CHAPTER 3: Section 10 Changes
In 1976, Waldheim wrote an unpublished letter on Lebanon citing Art. 99 but Council did not meet
31 October 2020
On 29 March 1976, Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim addressed an unpublished letter to the Security Council President on the situation in Lebanon in which he explicitly noted his authority under Article 99, but the Council did not convene in response . . .
Writing to the Council about Myanmar, Secretary-General Guterres acts under Article 99
10 September 2017
The Secretary-General’s letter of 2 September 2017 to the Council President concerning the situation in Rakhine, Myanmar appears to be a very carefully worded initiative taken pursuant to Article 99 of the UN Charter . . .
Security Council once again flags issue of geographic imbalance in appointing SRSGs
31 December 2017
In a letter dated 30 November 2017 responding to the Secretary-General’s intention to appoint Colin Stewart of Canada as his Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO, the Council President once again departed from the standard language used for acknowledging such appointments by citing Article 101(3) of the UN Charter . . .