concerning the termination of operations relating to the letters of credit raised against the United Nations Iraq Account.

  • 9 November 2004

    S/PV.5073

    The Council was briefed on the recent presidential elections by Jean-Marie Guéhenno.

  • 2 November 2004

    S/PRST/2004/41

    This presidential statement expressed deep concern at the developments that led to the killings of two military officials.

  • 2 November 2004

    A/59/549

    This report of the Secretary-General was on the fall of Srebrenica.

  • 28 October 2004

    S/PRST/2004/39

    This presidential statement welcomed the work of Central Africans, the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, and the multinational Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) force while expressing concern about the deterioration of state finances and the public sector.