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Security Council Meetings : March - December 2020

Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council 2020

Index to proceedings of the Security Council: 75th year (2020)

NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Security Council modified its practices beginning in March 2020. This table includes all meetings for which a meeting record, draft resolution, resolution, or presidential statement was issued from mid-March through December 2020. For more information, please see the Security Council VTC website.

Meetings conducted by the Security Council in 2020
(in reverse chronological order)
Meeting
Record
Date Recording Topic Letter with Vote Procedure /
Briefings
Letter with Vote Outcome Security Council
Outcome / Vote
-- 29 December Webcast Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts S/2020/1311 S/2020/1305 S/RES/2560 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 22 December Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan S/2020/1280 S/2020/1276 S/RES/2559 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 21 December Webcast Peacebuilding and sustaining peace S/2020/1273 S/2020/1269 S/RES/2558 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 21 December -- The promotion and strengthening of the rule of law: Strengthening the cooperation between the Security Council and the International Court of Justice -- -- S/PRST/2020/13
-- 18 December Webcast Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts S/2020/1266 S/2020/1254 S/RES/2557 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 18 December Webcast The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo S/2020/1265 S/2020/1253 S/RES/2556 (2020)
14-0-1
-- 18 December Webcast The situation in the Middle East S/2020/1263 S/2020/1252 S/RES/2555 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8778 7 December Webcast The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo -- -- --
-- 4 December -- The situation in Somalia S/2020/1173 S/2020/1170 S/RES/2554 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 4 December Webcast Cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organizations (African Union) S/2020/1179 -- S/PRST/2020/12
S/PRST/2020/11
-- 3 December Webcast Maintenance of international peace and security: security sector reform S/2020/1167 S/2020/1166 S/RES/2553 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8777 17 November Webcast The situation in Mali -- -- --
S/PV.8773 12 November -- Elections of five members of the International Court of Justice [resumed meeting] -- -- --
S/PV.8776 12 November Webcast The situation in the Central African Republic -- -- S/RES/2552 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8775 12 November Webcast The situation in Somalia -- -- S/RES/2551 (2020)
13-0-2
S/PV.8774 12 November Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan -- -- S/RES/2550 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8773 11 November Webcast Elections of five members of the International Court of Justice -- -- --
-- 5 November -- The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina S/2020/1087 S/2020/1085 S/RES/2549 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 30 October Webcast Women, peace, and security S/2020/1076 S/2020/1066 S/2020/1054
not adopted
5-0-10
-- 30 October Webcast The situation concerning Western Sahara S/2020/1075 S/2020/1063 S/RES/2548 (2020)
13-0-2
S/PV.8772 22 October Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan -- -- --
S/PV.8771 19 October Webcast The situation in the Central African Republic -- -- --
S/PV.8770 15 October Webcast The situation in the Middle East -- -- --
S/PV.8769 15 October Webcast The situation in Mali -- -- S/PRST/2020/10
S/PV.8768 15 October Webcast The question concerning Haiti -- -- S/RES/2547 (2020)
13-0-2
S/PV.8767 13 October Webcast The situation in the Great Lakes region -- -- --
S/PV.8766 9 October Webcast The situation in Cyprus -- -- S/PRST/2020/9
S/PV.8765 8 October Webcast The situation in the Mali -- -- --
S/PV.8764 5 October Webcast The situation in the Middle East -- -- --
S/PV.8763 2 October Webcast Maintenance of international peace and security -- -- S/RES/2546 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8762 29 September Webcast The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question -- -- --
S/PV.8761 25 September Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan -- -- --
S/PV.8760 25 September Webcast Identical letters dated 19 January 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council (S/2016/53)* -- -- S/RES/2545 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 18 September -- Threats to international peace and security S/2020/920 S/2020/917 S/RES/2544 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8759 15 September Webcast The situation in Afghanistan -- -- S/RES/2543 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8758 15 September Webcast The situation in Libya -- -- S/RES/2542 (2020)
13-0-2
