Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

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Security Council

SC/9572

WORKING GLOBALLY TO BLUNT CONFLICT, EASE TRANSITIONS TO PEACE, SECURITY COUNCIL IN 2008 GUIDED PROGRESS IN LONG-TERM PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS, FACED GAZA CRISIS AT YEAR’S END

14 January 2009
Security CouncilSC/9572
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

2008 Round-up


WORKING GLOBALLY TO BLUNT CONFLICT, EASE TRANSITIONS TO PEACE, SECURITY COUNCIL IN 2008


GUIDED PROGRESS IN LONG-TERM PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS, FACED GAZA CRISIS AT YEAR’S END

 

SC/9571

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT, ADOPTS UPDATED AIDE-MEMOIRE ON ISSUE

14 January 2009
Security CouncilSC/9571
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

6066th Meeting (AM & PM)


Security Council, in presidential statement, reaffirms commitment to protection


Of civilians in armed conflict, adopts updated aide-memoire on issue


Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes Briefs;

SC/9569

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND CHAD UNTIL 15 MARCH 2010, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1861

14 January 2009
Security CouncilSC/9569
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

6064th Meeting (AM)


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN


REPUBLIC AND CHAD UNTIL 15 MARCH 2010, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1861


Authorizes Military Component to Follow Up European Union Operation;

SC/9565

CALLING FOR GREATER DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS AS SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES GAZA DEBATE, DELEGATES WARN THAT SURGING VIOLENCE THREATENS HOPES FOR FUTURE PEACE

7 January 2009
Security CouncilSC/9565
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

6061st Meeting (Resumed) (AM)


CALLING FOR GREATER DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS AS SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES GAZA DEBATE,


DELEGATES WARN THAT SURGING VIOLENCE THREATENS HOPES FOR FUTURE PEACE


No Military Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,

SC/9563

AS SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON GAZA, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR SWIFT CEASEFIRE, SAYS ‘WE MUST MOVE FROM DEBATE TO ACTION, AND MUST DO SO IMMEDIATELY’

6 January 2009
Security CouncilSC/9563
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Security Council

6061st Meeting (PM)


AS SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON GAZA, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR SWIFT CEASEFIRE,


SAYS ‘WE MUST MOVE FROM DEBATE TO ACTION, AND MUST DO SO IMMEDIATELY’


Palestinian Authority President Calls on Council to ‘Save My People’ in Gaza;

SC/9562

PRESIDENTS OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMEN OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN 2009

6 January 2009
Security CouncilSC/9562*
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

PRESIDENTs OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMeN

 

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN 2009

 


In accordance with the principle of monthly alphabetical rotation, the following are the Presidents of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairmen of the Military Staff Committee for 2009: