UN Documents for Protection of Civilians: Security Council Meeting Records

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15 September 2022 S/PV.9133 This was a briefing on conflict-induced hunger following OCHA's 26 August white note to Council members on widespread food insecurity due to conflict and violence in northern Ethiopia, northeast Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen.
19 May 2022 S/PV.9036 This was a Council ministerial-level open debate on conflict and food security.
25 January 2022 S/PV.8953 This was the open debate on protection of civilians in armed conflict.
30 July 2021 S/PV.8822 was a an open debate on preserving humanitarian space
13 August 2019 S/PV.8596 A briefing on “the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions—upholding humanity in modern conflict”.
20 June 2019 S/PV.8556 The Council unanimously adopted resolution 2475, co-authored by Poland and the UK, which focused on protection of persons with disabilities in conflict.
11 June 2019 S/PV.8543 The Council unanimously adopted standalone resolution 2474 on persons reported missing during armed conflict.
23 May 2019 S/PV.8534 The annual open debate on the Secretary-General's protection of civilians report.
1 April 2019 S/PV.8499 This was a briefing by ICRC President Peter Maurer and Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School Naz Modirzadeh on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law, with a focus on International humanitarian law.
21 September 2018 S/PV.8359 The Council adopted a presidential statement on the protection of civilians in which it recognised the contribution of the updated Aide Memoire, which was attached as an annex to the statement
24 May 2018 S/PV.8267 This was the meeting at which the Council adopted resolution 2417 on the link between armed conflict and food insecurity.
22 May 2018 S/PV.8264 This was the ministerial-level open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
23 March 2018 S/PV.8213 This was a briefing on conflict and hunger in which Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag chaired the session.
12 October 2017 S/PV.8069 Secretary-General António Guterres briefed the Council on "country-specific impediments to an effective response to the risk of famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria".
9 August 2017 S/PV.8020 The Council adopted a presidential statement expressing its grave concern about the threat of famine presently facing more than 20 million people in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, and north-east Nigeria.