S/PV.8757 15 September Webcast The situation in the Middle East -- -- --
S/PV.8756 10 September Webcast Children and armed conflict -- -- S/PRST/2020/8
-- 31 August Webcast Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist attacks S/2020/870 S/2020/865 S/2020/852
vetoed by USA
14-1-0
-- 31 August Webcast The situation in Mali S/2020/867 S/2020/859 S/RES/2541 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 28 August -- The situation in Somalia S/2020/858 S/2020/854 S/RES/2540 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 28 August -- The situation in the Middle East S/2020/857 S/2020/853 S/RES/2539 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 28 August -- United Nations peacekeeping operations S/2020/856 S/2020/851 S/RES/2538 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8755 20 August Webcast The situation in Somalia -- -- --
-- 14 August Webcast Non-proliferation S/2020/805 S/2020/803 S/2020/797
not adopted
2-2-11
S/PV.8754 10 August Webcast The situation in Guinea-Bissau -- -- --
S/PV.8753 28 July Webcast The situation in the Middle East -- -- --
S/PV.8752 28 July Webcast Peace consolidation in West Africa -- -- S/PRST/2020/7
S/PV.8751 28 July Webcast The situation in Cyprus -- -- S/RES/2537 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8750 28 July Webcast The situation in the Central African Republic -- -- S/RES/2536 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8749 14 July Webcast Identical letters dated 19 January 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council (S/2016/53) -- -- --
S/PV.8748 14 July Webcast Maintenance of international peace and security -- -- S/RES/2535 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8747 14 July Webcast The situation in the Middle East -- -- S/RES/2534 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8746 14 July Webcast Consideration of the draft report of the Security Council to the General Assembly -- S/2020/666 --
-- 11 July Webcast The situation in the Middle East S/2020/702 S/2020/698 S/RES/2533 (2020)
12-0-3
-- 10 July Webcast The situation in the Middle East S/2020/694 S/2020/688 S/2020/683
not adopted
4-7-4
-- 10 July Webcast The situation in the Middle East S/2020/693 S/2020/681 S/2020/667
vetoed by China, Russian Federation
13-2-0
-- 8 July Webcast The situation in the Middle East S/2020/671 S/2020/664 S/2020/658
not adopted
4-7-4
-- 7 July Webcast The situation in the Middle East S/2020/661 S/2020/657 S/2020/654
vetoed by China, Russian Federation
13-2-0
-- 1 July Webcast Maintenance of international peace and security S/2020/638 S/2020/632 S/RES/2532 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 29 June Webcast The situation in Mali S/2020/625 S/2020/613 S/RES/2531 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 29 June Webcast The situation in the Middle East S/2020/624 S/2020/612 S/RES/2530 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 25 June -- International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals S/2020/602 S/2020/590 S/RES/2529 (2020)
14-0-1
-- 25 June -- The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo S/2020/601 S/2020/589 S/RES/2528 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 22 June Webcast The situation in Somalia S/2020/573 S/2020/569 S/RES/2527 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 5 June Webcast The situation in Libya S/2020/509 S/2020/504 S/RES/2526 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 4 June Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan S/2020/497 S/2020/495 S/RES/2525 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 4 June Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan S/2020/496 S/2020/494 S/RES/2524 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 29 May Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South-Sudan S/2020/468 S/2020/461 S/RES/2523 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 29 May Webcast The situation concerning Iraq S/2020/467 S/2020/460 S/RES/2522 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 29 May Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South-Sudan S/2020/469 S/2020/462 S/RES/2521 (2020)
12-0-3
-- 29 May Webcast The situation in Somalia S/2020/466 S/2020/459 S/RES/2520 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 14 May Webcast Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan S/2020/408 S/2020/405 S/RES/2519 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 29 April Webcast Protection of civilians in armed conflict: Protecting civilians from conflict induced hunger S/2020/340 -- S/PRST/2020/6
-- 30 March -- United Nations peacekeeping operations S/2020/268 S/2020/249 S/RES/2518 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 30 March -- Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan S/2020/267 S/2020/248 S/RES/2517 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 30 March -- The situation in Somalia S/2020/266 S/2020/247 S/RES/2516 (2020)
15-0-0
-- 30 March -- Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea [closed] S/2020/270 S/2020/246 S/RES/2515 (2020)
15-0-0

