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Meetings conducted / Actions taken by the Security Council in 2003
(numerical sequence in reverse order)


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Meeting
Record 		Date Press
Release		 Topic Security Council
Action / Vote
S/PV.4891 22 Dec. SC/7966 Burundi S/PRST/2003/30
S/PV.4890 22 Dec. SC/7965 Liberia S/RES/1521 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4889 22 Dec. SC/7964 Middle East--UNDOF S/RES/1520 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PRST/2003/29
S/PV.4888 22 Dec. SC/7963 Briefings by the Chairmen of Security Council Committees and Working Groups--sanctions no action
S/PV.4887 18 Dec. SC/7959 Iraq-Kuwait S/PRST/2003/28
S/PV.4886 17 Dec. SC/7958 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) no action
S/PV.4885 16 Dec. SC/7957 Somalia S/RES/1519 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4884 (closed) 16 Dec. None issued Iraq-Kuwait Communiqué
S/PV.4883 16 Dec. SC/7955 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4882 15 Dec. SC/7953 Civilians in armed conflict S/PRST/2003/27
S/PV.4881 + Corr.1 15 Dec. SC/7952 Bougainville no action
S/PV.4880 12 Dec. SC/7951 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) S/PRST/2003/26
S/PV.4879 12 Dec. SC/7950 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4878 (closed) 11 Dec. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Communiqué
S/PV.4877 (Resumption 1) 9 Dec. SC/7947 Civilians in armed conflict no action
S/PV.4877 9 Dec. SC/7947 Civilians in armed conflict no action
S/PV.4876 4 Dec. SC/7944 Burundi no action
S/PV.4875 4 Dec. SC/7942 Cote d'Ivoire S/PRST/2003/25
S/PV.4874 (closed) 24 Nov. None issued Cote d'Ivoire Communiqué
S/PV.4873 24 Nov. SC/7937 Cote d'Ivoire no action
S/PV.4872 24 Nov. SC/7936 Iraq-Kuwait S/RES/1518 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4871 24 Nov. SC/7935 Security Council mission--Central Africa no action
S/PV.4870 24 Nov. SC/7934 Cyprus S/RES/1517 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4869 21 Nov. SC/7932 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4868 20 Nov. SC/7930 Iraq-Kuwait S/PRST/2003/24
S/PV.4867 20 Nov. SC/7929 Peace and security--terrorist acts S/RES/1516 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4866 (closed) 20 Nov. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Communiqué
S/PV.4865 20 Nov. SC/7927 Great Lakes region S/PRST/2003/23
S/PV.4864 19 Nov. SC/7926 Mine action for peacekeeping operations S/PRST/2003/22
S/PV.4863 19 Nov. SC/7925 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/PRST/2003/21
S/PV.4862 19 Nov. SC/7924 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question S/RES/1515 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4861 19 Nov. SC/7923 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4860 (closed) 18 Nov. None issued Guinea-Bissau Communiqué
S/PV.4859 17 Nov. SC/7921 HIV/AIDS and international peacekeeping operations no action
S/PV.4858 13 Nov. SC/7918 Mine action for peacekeeping operations no action
S/PV.4857 13 Nov. SC/7917 Cote d'Ivoire S/RES/1514 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PRST/2003/20
S/PV.4856 11 Nov. SC/7914 Somalia S/PRST/2003/19
S/PV.4855 11 Nov. SC/7913 Security Council mission--Afghanistan no action
S/PV.4854 (closed) 7 Nov. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire Communiqué
S/PV.4853 30 Oct. SC/7909 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) no action
S/PV.4852 (Resumption 1) 29 Oct. SC/7908 Women and peace and security no action
S/PV.4852 29 Oct. SC/7908 Women and peace and security no action
S/PV.4851 28 Oct. SC/7907 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4850 28 Oct. SC/7906 Western Sahara S/RES/1513 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4849 27 Oct. SC/7905 International Tribunal--Rwanda S/RES/1512 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PRST/2003/18
S/PV.4848 24 Oct. SC/7904 Afghanistan no action
S/PV.4847 (closed) 23 Oct. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Communiqué
S/PV.4846 21 Oct. SC/7902 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4845 (Resumption 1) 16 Oct. SC/7900 Peace and security--terrorist acts S/PRST/2003/17
S/PV.4845 16 Oct. SC/7900 Peace and security--terrorist acts no action
S/PV.4844 16 Oct. SC/7898 Iraq-Kuwait S/RES/1511 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4843 15 Oct. SC/7897 Timor-Leste no action
S/PV.4842 14 Oct. SC/7896 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question Draft resolution S/2003/980 vetoed by USA
10-1-4
S/PV.4841 14 Oct. SC/7895 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4840 13 Oct. SC/7894 Afghanistan S/RES/1510 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4839 10 Oct. SC/7893 Sudan S/PRST/2003/16
S/PV.4838 9 Oct. SC/7889 International Tribunal--Rwanda & Yugoslavia no action
