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World
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Africa
8/31/2022 11:17:11 PM
The UN Security Council late on Tuesday renewed the travel ban and asset freeze imposed on individuals and entities obstructing implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, until Aug. 31, 2023.
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World
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Africa
8/23/2022 11:17:50 PM
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor expressed frustration Tuesday over the lack of accountability for crimes committed during the Darfur conflict, telling the UN Security Council that survivors in Sudan need "action, not words."
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
8/10/2022 9:34:01 PM
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Thursday to address the crisis at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex, the power plant that Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of having bombed, diplomatic sources said.
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World
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Africa
8/9/2022 6:27:03 PM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in DR Congo on Tuesday for a one-day visit expected to focus on a conflict in the east of the country that has sparked tensions with Rwanda.
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World
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Region
8/9/2022 10:08:08 AM
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel after three days of deadly conflict.
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World
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Africa
8/5/2022 3:23:38 PM
The bodies of 29 Mauritanians and four Malians were found near the village of Robinet El Ataye in the Segou region, where 33 civilians had been beaten and taken away on March 5, a Panel of Experts on Mali said in a report to the UN Security Council late last month.
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World
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International
8/1/2022 3:54:36 PM
President Joe Biden called Monday on Russia and China to enter nuclear arms control talks, saying that Moscow in particular has a duty to show responsibility after its invasion of Ukraine.
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World
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Region
7/27/2022 10:19:50 AM
A dispute between Iraq and Turkey over a recent deadly attack in Iraq's northern Kurdish region escalated at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.
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World
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Region
7/23/2022 3:55:09 PM
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Saturday that it will file a complaint with the UN Security Council, requesting to hold an emergency session on what it described as the “Turkish aggression,” according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
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World
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Region
7/12/2022 3:52:13 PM
The UN Security Council approval a resolution Tuesday extending humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria's rebel-held northwest in a victory for Russia.
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World
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Region
7/11/2022 4:41:45 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to extend the authorisation for cross-border deliveries of humanitarian aid into Syria.
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World
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Region
7/10/2022 5:33:35 PM
Residents of Syria's rebel-held northwest may lose access to critical aid within weeks if the UN Security Council does not extend authorisation for cross-border deliveries, which expires Sunday, officials said.
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World
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Region
6/28/2022 12:11:59 PM
The U.N. political chief urged Libya's rival factions on Monday to agree on measures governing the transition to elections during talks in Geneva later this week, expressing hope this will lead to long-awaited voting "at the earliest possible date.''
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
6/27/2022 11:15:42 PM
Ukraine has called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council over Russian strikes on civilian targets, the UN body said, scheduling the event for Tuesday at 1900 GMT.
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World
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Region
6/14/2022 11:50:41 PM
The United Nations special envoy to Yemen called on rebel Houthis on Tuesday to agree to reopen roads into the besieged city of Taez in the southwest of the war-torn country, during a meeting of the UN Security Council.
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World
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International
6/8/2022 10:07:56 PM
China and Russia took aim at the United States during a landmark UN General Assembly session on Wednesday, accusing Washington of stoking tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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World
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Region
6/4/2022 3:16:26 PM
The UN Security Council approved a resolution late Friday extending the authorization for countries and regional organizations to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya suspected of violating the U.N. arms embargo on the troubled north African nation.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/14/2022 3:22:28 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its strong rejection and condemnation of Israeli police forces’ attack on the funeral of late Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday.
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World
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International
5/14/2022 12:06:25 PM
The UN Security Council on Friday night strongly condemned the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and called for “an immediate, thorough, transparent, and fair and impartial investigation”.
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World
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Region
4/30/2022 9:55:44 PM
The divided UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending its political mission in Libya by just three months, with Russia vetoing a longer prolongation until a new UN envoy is appointed.
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