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Security Council Meetings in 1961

Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council 1961: S/INF/16/Rev.1

Meetings conducted by the Security Council in 1961
(in reverse chronological order)
Meeting
Record
Date Topic Security Council
Outcome / Vote
S/PV.988 18 December Complaint by Portugal (Goa) Draft resolution S/5032 not adopted
4-7-0

Draft resolution S/5033 vetoed by USSR
7-4-0
S/PV.987 18 December Complaint by Portugal (Goa) --
S/PV.986 14 December Admission of new Members to the United Nations S/RES/170 (1961)
Adopted unanimously
S/PV.985 30 November Admission of new Members to the United Nations Draft resolution S/5006 vetoed by USSR
10-1-0
S/PV.984 30 November Admission of new Members to the United Nations --
S/PV.983 28 November Complaint by Cuba --
S/PV.982 24 November Situation in the Republic of the Congo S/RES/169 (1961)
9-0-2
S/PV.981 24 November Complaint by Cuba --
S/PV.980 22 November Complaint by Cuba --
S/PV.979 21 November Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.978 21 November Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.977 20 November Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.976 17 November Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.975 16 November Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.974 15 November Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.973 13 November Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.972 3 November Question of the recommendation for the appointment of the Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations S/RES/168 (1961)
11-0-0
S/PV.971 25 October Admission of new Members to the United Nations S/RES/166 (1961)
9-0-1
S/RES/167 (1961)
9-1-1
S/PV.970 2 October Adoption of the agenda --
S/PV.969 26 September Admission of new Members to the United Nations
S/PV.968 26 September Admission of new Members to the United Nations S/RES/165 (1961)
Adopted unanimously
S/PV.967
(closed)
12 September Consideration of the draft report of the Security Council to the General Assembly --
S/PV.966 29 July Complaint by Tunisia Draft resolution S/4903 not adopted
4-0-6
Draft resolution S/4904 not adopted
4-0-6
Draft resolution S/4905 not adopted
6-0-4
S/PV.965 29 July Complaint by Tunisia --
S/PV.964 28 July Complaint by Tunisia --
S/PV.963 22 July Complaint by Tunisia Draft resolution S/4878 not adopted
4-0-7
Draft resolution S/4879 not adopted
6-0-4
S/PV.962 22 July Complaint by Tunisia S/RES/164 (1961)
10-0-0
S/PV.961 21 July Complaint by Tunisia --
S/PV.960 7 July Complaint by Kuwait, complaint by Iraq Draft resolution S/4855 vetoed by USSR
7-1-3
Draft resolution S/4856 not adopted
3-0-8
S/PV.959 6 July Complaint by Kuwait, complaint by Iraq --
S/PV.958 5 July Complaint by Kuwait, complaint by Iraq --
S/PV.957 2 July Complaint by Kuwait, complaint by Iraq --
S/PV.956 9 June Situation in Angola S/RES/163 (1961)
9-0-2
S/PV.955 9 June Situation in Angola --
S/PV.954 8 June Situation in Angola --
S/PV.953 08 June Situation in Angola --
S/PV.952 7 June Situation in Angola --
S/PV.951 7 June Situation in Angola --
S/PV.950 6 June Situation in Angola --
S/PV.949 11 April The Palestine question S/RES/162 (1961)
8-0-3
S/PV.948 10 April The Palestine question --
S/PV.947 6 April The Palestine question --
S/PV.946 15 March Situation in Angola Draft resolution S/4769 not adopted
5-0-6
S/PV.945 14 March Situation in Angola --
S/PV.944 10 March Situation in Angola --
S/PV.943 10 March Adoption of the agenda --
S/PV.942 20 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo S/RES/161 (1961)
9-0-2
Draft resolution S/4706 not adopted
1-8-2
Draft resolution S/4733/Rev.1 not adopted
6-0-5
S/PV.941 20 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo Draft resolution S/4733/Rev.1 not adopted
4-0-7
S/PV.940 20 February Statement by the Secretary-General --
S/PV.939 17 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.938 17 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.937 16 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.936 16 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.935 15 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.934 15 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.933 13 February Statement by the Secretary-General --
S/PV.932 7 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.931 7 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.930 2 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.929 2 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.928 1 February Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.927 14 January Situation in the Republic of the Congo Draft resolution S/4625 not adopted
4-0-7
S/PV.926 13 January Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.925 13 January Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.924 12 January Situation in the Republic of the Congo --
S/PV.923 5 January Complaint by Cuba --
S/PV.922 4 January Complaint by Cuba --
S/PV.921 4 January Complaint by Cuba --