S/PV.4837 8 Oct. SC/7888 Bosnia and Herzegovina no action
S/PV.4836 + Corr.1 5 Oct. SC/7887 Israel-Syrian Arab Republic no action
S/PV.4835 30 Sept. SC/7884 Justice and the rule of law: the United Nations role no action
S/PV.4834 29 Sept. SC/7883 Guinea-Bissau no action
S/PV.4833 24 Sept. SC/7880 Justice and the rule of law: the United Nations role S/PRST/2003/15
S/PV.4832 (closed) 22 Sept. None issued Burundi Communiqué
S/PV.4831 + Corr.1 19 Sept. SC/7879 Annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly Note (S/2003/901)
S/PV.4830 19 Sept. SC/7878 Liberia S/RES/1509 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4829 19 Sept. SC/7877 Sierra Leone S/RES/1508 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4828 16 Sept. SC/7875 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question Draft resolution S/2003/891 vetoed by USA
11-1-3
S/PV.4827 (closed) 16 Sept. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission in Sierra Leone Communiqué
S/PV.4826 16 Sept. SC/7874 Liberia no action
S/PV.4825 (closed) 15 Sept. None issued Meeting of the Security Council with the potential troop and civilian police-contributing countries to the proposed United Nations peacekeeping operation in Liberia Communiqué
S/PV.4824 (Resumption 1) 15 Sept. SC/7872 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4824 15 Sept. SC/7872 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4823 12 Sept. SC/7870 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) no action
S/PV.4822 12 Sept. SC/7869 Eritrea-Ethiopia S/RES/1507 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4821 (closed) 9 Sept. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea Communiqué
S/PV.4820
(Part II)		 12 Sept. SC/7868 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya S/RES/1506 (2003)
13-0-2
S/PV.4820
(Part I)		 9 Sept. SC/7866 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Decision
S/PV.4819 4 Sept. SC/7864 International Tribunal--Rwanda & Yugoslavia S/RES/1504 (2003)
15-0-0
S/RES/1505 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4818 28 Aug. SC/7860 Wrap-up discussion on the work of the Security Council for the month of August no action
S/PV.4817 28 Aug. SC/7859 International Tribunal--Rwanda & Yugoslavia S/RES/1503 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4816 (closed) 27 Aug. None issued Liberia Communiqué
S/PV.4815 27 Aug. SC/7857 Liberia S/PRST/2003/14
S/PV.4814 26 Aug. SC/7856 Protection of UN personnel S/RES/1502 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4813 26 Aug. SC/7852 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/RES/1501 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4812 21 Aug. SC/7851 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4811 20 Aug. SC/7850 Peace and security--terrorist acts S/PRST/2003/13
S/PV.4810 19 Aug. SC/7848 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4809 18 Aug. SC/7846 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) no action
S/PV.4808 14 Aug. SC/7843 Iraq-Kuwait S/RES/1500 (2003)
14-0-1
S/PV.4807 13 Aug. SC/7841 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/RES/1499 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4806 (closed) 8 Aug. None issued International Tribunal--Rwanda & Yugoslavia Communiqué
S/PV.4805 6 Aug. SC/7839 Bougainville no action
S/PV.4804 4 Aug. SC/7837 Cote d'Ivoire S/RES/1498 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4803 1 Aug. SC/7836 Liberia S/RES/1497 (2003)
12-0-3
S/PV.4802 31 July SC/7834 Middle East--UNIFIL S/RES/1496 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4801 31 July SC/7833 Western Sahara S/RES/1495 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4800 30 July SC/7832 Georgia S/RES/1494 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4799 (closed) 30 July None issued Georgia Communiqué
S/PV.4798 29 July SC/7830 Peace and security--terrorist acts no action
S/PV.4797 28 July SC/7828 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/RES/1493 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4796 (closed) 25 July None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Observer Mission in Georgia Communiqué
S/PV.4795 (closed) 25 July None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon Communiqué
S/PV.4794 25 July SC/7826 Security Council mission--Central Africa + West Africa S/PRST/2003/12
S/PV.4793 25 July SC/7825 + Corr.1 Cote d'Ivoire S/PRST/2003/11
S/PV.4792 23 July SC/7823 Peace and security--terrorist acts no action
S/PV.4791 22 July SC/7821 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4790 18 July SC/7820 Democratic Republic of the Congo no action
S/PV.4789 18 July SC/7819 Sierra Leone S/RES/1492 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4788 17 July SC/7818 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4787 17 July SC/7817 Eritrea-Ethiopia S/PRST/2003/10
