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10/11/2011 6:27:08 PM
Security Council discusses the situation on Yemen behind closed doors with no resolution expected to be formulated straight away
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10/5/2011 11:16:17 AM
Russia and China handed President Bashar al-Assad a diplomatic victory by vetoing a European-drafted UN Security Council resolution against Syria, six months into a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests
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10/4/2011 4:25:08 PM
Germany's FM Guido Westerwelle urges support by Security Council members for a UN resolution against the Syrian government voted on Tuesday
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10/1/2011 11:11:32 AM
Renewed violence in Syria claimed at least 19 lives, as Washington summoned the Syrian ambassador over the attempted assault of the US ambassador in Damascus
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9/29/2011 1:50:26 PM
Palestinians gain the support of Nigeria and Gabon in their efforts to secure nine votes in the Security Council in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state
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9/29/2011 9:34:26 AM
UN Security Council concludes talks on Syria without an agreement on a new resolution, after Russia slammed Europe's effort to threaten sanctions against Damascus
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9/28/2011 7:14:28 PM
The special UN Security Council committee poised to review the Palestinian application for full UN membership may take its time while pressure builds on members to support direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations instead
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9/28/2011 6:38:32 PM
Divisions remain stark in the UN Security Council's talks on Syria as Russia rejects European calls to impose further sanctions
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9/27/2011 10:02:39 AM
The UN Security Council will meet Wednesday to start the process of formally considering the Palestinian request for membership in the world body, the council president says
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9/26/2011 7:05:57 PM
Security Council talks will start today on the Palestinian bid for full membership of the UN, although a vote is not expected for several weeks
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9/26/2011 9:46:36 AM
The UN Security Council begins consultations Monday on Palestine's application for full membership of the world body, although a vote on the historic bid isn't expected for weeks
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9/24/2011 3:44:44 PM
A leading Fatah official says that Palestinian President Abbas will wait two weeks for the UN security council to decide on the bid for UN membership
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9/17/2011 10:08:12 AM
The U.N. Security Council eases sanctions on Libya to enable key institutions to recover
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9/14/2011 3:18:12 PM
Arab sources indicate that the Palestinian authority might go to the General Assembly to get UN recognition of the Palestinian state, instead of the Security Council in order to avoid a likely US veto
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9/12/2011 5:18:53 PM
China formally becomes final UN Security Council Member to recognise the Libyan National Transitional Council
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9/2/2011 2:49:34 PM
After Sudan's relatively trouble-free split in July, tensions are apparent between forces in the Blue Nile state
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8/26/2011 5:05:46 PM
Syrian activists calls for a silent rally in the city of Aleppo on the last Friday of Ramadan, coinciding with Turkish announcement of support of protesters and UN Security Council's division over sanctions
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8/26/2011 4:46:31 PM
China says it will vote in favour of Palestinian statehood when the issue is put before the UN Security Council next month
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8/23/2011 4:09:21 PM
As victory seems to be nearing for Libya's opposition fighters, Germany and members of the UN Security Council start talks over the removal of sanctions on Libya
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8/13/2011 11:11:03 AM
The UN Security Council will discuss human rights and a growing humanitarian emergency in Syria at a special meeting next Thursday
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