Tag: security council
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UN Council will meet on Russian claim of US laboratories in Ukraine | USA News®
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The UN Security Council will meet on Friday at Russia’s request to discuss what Moscow claims ... -
Senator Cramer and his colleagues call for the expulsion of Russia from the UN Security Council
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) to ... -
Western pressure and UN vote strengthen Delhi’s tightrope
With the United Nations Security Council expected to consider a draft resolution condemning the Russian invasion in the early hours of Saturday, India is caught in ... -
Will Switzerland be able to bring its ideals to the UN Security Council?
Freedom for Uighurs in Xinjiang: In September 2021, Uighurs and human rights activists in front of the Federal Parliament in Bern delivered the petition “#NoComplicity: Switzerland ... -
UN envoy to Syria expects regime and opposition to resume talks
United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen said on Wednesday he expected Bashar al-Assad regime and Syrian opposition committees to resume talks and draft constitutional reforms amid ... -
Why the UNSC Joint Statement on Nuclear Weapons Matters
The nuclear-wary peoples of the Earth did not rise in unison to hail the declaration made on January 3 by the five permanent members of the ... -
Congo sentences 51 to death for UN killings | News | DW
At the end of a trial that lasted nearly five years, 51 people convicted of the murders of UN investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan were ... -
Griffiths to Security Council: ‘Your responsibility is not over’ to the Syrian people |
“It’s not over for the Syrian people,” said Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, describing the myriad challenges. “And your responsibility is not over either.” As I ... -
Libya wants to lift UN embargo on no-fly zone
A plane sits on the tarmac after landing at Mitiga airport days after militiamen attacked it in an attempt to free colleagues held in a prison ... -
FM calls on UN to play role in Kashmir conflict resolution
ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday urged the United Nations (UN) to play a role in solving the Kashmir problem. “Today marks the completion ... -
UN extends mandate of monitoring team to assist UNSC 1267 expert group on Afghanistan
The United Nations Security Council decided on Friday to consider a resolution to extend the mandate of the monitoring team set up to assist UNSC 1267 ... -
India votes against UN offer to ‘secure’ climate action
New Delhi: India voted on Monday night against a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution on climate change and security co-authored by Ireland and Niger ... -
UN refugee chief warns of world’s inability to restore peace
UNITED NATIONS – The growing inability of the international community to bring peace to countries like Yemen, Libya and Ethiopia is forcing humanitarian and refugee organizations ... -
UN renews anti-piracy ships off Somalia for only 3 months
UNITED NATIONS (PA) – The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Friday to allow international naval forces to continue to use all means necessary to fight ... -
UN Condemns Supply of Arms to Al-Shabab in Somalia, Maintains UN Ban | News from USA®
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (PA) – UN Security Council condemned supply of arms and ammunition to al-Shabab and other extremists in Somalia ... -
UN recap: October 17-22, 2021
THE UNITED NATIONS – Here’s a quick look at what the international community did last week, seen from the United Nations perch: Airstrikes target Mekelle The ... -
Libya: UN welcomes plan to withdraw mercenaries on “the road to peace and democracy” |
Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiŝ described the signing as “”another decisive achievement of the 5 + ... -
UN chief attacks Ethiopia over expelled staff: show me the proof
Ethiopian porters unload food aid for war victims after a checkpoint leading to Tigray in the town of Mai Tsebri, Ethiopia on June 26, 2021. Photo ... -
The UN Security Council unanimously votes to renew the mandate of the Libyan mission until January 31
A photo taken on September 12, 2019 shows the United Nations Security Council voting on a draft resolution to renew the mandate of the United Nations ... -
Mission in Libya extended until January 31 amid discord at the UN
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously voted to extend the UN political mission in Libya until the end of January as the country’s future ... -
North Korea throws projectile as country’s envoy speaks at UN
SEOUL – North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off its east coast on Tuesday, the South Korean military said, just as the North’s ambassador to the ... -
UN and Afghan Taliban seek to interact | New policies
By AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press It’s been just over a month since Taliban fighters wearing Kalashnikovs in their thick beards, high-top sneakers and shalwar kameezes descended ... -
Concerned UN can only avert Myanmar crisis
BANGKOK – In his opening address to the United Nations General Assembly last week, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bracketed Myanmar, Afghanistan and Ethiopia as nations for whom ... -
EDITORIAL: Without fairness, the UN system rings hollow
Through East Africa As it celebrated its 75th anniversary last year, the United Nations stood at a crossroads. Surrounded by legacy interests and the clamor for ... -
Pakistan says former Afghan government envoy to UN should step down
Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Friday that the ousted Afghan government’s ambassador to the United Nations had no status and that his seat in the 193-member ... -
The Taoiseach heads to New York for a busy schedule of UN events (and will also go through 30 Rock)
TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN will travel to New York today before attending a series of UN events in the city next week. The Taoiseach will chair a ... -
The United Nations General Assembly is about to begin. Here’s what to watch out for
By Caitlin Hu, CNN To hell with the coronavirus, the world’s diplomats are back. New Yorkers who enjoyed the peace and quiet of the virtual United ... -
UN urges international community to tackle terrorist threat in Afghanistan
As the Taliban announced an interim government in Afghanistan, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the international community to use all tools to ... -
Guterres hails Egypt’s leading diplomatic role in supporting UN goals
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres praised Egypt’s leading diplomatic role in all international forums. Guterres’ statement came during his meeting with the Permanent Representative of Egypt ... -
They’re not listed, but make no mistake: the UN has sanctions against the Taliban
The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in Afghanistan at the United Nations in New York on August 16, 2021. Photo by Andrew Kelly ... -
Afghan UN envoy says Taliban attacks on cities “must stop now”
Published on: 08/06/2021 – 17:08 United Nations (United States) (AFP) The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan on Friday called on the Taliban to immediately cease attacks ... -
China still breathes the same air and shares a common destiny with developing countries
On July 19, 2021 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi answered questions on relations between China and developing countries during his meeting with ... -
Are Ben and Jerry’s doing the right thing – will Nanaia Mahuta accept the UN appeal?
