UN Security Council Letters

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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/2024/79 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
26 December 2023 S/2023/1041 This was a letter from the Secretary-General identifying options for monitoring resolution 2712.
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.
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 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/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.
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.
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.