Security Council Meetings : January - March 2020

Meetings conducted by the Security Council in 2020
(in reverse chronological order)
Meeting
Record
Date Press
Release
Topic Security Council
Outcome / Vote
S/PV.8745 12 March SC/14142 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8744 12 March SC/14141 Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan S/RES/2514 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8743 11 March SC/14140 Peace and Security in Africa S/PRST/2020/5
S/PV.8742 10 March SC/14139 The situation in Afghanistan S/RES/2513 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8741 4 March SC/14135 Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan --
S/PV.8740 (closed) 3 March none issued Meeting of the Security Council with the troop - and police - contributing countries pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B - South Sudan Communiqué
S/PV.8739 3 March SC/14134 The situation concerning Iraq --
S/PV.8738 28 February SC/14132 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8737 28 February SC/14131 International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals S/PRST/2020/4
S/PV.8736 28 February SC/14130 The situation in Guinea-Bissau S/RES/2512 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8735 27 February SC/14129 The situation in Somalia --
S/PV.8734 27 February SC/14127 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8733 26 February SC/14125 Non-proliferation --
S/PV.8732 25 February SC/14121 The situation in the Middle East S/RES/2511 (2020)
13-0-2
S/PV.8731 24 February SC/14120 The situation in Somalia --
S/PV.8730 24 February SC/14119 The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question --
S/PV.8729 20 February SC/14117 The question concerning Haiti --
S/PV.8728 20 February SC/14116 The situation in the Central African Republic --
S/PV.8727 19 February SC/14114 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8726 18 February SC/14112 Letter dated 13 April 2014 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/264) --
S/PV.8725 18 February SC/14111 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8724 14 February SC/14110 The situation in Guinea-Bissau --
S/PV.8723 (Resumption 1) 13 February SC/14109 Peacebuilding and sustaining peace --
S/PV.8723 13 February SC/14109 Peacebuilding and sustaining peace --
S/PV.8722 12 February SC/14108 The situation in Libya S/RES/2510 (2020)
14-0-1
S/PV.8721 12 February SC/14107 Children and armed conflict S/PRST/2020/3
S/PV.8720 11 February SC/14106 Peace consolidation in West Africa S/PRST/2020/2
S/PV.8719 11 February SC/14105 The situation in Libya S/RES/2509 (2020)
14-0-1
S/PV.8718 11 February SC/14104 Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan S/RES/2508 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8717 11 February SC/14103 The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question --
S/PV.8716 7 February SC/14102 Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts --
S/PV.8715 6 February SC/14100 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8714 6 February SC/14099 Briefing by the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe --
S/PV.8713 5 February SC/14098 Small arms --
S/PV.8712 31 January SC/14096 The situation in the Central African Republic S/RES/2507 (2020)
13-0-2
S/PV.8711 30 January SC/14093 Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security --
S/PV.8710 30 January SC/14092 The situation in Libya --
S/PV.8709 30 January SC/14091 The situation in Cyprus S/RES/2506 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8708 29 January SC/14090 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8707 29 January SC/14088 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8706 (Resumption 1) 22 January SC/14086 The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question --
S/PV.8706 21 January SC/14085 The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question --
S/PV.8705 (closed) 16 January none issued Meeting of the Security Council with the troop - and police - contributing countries pursuant to resolution 1353 (2001), annex II, sections A and B - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Communiqué
S/PV.8704 16 January SC/14082 The situation in the Middle East --
S/PV.8703 15 January SC/14080 The situation in Mali --
S/PV.8702 13 January SC/14076 Identical letters dated 19 January 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council (S/2016/53) --
S/PV.8701 13 January SC/14075 The situation in the Middle East S/RES/2505 (2020)
15-0-0
S/PV.8700 10 January SC/14074 The situation in the Middle East S/RES/2504 (2020)
11-0-4
S/PV.8699 (Resumption 2) 13 January SC/14077 Maintenance of international peace and security: Upholding the United Nations Charter --
S/PV.8699 (Resumption 1) 10 January SC/14072 Maintenance of international peace and security: Upholding the United Nations Charter --
S/PV.8699 9 January SC/14071 Maintenance of international peace and security: Upholding the United Nations Charter S/PRST/2020/1
S/PV.8698 8 January SC/14069 Peace consolidation in West Africa --