Mideast situation/Palestine question – Resolutions & Decisions of the Security Council (1 Aug. 2011-31 July 2012) (excerpts)

NOTE 

 The present volume of Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council contains the resolutions adopted and the decisions taken by the Council on substantive questions during the period from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012, as well as decisions on some of the more important procedural matters. The resolutions and decisions are set out in parts I and II, under general headings indicating the questions under consideration. In each part, the questions are arranged according to the date on which they were first taken up by the Council, and under each question the resolutions and decisions appear in chronological order. 

 The resolutions are numbered in the order of their adoption. Each resolution is followed by the result of the vote. Decisions are usually taken without a vote. 

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 In 2011 and 2012, the membership of the Security Council was as follows: 

Part I. Questions considered by the Security Council under its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security 

ITEMS RELATING TO THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST 

A.  The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question¹ 

Decisions

 At its 6602nd meeting, on 25 August 2011, the Security Council considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. 

 At its 6623rd meeting, on 27 September 2011, the Council considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. 

 At its 6636th meeting, on 24 October 2011, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Viet Nam to participate, without vote, in accordance with rule 37 of its provisional rules of procedure, in the discussion of the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, the Council also decided to extend an invitation to the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, in response to his request dated 20 October 2011 to the President of the Council, ² in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure of the Council and its previous practice in that regard. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council further decided to extend invitations, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. 

 At its 6662nd meeting, on 21 November 2011, the Council considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Robert H. Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. 

 At its 6692nd meeting, on 20 December 2011, the Council considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs. 

 At its 6706th meeting, on 24 January 2012, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) to participate, without vote, in accordance with rule 37 of its provisional rules of procedure, in the discussion of the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, the Council also decided to extend an invitation to the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, in response to his request dated 23 January 2012 to the President of the Council,³ in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure of the Council and its previous practice in that regard. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council further decided to extend invitations, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. 

 At its 6725th meeting, on 28 February 2012, the Council considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. 

 At its 6742nd meeting, on 27 March 2012, the Council considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Robert H. Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. 

 At its 6757th meeting, on 23 April 2012, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) to participate, without vote, in accordance with rule 37 of its provisional rules of procedure, in the discussion of the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, the Council also decided to extend an invitation to the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, in response to his request dated 19 April 2012 to the President of the Council,⁴ in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure of the Council and its previous practice in that regard. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council further decided to extend invitations, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. 

 At its 6775th meeting, on 29 May 2012, the Council considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Robert H. Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. 

 At its 6788th meeting, on 19 June 2012, the Council considered the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs. 

 At its 6816th meeting, on 25 July 2012, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Egypt, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) to participate, without vote, in accordance with rule 37 of its provisional rules of procedure, in the discussion of the item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. 

 At the same meeting, the Council also decided to extend an invitation to the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, in response to his request dated 24 July 2012 to the President of the Council,⁵ in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure of the Council and its previous practice in that regard. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council further decided to extend invitations, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Robert H. Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, and Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. 

 At the same meeting, in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, the Council decided to extend an invitation, under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure, to Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. 

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Notes

¹ Resolutions or decisions on this question were first adopted by the Security Council in 2000.

² Document S/2011/653, incorporated in the record of the 6636th meeting.

³ Document S/2012/56, incorporated in the record of the 6706th meeting.

⁴ Document S/2012/247, incorporated in the record of the 6757th meeting.

⁵ Document S/2012/574, incorporated in the record of the 6816th meeting.