S/PV.4786 11 July SC/7814 Bosnia and Herzegovina S/RES/1491 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4785 9 July SC/7812 Security Council mission--West Africa no action
S/PV.4784 7 July SC/7810 Democratic Republic of the Congo no action
S/PV.4783 3 July SC/7808 Iraq-Kuwait S/RES/1490 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4782 3 July SC/7807 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) no action
S/PV.4781 (closed) 1 July None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission Communiqué
S/PV.4780 26 June SC/7800 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/RES/1489 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4779 26 June SC/7799 Middle East--UNDOF S/RES/1488 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PRST/2003/9
S/PV.4778 (closed) 23 June None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Communiqué
S/PV.4777 20 June SC/7798 Civilians in armed conflict no action
S/PV.4776 19 June SC/7797 Guinea-Bissau S/PRST/2003/8
S/PV.4775 18 June SC/7796 Security Council mission--Central Africa no action
S/PV.4774 (Resumption 1) 17 June SC/7795 Afghanistan S/PRST/2003/7
S/PV.4774 17 June SC/7795 Afghanistan no action
S/PV.4773 13 June SC/7792 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4772 12 June SC/7789 United Nations peacekeeping S/RES/1487 (2003)
12-0-3
S/PV.4771 11 June SC/7786 Cyprus S/RES/1486 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4770 10 June SC/7785 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) no action
S/PV.4769 (closed) 5 June None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Communiqué
S/PV.4768 5 June SC/7777 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4767 (closed) 4 June None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Communiqué
S/PV.4766 (Resumption 1) 30 May SC/7774 Wrap-up discussion on the work of the Security Council for the month of May

Conflicts in Africa

no action
S/PV.4766 30 May SC/7774 Wrap-up discussion on the work of the Security Council for the month of May

Conflicts in Africa

no action
S/PV.4765 30 May SC/7773 Western Sahara S/RES/1485 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4764 30 May SC/7772 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/RES/1484 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4763 (closed) 28 May None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Communiqué
S/PV.4762 (Resumption 1) 22 May SC/7767 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4762 22 May SC/7767 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4761 22 May SC/7765 Iraq-Kuwait [termination of trade and financial sanctions] S/RES/1483 (2003)
14-0-0
(The Syrian Arab Republic did not participate in the voting.)
S/PV.4760 19 May SC/7764 International Tribunal--Rwanda S/RES/1482 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4759 19 May SC/7763 International Tribunal--Yugoslavia S/RES/1481 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4758 19 May SC/7762 Timor-Leste S/RES/1480 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4757 19 May SC/7761 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4756 16 May SC/7759 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/PRST/2003/6
S/PV.4755 (closed) 16 May None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission of Support in East Timor Communiqué
S/PV.4754 13 May SC/7758 Cote d'Ivoire S/RES/1479 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4753 (Resumption 1) 13 May SC/7756 Pacific settlement of disputes S/PRST/2003/5
S/PV.4753 13 May SC/7756 Pacific settlement of disputes no action
S/PV.4752 6 May SC/7754 Peace and security--terrorist acts no action
S/PV.4751 6 May SC/7752 Liberia S/RES/1478 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4750 6 May SC/7751 Afghanistan no action
S/PV.4749 2 May SC/7748 Burundi S/PRST/2003/4
S/PV.4748 + Corr.1 30 Apr. SC/7744 Wrap-up discussion on the work of the Security Council for the month of April no action
S/PV.4747 (closed) 29 Apr. None issued Cote d'Ivoire Communiqué
S/PV.4746 29 Apr. SC/7743 Cote d'Ivoire no action
S/PV.4745 29 Apr. SC/7742 International Tribunal--Rwanda S/RES/1477 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4744 28 Apr. SC/7741 Timor-Leste no action
S/PV.4743 24 Apr. SC/7738 Iraq-Kuwait S/RES/1476 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4742 23 Apr. SC/7737 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) no action
S/PV.4741 + Corr.1 16 Apr. SC/7733 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4740 14 Apr. SC/7727 Cyprus S/RES/1475 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4739 + Corr.1 11 Apr. SC/7724 Peace and security--regional organizations no action
S/PV.4738 10 Apr. SC/7723 Cyprus no action
S/PV.4737 8 Apr. SC/7721 Somalia S/RES/1474 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4736 7 Apr. SC/7720 Peace and security--Africa's food crisis no action