Tuesday July 20, 2021, 12:06 PMPress release: Palestine Solidarity Network US ice cream maker Ben and Jerry’s has announced it will no longer sell ice cream ... -
UN Security Council urged to allow more troops for Mali mission
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. John Thys / Pool via REUTERS BAMAKO, July 16 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the Security ... -
Biden wanted a climate alliance with Europe. He’s fighting.
“You could bring back the kind of trade friction that has characterized the US-EU relationship with tit-for-tat solutions, and I think that’s a problem,” said John ... -
The conquest of the UN by Russia and China
ANALYSIS / OPINION: After the first great war of the 20th century, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and other great powers founded the League of Nations. ... -
The United States backs down at the United Nations
Will the United States hold the United Nations to its highest ideals and serve our national interests? Things are not looking good. The United Nations health ... -
More than 8,500 children were used as soldiers in 2020, according to United Nations – National
More than 8,500 children were used as soldiers last year in various conflicts around the world and nearly 2,700 more have been killed, the United Nations ... -
Bangladesh “deeply disappointed” as UN resolution on Myanmar shuns Rohingya
The Foreign Ministry clarified the government’s position on the resolution in a statement on Saturday, a day after the country’s permanent representative to the UN said ... -
UN envoy urges Yemen’s Houthis to accept ceasefire agreement | Voice of America
NEW YORK – The UN special envoy for Yemen said on Tuesday “the time is not on Yemen’s side” and urged Houthi rebels to come to ... -
Iran regains UN vote after US clears UN payment
Iran recovered its vote in the UN General Assembly on Friday after the United States allowed Tehran to use funds frozen in South Korea to pay ... -
Covid vaccines given by India to UN peacekeepers are used: spokesperson
The 2,000,000 Covid-19 vaccines offered by India to all UN peacekeepers are “already in use” and a number of these peacekeepers have already been vaccinated, said ... -
COVID vaccines given by India to UN peacekeepers are used: UN spokesperson Dujarric
India, one of the largest troop contributors to UN peacekeeping missions, has provided 2,000,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to UN peacekeepers in all missions of ONU. ... -
The UN suspends Iran’s voting rights for overdue dues. Iran is furious.
The United Nations said Thursday it had suspended the voting rights of Iran and four smaller countries for overdue dues. The move sparked a furious reaction ... -
DMU selected for second term as United Nations global hub
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) was awarded a second term as the United Nations Global Academic Impact Hub (UNAI) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aimed at ... -
Interview: Local lessons from the United Nations – Canadian diplomat refines his approach to his former role in Atlanta
Acting Consul General Louise Blais sees Canada’s place in the world more clearly after a stint as Ambassador to the United Nations. Sometimes a top view ... -
Lack of clean water is deadlier than violence in war-torn countries, UNICEF report says |
Water Under Fire Volume 3, highlights that children’s access to water has been threatened in almost all conflict-related emergencies in which UNICEF operates. The report focuses ... -
Libya. Cease-fire, elections scheduled, offer rare window of hope, according to Security Council |
Ján Kubiš, who is the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya and heads the United Nations Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), described the progress made since ... -
Ineffective past, uncertain future: United Nations Security Council resolution on health care protection: a five-year review of ongoing violence and inaction to end it – World
More than 4,000 attacks on health workers, facilities and transport since 2016 underscore the need for action to protect health care in times of conflict Five ... -
Target Bolton, Justice Department Again In Accordance With Trump’s Desires
WASHINGTON – Hours before the Justice Department asked a judge to order President Trump’s former national security adviser John R. Bolton to stop publication of his ...