UN Security Council
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The United States on Wednesday (Nov 20) vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for once again blocking international action aimed at halting Israel’s war with Hamas. The 15-member council voted on a resolution put forward by 10 non-permanent members that called for an “immediate,…
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China’s Assistant Foreign Minister Miao Deyu on Wednesday held consultations on UN security council affairs with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister in Beijing, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on the current international situation, relevant matters of the UN and the Security Council, “the Summit of the Future,” and…
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There will be “tactical pauses for humanitarian pauses” to allow civilians in the Gaza Strip to replenish stocks such as food and water, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) has said. COGAT, a unit in the Israeli defence ministry, said the pause is taking place in Deir al-Balah from 10am-2pm. On Friday, the UN…
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The UN Security Council has voted for a resolution to speed up aid to Gaza – but left out a call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities”. It instead includes a commitment to “create conditions for the sustainable cessation of hostilities”. Thirteen members voted in favour, while the US and Russia abstained. The vote happened…
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Italy’s premier has added her voice to calls to reform the UN Security Council to make it “more representative, transparent, and effective.” Speaking at the annual UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, Giorgia Meloni called for a “council that can guarantee a fairer geographical distribution of seats, and that can strengthen regional representation…
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The United Nations Security Council failed on Friday to pass a draft resolution on the Ukraine-Russia crisis. The draft, proposed by the United States and Albania, was rejected because it was vetoed by the council’s permanent member Russia. Any negative vote, known as a veto, from the council’s five permanent members means a failed resolution.…
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The United Nation has confirmed that Russia vetoed a US-drafted UN Security Council resolution that would have created a new inquiry to ascertain blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, adding that it’s own resolution also failed. Image shows a scene from the chemical attack in Syria Twelve council members voted in favor of the…
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China’s clandestine oil trade with Kim Jong Un’s government is currently being reviewed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s sanctions committee on North Korea, the foreign ministry in Seoul confirmed. According to a report from Yonhap earlier this week, foreign ministry spokesman Noh Kyu-duk, who spoke with newsmen at a press briefing, said that currently,…
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Zimbabwe‘s president Robert Mugabe issued warnings to the United Nations on Saturday, saying that the African Union will set plans in motion to form a splinter group with countries such as Russia, China and India if the U.N. Security Council did not include members of his continent next year. Image: Robert Mugabe The 92-year-old president…
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