UN Documents Most Recent

  • 25 January 2024

    S/2024/96

    This was the Secretary-General's 120-day report on UNAMI, which covered developments from September 2023 to February 2024.

  • 25 January 2024

    S/2024/95

    This was the Secretary-General's report on the issue of missing Kuwaiti and third-party nationals and missing Kuwaiti property.

  • 23 January 2024

    S/PV.9534

    This was the quarterly open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”.

  • This was a concept note for an Arria-formula meeting titled “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace through Comprehensive Approaches–Investment in People, including Empowerment of Women”, which was convened by Guyana, Japan, and Mozambique on 22 January 2024.

  • 22 January 2024

    S/PV.9533

    This was a meeting on the issue of Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, requested by Russia.

  • 22 January 2024

    S/2024/90

    This was a letter from Russia contending that recent UK and US strikes in Yemen qualified as an unlawful use of force.

  • 18 January 2024

    SC/15567

    This was a press statement on Colombia, in which Council members emphasised the importance of the comprehesive implementation of the 2016 peace agreement.

  • 17 January 2024

    S/2024/83

    This letter from the Security Council president informed the PBC that following informal consultations, Council members agreed on the selection of Algeria and Guyana as the two elected members of the Council to participate in the PBC's Organizational Committee.

  • 16 January 2024

    S/2024/71

    Letter dated 16 January 2024 from the Permanent Representative of Iran to the UN addressed to the President of the Security Council.

  • 15 January 2024

    S/2024/62

    This was the Secretary-General's 90-day report on Haiti.

  • 15 January 2024

    S/2024/20

    This was the Secretary-General's report containing recommendations on ways for the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL in Iraq (UNITAD) to share its collected evidence with Iraqi authorities, which was requested by resolution 2697 of 15 September 2023.

  • 15 January 2024

    S/2024/79

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, transmitting the second quarterly report of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) pursuant to resolution 2692 of 15 July 2023. The report provides information on sources and routes of illicit arms and financial flows in Haiti and on relevant UN activities and recommendations.

  • 15 January 2024

    S/2024/65

    This was the final report of the Panel of Experts assisting the 1591 Sudan Sanctions Committee, submitted pursuant to resolution 2676.

  • 12 January 2024

    S/PV.9532

    This was a briefing on the US and UK strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen.

  • 12 January 2024

    S/PV.9531

    This was an open briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”.

  • 12 January 2024

    S/2024/56

    This letter from the US to the Council said that strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen were conducted in the exercise of its inherent right of self-defence, as reflected in Article 51 of the UN Charter.

  • 12 January 2024

    S/2024/55

    This was a letter from the UK informing the Security Council that it had conducted strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter and the inherent right of self-defence.

  • 11 January 2024

    S/PV.9529

    This was a briefing on UNOWAS with Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão, and Regional Director of the Office for West Africa, the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin of the Institute for Security Studies, Lori-Anne Theroux-Benoni.

  • 11 January 2024

    S/PV.9530

    This was the Security Council’s quarterly meeting on Colombia, which was held on 11 January 2024.

  • 10 January 2024

    S/PV.9526

    This was a meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, initiated by Ecuador and France.

  • 10 January 2024

    S/RES/2722

    This resolution demanded that the Houthis immediately cease all attacks on merchant and commercial vessels and took note of the right of member states, in accordance with international law, to defend their vessels from attacks, including those that undermine navigational rights and freedoms.

  • 10 January 2024

    S/PV.9527

    This was the meeting record and explanation of votes for the adoption of resolution 2722 on Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and Russia's proposed amendments to the draft resolution.

  • 9 January 2024

    S/2024/35

    Letter dated 9 January 2024 from the Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.

  • 9 January 2024

    S/2024/35

    Letter dated 9 January 2024 from the Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the UN addressed to the President of the Security Council.

  • 9 January 2024

    S/2024/50

    This was a Secretary-General's letter appointing the armed groups, regional affairs and finance experts of the Yemen Panel of Experts.

  • 5 January 2024

    S/2024/26

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General to the Security Council providing a report on the implementation of resolution 2712 of 15 November 2023, which called for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors” throughout Gaza to facilitate the provision of essential goods and services as well as for the unconditional release of all hostages held in Gaza.

  • 5 January 2024

    SC/15557

    This press statement took note of the closure on 31 December 2023 of MINUSMA and paid tribute to its 311 personnel who lost their lives since 2013.

