UN Security Council in Review - March 2024 at a Glance

On 22 March, a draft resolution submitted by the United States (S/2024/239) on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, was not adopted owing to vetoes cast by China and the Russian Federation (see S/PV.9584). [...] At the request of the Russian Federation, the Council also held procedural votes and adopted the provisional agenda at the outset of four other meetings from 26 to 28 March (see S/PV.9588, S/PV.9589, S/PV.9590 and S/PV.9591). [...] On 28 March, the Council failed to adopt a draft resolution submitted by the United States (S/2024/255) on Non-proliferation/Democratics’s Republic of Korea, which would have extended the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the Committee established by resolution 1718 (2006), due to a veto cast by the Russian Federation. [...] As of March, the Council completed its annual review of the summary statement by the Secretary-General of matters of which the Council is seized and deleted the item The situation in Guinea-Bissau from its agenda (S/2024/10/Add.9). [...] Resolution 2725 (2024), which was adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter and with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions (China and the Russian Federation), extended the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Sudan established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) for one year and expressed its intention to review the Sudan sanctions measures no later than 12 September 2024.