When has the Security Council met outside of New York?
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On 4 April 1952, the Security Council met for the first time in the newly constructed UN Headquarters (UNHQ) in New York. Before the construction of UNHQ, meetings were held in various locations. The Council has met outside of UNHQ on several other occasions. The list below includes formal meetings of the Security Council held outside of UN Headquarters. Links on the years lead to the table of meetings and outcomes, which provide access to the related documents.

2004

Nairobi, Kenya : 18-19 November 2004 : S/PV.5080 - 5084

1990

Geneva : 25 May 1990 : S/PV.2923

1973

Panama City : 15-21 March 1972 : S/PV.1695 - 1704

1972

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : 28 January - 4 February 1972 : S/PV.1627 - 1639

1952

First meeting in UN Headquarters, New York : 4 April 1972 : S/PV.574

Paris, France :  S/PV.570 - 573

1951

Paris, France : 10 November - 19 December 1951 : S/PV.566 - 569

Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY : 16 May-19 October 1951 : S/PV.546 - 565 

Lake Success, NY : 31 January - 15 May 1951 : S/PV.531 - 545

1950

Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY : 26-29 September, 16-17 November 1950: S/PV.503 - 507, 523 - 524

Lake Success, NY : 10 January - 30 November 1950 : S/PV.459 - 502, 508 - 522, 525 - 530

1949

Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY : 18 November 1949 : S/PV.454

Lake Success, NY : 7 January - 29 December 1949 : S/PV.397 - 453, 455 - 458

1948

Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France : 16 September - 29 December 1948 : S/PV.357 - 396

Lake Success, NY : 6 January - 30 August 1948 : S/PV.226 - 356

1947

Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY : S/PV.132, 212, 216 - 219

Lake Success, NY : S/PV.89 - 131, 133 - 211, 213 - 215, 220 - 225

1946

Lake Success, NY : 28 August - 31 December 1946 : S/PV.55 - 62, 64 - 72, 76, 79 - 88

Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY : 30 October 1946 : S/PV.78 

610 Fifth Ave, Manhattan, NY : 16 August - 7 October 1946 : S/PV.53 - 54, 63, 73 - 75, 77 

Henry Hudson Hotel, 353 W. 57th St,  Manhattan, NY : 10 July - 7 August 1946 : S/PV.50 - 52

Hunter College, Bronx, NY : 25 March - 26 June 1946 : S/PV.24 - 49

London, United Kingdom : 17 January - 16 February 1946 : S/PV.1 - 23

 

 

  • NOTE: In 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Security Council met by video-teleconference (VTC). By mid-2021, most meetings were held in-person. For more information, please see the Security Council VTC website.

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