  • 5 January 2024

    S/2024/26

    Pursuant to resolution 2720, in this letter the Secretary-General reported on the implementation of resolution 2712.

  • 3 January 2024

    S/2024/13

    This was the report on the Secretary-General’s mission of good offices in Cyprus.

  • 3 January 2024

    S/2024/12

    This report was on UNFICYP, covering developments from 13 June to 12 December 2023.

  • 3 January 2024

    S/PV.9525

    This was a briefing with Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Mohamed Khaled Khiari and Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Arsenio Dominguez on the Houthis' attacks in the Red Sea.

  • 2 January 2024

    S/2023/1075

    This was a report on West Africa and the Sahel and the activities of UNOWAS.

  • 31 December 2023

    S/PV.9514

    This was an open briefing on the DPRK.

  • 30 December 2023

    S/2023/1014

    This was a letter from the Chair of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions to the President of the Security Council, conveying the annual report of the IWG.

  • 29 December 2023

    S/RES/2721

    This resolution, among other matters, requested the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Envoy on Afghanistan in consultation with a range of stakeholders, welcomed the Secretary-General's intention to convene the next meeting of the group of Special Envoys and Special Representatives on Afghanistan, and encouraged the meeting to discuss the recommendations of the independent assessment on Afghanistan.

  • 29 December 2023

    S/2023/1065

    Letters dated 29 December 2023 from the Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of Syria to the UN addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.

  • 29 December 2023

    S/2023/1080

    This was a letter from Albania transmitting the joint statements delivered in 2023 by the signatories of the Shared Commitments on WPS.

  • 29 December 2023

    S/PV.9489

    This was a ministerial-level briefing on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”.

  • 26 December 2023

    S/2023/1033

    This was the Secretary-General's 90-day report on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia.

  • This was a concept note for an Arria-formula meeting convened by Russia on 27 December 2023, titled “10 Years of Euromaidan in Ukraine: A Step Into Abyss”.

  • 22 December 2023

    SC/15547

    This was a press statement on the situation in Sudan.

  • 22 December 2023

    A/RES/78/257

    This resolution approved $50 million of assessed contributions per annum to the Peacebuilding Fund, starting 1 January 2025.

  • 22 December 2023

    S/RES/2720

    This resolution requested the Secretary-General to appoint a Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator tasked with establishing a UN mechanism for accelerating humanitarian consignments to Gaza. It was adopted with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions (Russia and the US).

  • 21 December 2023

    S/RES/2718

    This resolution extended the mandate of UNDOF until 30 June 2024.

  • 21 December 2023

    S/RES/2719

    This was a resolution on the financing of African Union (AU)-led peace support operations (AUPSOs).

  • 21 December 2023

    S/PV.9517

    This was a briefing on the political process and the humanitarian situation in Syria.

  • This was a concept note for an Arria-formula meeting organised by Brazil on 20 December 2023, titled "Mind the gap: enhancing the dialogue and cooperation between the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission”.

  • 19 December 2023

    S/2023/1013

    This letter from the chair of the PBC's Central African Republic configuration, Ambassador Omar Hilale (Morocco) contained the report of the visit that he undertook to Bangui from 7 to 11 November 2023.

  • This was a concept note for an Arria-formula meeting organised by Albania on 19 December 2023, titled "Artificial intelligence: its impact on hate speech, disinformation and misinformation”.

  • 19 December 2023

    S/RES/2717

    This resolution extends the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)

  • 18 December 2023

    S/PV.9510

    This meeting record is on Libya.

  • 15 December 2023

    S/2023/975

    This was the Secretary-General's biannual report on the implementation of resolution 2231.

  • 14 December 2023

    S/RES/2716

    This resolution extended the mandate of the Monitoring Team assisting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee.

  • 14 December 2023

    S/PV.9508

    This was a briefing of the outgoing chairs of the subsidiary bodies.

  • 14 December 2023

    S/2023/988

    This was the latest Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of resolution 2334.

  • 14 December 2023

    S/PV.9507

    This meeting record was on a meeting on South Sudan.

  • 13 December 2023

    S/PV.9505

    This was a meeting on the situation in Central Africa.

  • 12 December 2023

    S/PV.9502

    This was the semi-annual debate on the work of the IRMCT.

