Committees:

Standing Committees -- There are two committees at present, and each includes representatives of all Security Council member States.

• Committee of Experts on Rules of Procedure (studies and advises on rules of procedure and other technical matters)
• Committee on Admission of New Members

Ad Hoc Committees -- They are established as needed, comprise all Council members and meet in closed session.

• Security Council Committee on Council meeting away from Headquarters
• Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission established by Security Council resolution 692 (1991)
• Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) concerning Counter-Terrorism

Working Group on General Issues on Sanctions

Sanctions Committees, an Overview :

• Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 748 (1992) concerning the  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864  (1993) concerning the situation in Angola
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 918  (1994) concerning Rwanda
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 985  (1995) concerning Liberia
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132  (1997) concerning Sierra Leone
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1160  (1998)
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267  (1999)
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1298 (2000) concerning the situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia
• Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1343 (2001) concerning Liberia

Peace-keeping Operations

Between June 1948 and August 2000, there have been 53 United Nations peace-keeping operations.

International Tribunals

• International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia - established by S/RES/808(1993) - International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY);
  
• International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States - established by S/RES/955 (1994).
  
  

 

Sources: Basic Facts About the United Nations, Sales No.E.98.I.20., Press Release GA/9784 (10 Oct. 2000), and the Office of the Director of Security Council Affairs Division, Department of Political Affairs.
Last updated on 30 August 2002