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Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: is the UN failing?

The United Nations turned 80 in October last year; a venerable age for the most significant international organisation the world has ever seen.

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UN Security Council Meets After US Strikes Venezuela as Guterres Warns of 'Dangerous Precedent'

UN Security Council meets Monday after US captured Venezuelan President Maduro, with UN chief warning of 'dangerous precedent'.

International Business Times

UN Security Council Meets After US Strikes Venezuela as Guterres Warns of 'Dangerous Precedent'

UN Security Council meets Monday after US captured Venezuelan President Maduro, with UN chief warning of 'dangerous precedent'.

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Will Trump Face Consequences for Venezuela Attack? International Law Experts Explain Why He Won't

International law experts say Trump's Venezuela attack violated UN charter, but US veto power on Security Council means he'll face no sanctions despite committing crime of aggression.

International Business Times UK

DRC returns to UN Security Council as non-permanent member after 35 years

The Democratic Republic of Congo returns to the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member for the 2026-2027 term for the first time in more than three decades, hoping to keep the armed crisis in its eastern provinces high on the council's agenda.

Radio France Internationale

UN ambassadors condemn Israel's recognition of Somaliland

Several UN ambassadors criticised Israel during an emergency Security Council meeting on Monday, condemning its unilateral recognition of Somaliland as a violation of sovereignty and international law. The United States was the only member state to defend Israel’s decision to recognise the breakaway region.

Radio France Internationale

UN mulls new mandate for DR Congo peacekeepers at critical moment for conflict

With hostilities once again flaring in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations is weighing another extension of its Monusco peacekeeping mission when its mandate expires this month. Though the UN had been charting a progressive withdrawal, renewed fighting and an international push for peace look set to…

Radio France Internationale

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UN Security Council delegation visits Syria for first time since 1945

A United Nations Security Council delegation has visited Syria for the first time since the council's founding in 1945

The Independent UK

UN Security Council approves international force for Gaza

The United Nations Security Council voted Monday in favour of a US-drafted peace plan for Gaza, that includes the deployment of an international force and a path to a future Palestinian state. It marks a significant step for the fragile ceasefire after more than two years of war between Israel…

Radio France Internationale

UN Security Council approves Trump plan for Gaza security force

The resolution also endorses the Board of Peace, which Trump has said he will chair.

Axios

UN Security Council backs Trump peace plan for Gaza

The move authorises the second phase of the US president's 20-point plan - including foreign troops being sent to demilitarise the territory and decommissioning weapons held by Hamas

Evening Standard

UN Security Council approves Trump’s plan authorising a stabilisation force in Gaza

The negotiations lasted nearly two weeks

The Independent UK

Trump’s Gaza peace plan faces a pivotal UN Security Council vote. Can it get across the line?

The UN Security Council is set to vote on a US-proposed draft resolution in New York on Monday that sets the groundwork for the next stage of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza to be put into force.

The Conversation

US suggests UN Security Council authorize Gaza stabilization force for 2 years

The United States has produced a draft text for the U.N. Security Council that would provide a mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza for at least two years

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UN Security Council approves resolution backing Morocco's plan for Western Sahara

The UN Security Council backed Morocco's claim over Western Sahara in a resolution supported by the US, marking a significant shift in international stance.

The Independent UK

UN authorizes a much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti with new power to detain gang members

The U.N. Security Council has voted to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti

International Business Times

Iran Sanctions Look Set To Return After Last-ditch UN Vote

Sweeping UN sanctions look likely to return on Iran despite a last-ditch effort on Friday by China and Russia for a delay to allow further talks, diplomats say.

Euronews

To veto or not to veto? That's the big question in the EU

Governments can veto decisions on foreign affairs, enlargement and budget. But this also makes enacting sanctions against countries like Russia or Israel harder to approve.

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The Independent UK

Russia’s ‘reckless’ aggression over Estonian airspace condemned by leaders at UN Security Council

The broad condemnation comes as Putin offers Trump a nuclear deal in a bid to limit the arsenals of both countries

Euronews

Russia to respect nuclear arms limits with US for one more year, Putin says

The New START deal, signed by then-US and Russian presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers.

The Independent UK

Aid cuts ‘a gift’ to UK’s adversaries at the UN, warn MPs

The Government announced plans at the start of the year to reduce aid spending to 0.3% of national income to fund greater defence spending.

The Independent UK

UN sanctions on Iran set to return after Security Council vote

Tehran rejects move as ‘lacking any legal or logical justification’

Euronews

US vetoes UN Security Council call for immediate Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages

Thursday's vote came days before the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly, where Gaza will be a major topic and major US allies are expected to recognise an independent Palestinian state.

Al Jazeera

Iran pushes for IAEA resolution as top council backs nuclear inspections

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says there will be no inspections if biting UN sanctions are reinstated.

The Independent UK

US joins UN Security Council’s condemnation of Doha airstrike ahead of Trump’s meeting with Qatari PM: Latest

Donald Trump has reportedly held a heated phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu over Tuesday's strike that killed six

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