UN Documents for Conflict Prevention and Mediation: Security Council Letters

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31 May 2024 A/78/902-S/2024/430 This was a letter from Japan containing a summary of the open debate held on 13 and 19 March on “Promoting conflict prevention – empowering all actors including women and youth” under the agenda item "Peacebuilding and sustaining peace”.
12 August 2022 S/2022/617 This letter transmitted the concept note for the Security Council briefing on “Maintenance of international peace and security: promote common security through dialogue and cooperation”, which was held on 22 August 2022.
19 October 2021 S/2021/888 This was the concept note for the open debate on “Peace and security through preventive diplomacy: a common objective to all the principal organs of the United Nations”.
11 May 2021 S/2021/456 This letter transmitted the meeting record of the high-level videoconference briefing on “Maintenance of international peace and security: Upholding multilateralism and the United Nations-centred international system”, which was held on 7 May 2021.
2 July 2020 S/2020/643 This was the chair’s summary of the open Arria-formula meeting of the Security Council on the theme “Cyberstability, conflict prevention and capacity-building”, which was held on 22 May 2020.
26 July 2019 S/2019/604 This letter contained the proposal of the Russian Federation on collective security in the Persian Gulf region and associated background information.
31 May 2019 S/2019/456 This was the concept note for the briefing on “Conflict prevention and mediation”.
3 February 2017 S/2017/108 This was a concept note for the open debate on conflicts in Europe.
4 January 2017 S/2017/6 This was a concept paper for the open debate on “conflict prevention and sustaining peace”.
14 November 2016 S/2016/969 This was a concept note circulated by Senegal for the open debate on water, peace and security.
5 November 2015 S/2015/845 This was a concept note circulated by the UK ahead of the ministerial-level open debate on security, development and the root causes of conflict.
6 January 2015 S/2015/6 This was a concept paper circulated by Chile as president of the Council in January, prior to the debate on inclusive development.
28 August 2014 S/2014/572 This letter from the UK was a concept note in advance of the open debate on conflict prevention.
30 December 2013 S/2013/778 This letter transmitted the annual report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa.
2 April 2013 S/2013/204 This letter transmitted the concept note for a briefing in the Security Council on Prevention of conflicts in Africa: addressing the root causes.