S/PV.4735 4 Apr. SC/7719 Timor-Leste S/RES/1473 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4734 (Resumption 1) + Corr.2 4 Apr. SC/7718 Peace and security--terrorist acts S/PRST/2003/3
S/PV.4734 4 Apr. SC/7718 Peace and security--terrorist acts no action
S/PV.4733 (closed) 2 Apr. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission Communiqué
S/PV.4732 28 Mar. SC/7713 Iraq-Kuwait S/RES/1472 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4731 28 Mar. SC/7712 International Tribunal--Rwanda no action
S/PV.4730 28 Mar. SC/7711 Afghanistan S/RES/1471 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4729 28 Mar. SC/7710 Sierra Leone S/RES/1470 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4728 28 Mar. SC/7709 Bougainville no action
S/PV.4727 27 Mar. SC/7708 Afghanistan no action
S/PV.4726 (Resumption 1) 27 Mar. SC/7707 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4726 26 Mar. SC/7705 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4725 25 Mar. SC/7704 Western Sahara S/RES/1469 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4724 (closed) 20 Mar. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission in Sierra Leone Communiqué
S/PV.4723 20 Mar. SC/7699 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/RES/1468 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4722 19 Mar. SC/7697 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4721 19 Mar. SC/7696 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4720 (Resumption 1) 18 Mar. SC/7694 Small arms--West Africa S/RES/1467 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4720 18 Mar. SC/7694 Small arms--West Africa no action
S/PV.4719 14 Mar. SC/7690 Eritrea-Ethiopia S/RES/1466 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4718 12 Mar. SC/7686 Somalia S/PRST/2003/2
S/PV.4717 (Resumption 1) 12 Mar. SC/7687 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4717 11 Mar. SC/7685 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4716 (closed) 10 Mar. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea Communiqué
S/PV.4715 10 Mar. SC/7683 Timor-Leste no action
S/PV.4714 7 Mar. SC/7682 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4713 25 Feb. SC/7672 Sanctions no action
S/PV.4712 (closed) 24 Feb. None issued Afghanistan Communiqué
S/PV.4711 24 Feb. SC/7670 Afghanistan no action
S/PV.4710 20 Feb. SC/7667 Peace and security--terrorist acts no action
S/PV.4709 (Resumption 1) + Corr.1 19 Feb. SC/7666 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4709 18 Feb. None issued Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4708 (closed) 14 Feb. None issued Iraq-Kuwait Communiqué
S/PV.4707 14 Feb. SC/7664 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4706 13 Feb. SC/7663 Peace and security--terrorist acts S/RES/1465 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4705 13 Feb. SC/7662 Democratic Republic of the Congo no action
S/PV.4704 13 Feb. SC/7661 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4703 6 Feb. SC/7659 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) S/PRST/2003/1
S/PV.4702 6 Feb. SC/7659 Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro) no action
S/PV.4701 5 Feb. SC/7658 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4700 4 Feb. SC/7657 Cote d'Ivoire S/RES/1464 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4699 31 Jan. SC/7654 Afghanistan no action
S/PV.4698 30 Jan. SC/7652 Western Sahara S/RES/1463 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4697 30 Jan. SC/7651 Georgia S/RES/1462 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4696 30 Jan. SC/7650 Middle East--UNIFIL S/RES/1461 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4695 30 Jan. SC/7649 Children and armed conflict S/RES/1460 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4694 28 Jan. SC/7648 Kimberley Process Certification Scheme S/RES/1459 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4693 28 Jan. SC/7647 Liberia S/RES/1458 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4692 27 Jan. SC/7644 Iraq-Kuwait no action
S/PV.4691 24 Jan. SC/7642 Democratic Republic of the Congo S/RES/1457 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4690 (closed) 22 Jan. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Communiqué
S/PV.4689 (closed) 21 Jan. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon Communiqué
S/PV.4688 20 Jan. SC/7638 High-level meeting: combating terrorism S/RES/1456 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4687 (closed) 17 Jan. None issued Meeting with countries contributing troops to the UN Observer Mission in Georgia Communiqué
S/PV.4686 17 Jan. SC/7636 Peace and security--terrorist acts S/RES/1455 (2003)
15-0-0
S/PV.4685 16 Jan. SC/7635 Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question no action
S/PV.4684 (Resumption 1) 14 Jan. SC/7631 Children and armed conflict no action
S/PV.4684 14 Jan. SC/7631 Children and armed conflict no action



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