CHAPTER 5: Section 6 Changes
Resolution 2573 (2021) on protecting critical infrastructure is Council’s latest ‘presidential text’
3 May 2021
On 27 April 2021, during a VTC open debate on ‘Critical infrastructure: The protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population’, the Security Council adopted 2573 (2021), the third resolution within a year’s time to be a ‘presidential text’, that is, a draft co-sponsored by all 15 Council members . . .
Resolution 2538 (2020) on women in peacekeeping is announced as a ‘presidential text’
3 September 2020
On 28 August 2020, via webcast, the Council President (Indonesia) announced that the Council’s first stand-alone resolution on women in peacekeeping operations had been unanimously adopted and was a ‘presidential text’ . . .
The “lead country” or “penholder” practice for drafting outcome documents (with Table)
Revised on 17 May 2020
At a time when the Security Council is adopting more than 200 outcome documents per year, the role of “lead country” or “penholder” has never been more important. And yet the parameters of this practice are somewhat obscure, as are its origins . . .
Russian Federation and Bolivia use Rule 35 to change voting order for Syria JIM drafts
26 December 2017
On 16 November 2017, the Council convened to take up two draft resolutions on renewing the mandate of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) for Syria, one prepared by the Russian Federation, and the other by the United States . . .
Adding co-sponsors after a vote on a resolution
1 November 2014
It has long been the Council’s practice that no new co-sponsors can be added after a resolution has been put to a vote. This practice, however, is not set out in writing, and therefore is subject to modification at the Council’s discretion . . .