UN Documents for Protection of Civilians: Security Council Meeting Records

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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.
25 May 2017 S/PV.7951 This was an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
28 September 2016 S/PV.7779 The Council held a briefing on the protection of health care in armed conflict and the Secretary-General's recommendations on this issue.
10 June 2016 S/PV.7711 This was a ministerial-level open debate on the protection of civilians in the context of peacekeeping operations.
3 May 2016 S/PV.7685 This was a briefing on the protection of health care in armed conflict.
19 January 2016 S/PV.7606 Uruguay, which held the presidency for the month, prepared a concept paper in preparation for this open debate on protection of civilians, highlighting themes underscored in the Secretary-General’s most recent report on the protection of civilians, as well as the report of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations and the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of the High-Level Panel’s recommendations. Briefers included Deputy-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, ICRC Vice-President Christine Beerli and Oxfam Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor Eveline Rooijmans. Statements were made by 64 member states and two regional organisations.
16 December 2015 S/PV.7585 This was a briefing on the trafficking of persons in situations of conflict, with a particular focus on ISIS.
20 November 2015 S/PV.7564 This was a briefing by the Secretary-General on his report “The future of United Nations peace operations: implementation of the recommendations of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations”.
13 November 2015 S/PV.7558 This was a briefing on the challenges on policing within a protection of civilians mandate.
27 May 2015 S/PV.7450 This was an open debate on the protection of journalists.
27 March 2015 S/PV.7419 French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius chaired a ministerial-level open debate on the situation of persecuted ethnic or religious minorities in the Middle East, High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein briefed.
30 January 2015 S/PV.7374 This was the open debate on the protection of civilians with a particular focus on the protection challenges of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict settings.