Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Vetoes, insufficient votes and competing draft resolutions accentuate divisions within the Council
2 April 2022
Since 2000, and especially since 2010, there has been a marked increase in divisive votes in the Security Council,
which reflects the fact that some Council members are now less willing to shield the Council's divisions from
public view. In part, this reflects the polarizing nature of some key items more recently before the Council . . .
Last Update: 24 Apr. 2024
UPDATE WEBSITE OF
THE PROCEDURE OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL, 4TH EDITION
by Loraine Sievers and Sam Daws, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2014
Updated on 12 December 2015
Chapter 8: SUBSIDIARY BODIES
Section 5(i): Iraq-related subsidiary organs
Deferral of deposits by Iraq into the UN Compensation Fund renewed
On 19 December 2014, the President of the Governing Council of the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) wrote to the Security Council President informing him of a decision by the Governing Council concerning “the level of Iraq’s oil proceeds to be deposited into the Compensation Fund”. Security Council resolution 1956 (2010) requires that Iraq deposit into the UN Compensation Fund five per cent of the proceeds from all export sales of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas, and five per cent of the value of any related non-monetary payments to service providers, unless the Iraqi Government and the Governing Council decides otherwise.
It had been expected that the outstanding balance of $4.6 billion owed to Kuwait by Iraq in consequence of Iraq’s 1990 invasion would have been paid in full by the end of 2015, had Iraq’s contributions to the Compensation Fund continued as set out in resolution 1956 (2010). However, because Iraq was “facing a very challenging and costly security crisis”, and given the flexibility and support of Kuwait, the Governing Council decided to exercise the authority given it by resolution 1956 (2010) and respond affirmatively to Iraq’s request for a postponement of its deposits. In addition to granting a one-year postponement, the Governing Council also agreed to Iraq’s request that its deposits into the Compensation Fund since 1 October 2014 be returned. At the same time, the Governing Council emphasized the importance of completing payment of the outstanding compensation in a timely manner, and welcomed Iraq’s ongoing commitment in this regard (S/2014/961).
In a letter dated 29 October 2015 (S/2015/863), the President of the UNCC Governing Council informed the Security Council President that Iraq had requested an additional one-year postponement of its deposits into the Compensation Fund required by resolution 1956 (2010). In this connection, the Governing Council had “noted that the extraordinarily difficult security circumstances in Iraq had continued” since the Governing Council’s decision in 2014 to grant a one-year postponement of the deposit requirements. In considering Iraq’s new request, the Governing Council had also “welcomed the support of Kuwait for the request by Iraq”. Ultimately, the Governing Council decided to defer the deposit requirements until 1 January 2017. Nonetheless, the Governing Council emphasized the importance of Iraq fulfilling its obligations and completing the payment of the outstanding compensation to Kuwait in a timely manner. (This update supplements pages 549 to 550 of the book.)