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.
