UN Documents for Interaction with Regional and other International Organisations: Security Council Letters

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3 October 2013 S/2013/588 The letter from Azerbaijan circulated the concept paper for the briefing on the theme entitled Strengthening the partnership synergy between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, held on 28 October 2013.
1 August 2013 S/2013/446 This was the concept note for a high-level open debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organization, presided by the president of Argentina.
6 September 2012 S/2012/686 A concept paper circulated by Germany on enhancing cooperation on issues that are on the agendas of both the UN and the Arab League in advance of the 26 September high-level meeting.
13 June 2012 S/2012/444 This letter was from Ambassador Baso Sangqu (South Africa) containing the joint communiqué issued after the sixth consultative meeting between the UN Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council.
9 January 2012 S/2012/20 This letter from the Permanent Representative of South Africa containing the AU Chairperson’s report on the partnership between the AU and the UN on peace and security.
30 December 2010 S/2010/694 This was a letter to the president of the Security Council containing the 2010 report on the activities of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa.
13 August 2010 S/2010/434 This was a letter from the President of the Council about the Secretary-General's intention to appoint Mr. Zachary Muburi-Muita (Kenya) as the Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union at the level of Assistant Secretary-General.
6 August 2010 S/2010/433 This was a letter from the Secretary-General to the president of the Security Council (UN Office to the AU-head of office) outlining the creation of the UN Office to the AU.
20 July 2010 S/2010/392 This was a letter from Gabon, Nigeria and Uganda transmitting the communiqué of the consultative meeting of members of the Security Council of the United Nations and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union.
4 January 2010 S/2010/9 This was a letter from China transmitting the concept paper for the Council debate to be held on 13 January on “Cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organisations in maintaining international peace and security”.
30 January 2009 S/2009/10 This was the summary statement by the Secretary-General on matters of which the Security Council was seized and on the stage reached in their consideration.
24 December 2008 S/2008/813 This was the letter from the Secretary-General forwarding the AU-UN panel report on how to support AU peacekeeping operations established under UN mandate to the Council president, known as the Prodi Report.
19 December 2008 S/2008/804 This was a letter from the Secretary-General to the president of the Security Council proposing UN support to AMISOM.
18 April 2008 S/2008/263 This was a letter from the permanent representative of South Africa to the president of the Security Council containing the joint communiqué of the 17 April 2008 meeting in New York between the two councils.
8 April 2008 S/2008/229 This was a letter from the Permanent Representative of South Africa forwarding the concept paper on the relationship between the UN and regional organisations, in particular the AU, in the maintenance of international peace and security.