UN Security Council

November 2, 2026 10:51 AM

UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years, UN chief says

The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara region will come to an end after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, the UN chief said on Sunday. Morocco, which claims the Western Sahara as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents in the Algeria-backed Polisario Front expressed concern. The Polisario Front has been seeking an independent state in Western Sahara since former colonial power Spain left in 1976. A peacekeeping mission, known as MINURSO, has ...

October 30, 2026 10:18 AM

AI, maritime security priorities in India’s pursuit of UNSC election

As threats to maritime security emerge from new technology, India has urged international cooperation to counter them and said it would be a priority for it in pursuing election to the Security Council. "India has identified AI (artificial intelligence) and maritime security as important priorities for its candidature to the Security Council for 2028–2029", India's Permanent Representative P Harish said on Thursday. "Our objective is clear: technology must strengthen human security, not unde...

October 27, 2026 10:13 AM

India calls for comprehensive UNSC reforms, says veto must not serve narrow political interests

India has reiterated its call for comprehensive reforms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), emphasising that the veto power held by its five permanent members must be exercised with restraint and should not become an instrument of narrow political expediency. Delivering India's statement at the United Nations in New York, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, said the veto carries significant responsibility, particularly on matters concerning international ...

September 29, 2026 10:04 AM

India, Brazil and South Africa call for comprehensive UN reforms, stronger Global South voice at IBSA meeting

India, Brazil and South Africa have called for comprehensive reforms of global governance institutions, including the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), while reaffirming their commitment to strengthening multilateralism and advancing the interests of the Global South. The call was made at the 14th IBSA Trilateral Ministerial Commission Meeting held on September 24 on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York. South Africa's Minister of ...

September 24, 2026 11:53 AM

Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created

The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. “If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,” said Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic. And from his competitor Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, came the assessment: “We could lose control of the future to AI.” Both said the c...

September 24, 2026 10:27 AM

G4 ministers call for early reform of UN Security Council, push for expansion in permanent and non-permanent categories

Foreign Ministers of the G4 countries - Brazil, Germany, India and Japan - have called for an early and comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), stressing that the Council’s current structure does not reflect contemporary geopolitical realities. The G4 Foreign Ministers - Brazil’s Mauro Vieira, Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Johann David Wadephul, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi To...

September 24, 2026 9:41 AM

AI leaders warn UN of security risks as systems grow more powerful

The world's leading artificial intelligence companies warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday of the risks posed by AI to humanity, appealing for governments to work together to manage the increasingly powerful technology. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told the 15-member council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, that if managed poorly, he believed "AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole." The meeting — convened by France during the annual UN...

September 12, 2026 5:07 PM

At BRICS, PM Modi calls for replacing ‘pyramid of privilege’ with ‘platform of partnership’

The Global South must become a “rule shaper” and the existing “pyramid of privilege” structure in global governance must give way to a “platform of partnership”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday while opening the two-day annual BRICS summit. The prime minister also unveiled a 10-point roadmap for global governance reform under the BRICS framework while advocating for a ‘Seafarers’ Emergency Support Network’ to safeguard sailors facing heightened risks from ongoi...

September 2, 2026 12:13 AM

‘Double standards’ in fight against terrorism ‘unacceptable’: SCO declaration

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states on Tuesday termed the “double standards” in the fight against terrorism as “unacceptable” and called on the international community to combat the menace, including the cross-border movement of terrorists. In a joint statement, called the ‘Bishkek Declaration’, issued after the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in the Kyrgyz capital, the member states expressed deep concern over developments in West Asia. Th...

August 26, 2026 6:28 PM

India at UN Security Council calls for protecting food supply chains amid conflicts

India has called for stronger international action to mitigate the impact of armed conflicts on global food security, stressing that food insecurity is primarily a consequence of conflict, political instability and underdevelopment rather than their root cause. Addressing a UN Security Council high-level open debate on “Food Under Fire: The Security Council's Role in Mitigating Global and Local Food Crises” on August 25, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Par...