UN Security Council

November 7, 2025 10:45 AM

UN Security Council removes sanctions on Syria’s president, interior minister

The United Nations Security Council has removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The U.S.-drafted resolution on Thursday also lifted sanctions on Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab. It received 14 votes in favor, while China abstained. Washington has been urging the 15-member Security Council for months to ease Syria sanctions. Trump announced a major U.S. policy shift in May when he said he would lif...

October 17, 2025 10:10 AM

Venezuela asks UN Security Council to say US strikes illegal

Venezuela has asked the United Nations Security Council to determine that deadly U.S. strikes on vessels off its coast are illegal and issue a statement backing Venezuela's sovereignty, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a large U.S. military buildup in the southern Caribbean, and the troops have conducted at least five strikes on vessels the Trump administration has described as involved in drug trafficking, without providing evidence. I...

September 11, 2025 1:41 PM

UN Security Council to meet over violation of Polish airspace, Poland says

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting at Poland's request to discuss this week's violation of Polish airspace, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The announcement follows an unprecedented operation in which European Union and NATO member state Poland, backed by NATO allies, shot down suspected Russian drones that violated its airspace on Wednesday. "(We are) drawing the world’s attention to this unprecedented Russian drone attack on a member of the UN, EU, and N...

August 29, 2025 10:42 AM

UN Security Council renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission ‘for a final time’

The United Nations Security Council unanimously extended "for a final time" a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, when the operation will then begin a year-long "orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal." The decision was taken on Thursday. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel. The 15-member council unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution after a compromise was reached with the Uni...

August 6, 2025 10:47 AM

UN alarmed by reports about possible expansion of Israeli Gaza operations

The United Nations on Tuesday called reports about a possible decision to expand Israel's military operations throughout the Gaza Strip "deeply alarming" if true. U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca told a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza that such a move "would risk catastrophic consequences ... and could further endanger the lives of the remaining hostages in Gaza. "International law is clear in the regard; Gaza is and must remain an integral part of the fut...

July 7, 2025 6:41 AM

BRICS leaders back India, Brazil for bigger UN Security Council role

Leaders of BRICS nations have reiterated their support for “comprehensive” reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, to make it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient. In a joint declaration at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, China and Russia — as permanent members of the UN Security Council — reaffirmed their support for the aspirations of Brazil and India to play a greater role in the UN, including the Security Council. “We reiterate o...

June 26, 2025 10:15 AM

At UNSC, India exposes Pakistan’s ‘gross hypocrisy’ over terror and child rights abuses

India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish on Wednesday issued a sharp rebuttal during the UNSC's open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAC), calling out Pakistan for misusing the platform and violati...

May 29, 2025 11:23 AM

Operation Sindoor outreach: Panama backs India’s stance against terrorism during Tharoor-led delegation’s visit

Panama President Jose Raul Mulino Quintero on Thursday (Indian time) extended his support to India's resolute stand against terrorism during a meeting with an all-party Indian parliamentary delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The meeting took place at the Presidential Palace in Panama City and marked a key moment in India's global outreach to garner international backing in the fight against cross-border terrorism. "The Indian delegation had a constructive and productive discussion w...

March 11, 2025 9:34 AM

UN Security Council to meet over Iran’s growing stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium

The United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday over Iran's expansion of its stock of uranium close to weapons grade, diplomats said on Monday. The meeting was requested by six of the council's 15 members - France, Greece, Panama, South Korea, Britain and the U.S. They also want the council to discuss Iran's obligation to provide the U.N. nuclear watchdog - the International Atomic Energy Agency - with "the information necessary to clarify outstanding issues rela...

February 25, 2025 8:26 AM

UN Security Council adopts neutral US stance on war in Ukraine as Trump pursues peace

The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine that takes a neutral position on the conflict as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to broker peace. The short resolution reflects Trump's upending of U.S. policy on Ukraine after taking office last month and his more conciliatory stance towards Russia. In contrast, former president Joe Biden's administration led efforts at the United Nations to support Ukraine...