UN Security Council

August 28, 2024 3:13 PM

India calls for decisive and transparent reform of UN Security Council

India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Yojna Patel, has called for a decisive and transparent approach to reforming the UN Security Council. Speaking at a recent UN forum, Patel emphasized the need for text-based negotiations to effectively address the ongoing challenges facing the UNSC. While expressing appreciation for the efforts of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) process, particularly initiatives like the digital repository and webcasting designed to en...

NEW YORK, US - JUNE 10: A general view of the United Nations Security Council members voting during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the UN headquarters in New York on 10 June 2024. The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution that supports a Gaza cease-fire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden. The resolution, penned by the US, received 14 votes in favor at the 15-member Security Council, with Russia abstaining. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

August 1, 2024 10:57 AM

UN Security Council countries express alarm over risk of all-out Middle East war

United Nations Security Council countries on Wednesday called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to avert a wider Middle East conflict after the killings of two militant leaders raised tensions. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday, sparking threats of revenge against Israel and fueling concern the Gaza conflict was turning into a wider Middle East war. The assassination occurred less than 24 hours after Hezbollah's most senior military c...

SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - MAY 17: An Israeli tank moves along the border with the Gaza Strip as seen from a position from the Israeli side of the border on May 17, 2024 in Sourhern Israel, Israel. Negotiations over a ceasefire deal that would halt the war in Gaza are once again stalled, while Israel appears to be preparing for an expanded ground offensive around Rafah, despite international concern. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

June 7, 2024 10:14 AM

Russia, China wrangle with US over UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire plan

Russia and China, which hold veto powers in the U.N. Security Council, raised concerns on Thursday with a U.S. draft resolution that would back a proposal - outlined by President Joe Biden - for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas. The council's only Arab member, Algeria, also signaled it was not ready to back the text, diplomats said. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the U.S., France, Britain, China or Russia to pass. Biden laid out a t...

April 15, 2024 9:07 AM

UN chief convened an emergency meeting on Iran strikes, says- ‘Neither region nor world can afford more war’

Addressing the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which was convened after Iranian drone and missile launches into Israel, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said the 'Middle East' was on the brink, adding that neither the region nor the world can afford more war. "We have a shared responsibility to work for peace. Regional and indeed global peace and security are being undermined by the hour. Neither the region nor the world can afford more war," Guterres said in his st...