  • 11 December 2023

    S/PV.9501

    This was on the issue of Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, requested by Russia.

  • 11 December 2023

    SC/15523

    This statement strongly condemned violence in Warrap State, South Sudan, and the Abyei Administrative Area in November and December 2023.

  • 8 December 2023

    S/2023/970

    This was a draft resolution proposed by the United Arab Emirates.

  • 7 December 2023

    S/2023/967

    This was the 120-day report on UNSMIL.

  • 6 December 2023

    S/2023/964

    This was the summary of the IEG’s 6 November meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • 6 December 2023

    A/RES/78/40

    This was a resolution titled “Steps to building a common roadmap towards a world without nuclear weapons”.

  • 6 December 2023

    S/2023/961

    This was a letter from Guyana requesting the Security Council to hold a meeting to discuss recent developments regarding a territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region in Guyana.

  • 6 December 2023

    S/PV.9494

    This was a briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, requested by France.

  • 6 December 2023

    S/2023/955

    This report was an independent assessment of the implementation of the UNMISS protection of civilians mandate.

  • 6 December 2023

    S/2023/962

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General invoking Article 99 of the UN Charter. After over eight weeks of hostilities in Gaza and Israel, the letter urges the Security Council to press to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and reiterates the Secretary-General's appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire.

  • 1 December 2023

    S/2023/941

    This was the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan.

  • 1 December 2023

    S/RES/2714

    This resolution lifted the arms embargo on the Somali government, which was established by resolution 733 of 23 January 1992 and amended through subsequent resolutions.

  • 1 December 2023

    S/2023/945

    This Security Council President's note was on penholderships.

  • 1 December 2023

    S/RES/2713

    This resolution renewed for one year the sanctions regime on Al-Shabaab, including the authorisation for maritime interdiction to enforce the embargo on illicit arms imports, the charcoal exports ban, and the improvised explosive device components ban.

  • 1 December 2023

    SC/15513

    This press statement condemned in the strongest terms recent Houthi attacks against a commercial vessel in the Red Sea, and called for the immediate release of the vessel MV Galaxy Leader and its crew, which the Houthis seized on 19 November.

  • 1 December 2023

    S/RES/2715

    This resolution terminated the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS).

  • 30 November 2023

    S/2023/932

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

  • 30 November 2023

    S/2023/935

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

  • 30 November 2023

    S/2023/934

    This was the semi-annual report on UNOCA.

  • 30 November 2023

    S/2023/936

    This was the 6-month report on the authorisations in relation to the inspection of vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya, requested by resolution 2684 (2023) in support of the implementation of the arms embargo established in resolution 1970 (2011).

  • 28 November 2023

    S/PV.9487

    This was a briefing on the political process and the humanitarian situation in Syria.

  • 27 November 2023

    S/PV.9485

    This was an open briefing on the DPRK.

  • 24 November 2023

    S/2023/918

    Letter dated 24 November 2023 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, informing that because of the ongoing war in Sudan, implementation of benchmarks 2 and 3 contained in the report of 31 July 2021 (S/2021/696) and an assessment of progress made on them pursuant to Security Council resolution 2676 (2023) will not be possible.

  • 17 November 2023

    S/PV.9481

    This was a briefing on Ukraine, requested by Russia.

  • 16 November 2023

    S/2023/879

    This was the most recent Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of resolution 1701.

  • 16 November 2023

    S/PV.9480

    This document is the meeting record of the Security Council's an open briefing on Sudan.

  • 16 November 2023

    S/2023/884

    Letter dated 16 November 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.

  • 16 November 2023

    S/2023/881

    This transmitted the assessments of the President and the Prosecutor of the IRMCT.

  • 16 November 2023

    S/2023/882

    This letter transmitted the 11th report of the Special Adviser and head of UNITAD.

  • 15 November 2023

    S/RES/2712

    This was a resolution calling for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip for a sufficient number of days" to enable unhindered humanitarian access. It was adopted with 12 votes in favour and three abstentions (Russia, the UK, and the US).

  • 15 November 2023

    S/RES/2711

    This resolution is a short technical rollover of the 751 Al-Shabaab sanctions regime until 1 December 2023.

  • 15 November 2023

    S/PV.9476

    This document is the meeting record of Security Council's meeting to adopt a resolution that renews the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) for another year, until 15 November 2024.