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Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats

Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the security council, is informed by three factors. First, repairing the historical injustice of its underrepresentation in global governance. Second, recognising African contributions in shaping the contemporary world order. Third, the urgency of…

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Officials at UN Security Council push for a permanent seat for Africa

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges reform, says the African continent is underrepresented in a changing world.

Al Jazeera

Sudan facing 'apocalyptic level of humanitarian desperation', campaigner says

In Sudan, aid fails to get through but weapons are in ample supply. We hear from Sudanese campaigner Kholood Khair as she heads to New York to brief the UN Security Council on the crisis consuming her homeland.

France 24

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Assassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders

Assassination is a particular form of murder. Regardless of who carries out the act, on whose orders or why, it is always unlawful.

The Conversation

Israel Urges UN To Hold Iran Accountable For Supporting Terrorism

Israel's representative at the UN Security Council calls for action against Iran for supporting extremist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, emphasizing the ...

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Australian government scrambles to clarify stance on Golan Heights after Wong references ‘Israeli town’

Foreign minister’s ‘alarming’ phrasing echoes sovereignty recognised only by Israel and the US under the Trump administration, Palestine advocates say

The Guardian - AU

More than 180,000 displaced from Gaza’s Khan Younis in four days, UN says

‘About 182,000 people’ displaced from central and eastern Khan Younis from Monday – Thursday, UN OCHA says.

Al Jazeera

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Tensions in Yemen could lead to ‘devastating’ regional escalation, says UN envoy

Despite renewed communication efforts between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels, Hans Grundberg, the UN envoy to Yemen, warned the UN Security Council that growing international tensions have reached a “new and dangerous level,” and ongoing domestic disputes could plunge Yemen back into a “full-scale war”.

France 24

Can Palestinians expect changes after ICJ ruling on Israel’s occupation?

The ICJ’s ruling that the occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful is a sign of increasing Israeli isolation.

Al Jazeera

US ambassador visits Haiti to meet new leaders and Kenyan police helping to curb gang violence

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has traveled to Haiti to meet leaders of the new transitional government and the Kenyan police who are the vanguard of a U.N.-backed force meant to help curb widespread gang violence

The Independent UK

BRICS Parliamentary Meet: LS Speaker Birla pitches for reforms in UNSC, WTO

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday made a strong pitch for greater democratisation of global governance structures such as the UN Security Council and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ukraine, Russia Set For UN Showdown Over Strikes

Ukraine is set for a fiery clash with Russia at the UN Security Council Tuesday after Kyiv's allies called for an emergency meeting in the wake of deadly strikes by Moscow.

International Business Times

What to expect as Taliban joins third UN-held talks on Afghanistan in Qatar

It is the first time the Taliban is attending the talks but female representatives from Afghanistan have been excluded.

Al Jazeera

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK

Rights group warning comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in western state.

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UN Security Council demands immediate end to siege of Sudan's El Fasher

The UN Security Council has called for an end to the RSF paramilitary's brutal siege of the Darfuri city of El Fasher. We hear rare testimony from one resident who managed to escape but whose family is still stuck in the gunfire and bombings. Also, it has been two years…

International Business Times

UN Security Council Demands End To Darfur City's Siege

The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded an end to the siege of El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region, where fighting between government and paramilitary forces has provoked a humanitarian crisis.

The Guardian - US

Israeli tanks advance in Rafah as fleeing Palestinians ‘face death and starvation’

UN warns that more than a million people are being forced to flee to areas in which there is little food, water or shelter

The Conversation

Gaza war: with both sides playing politics, don’t expect a ceasefire any time soon

When the UN security council voted in favour of a resolution backing the latest ceasefire deal for Gaza on June 10, the only member state to abstain was Russia. It did so, it said, because of insufficient assurances that Israel would abide by the deal’s terms. China supported the resolution,…

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The Guardian - AU

Hamas has proposed ‘unworkable’ changes to ceasefire plan, Blinken says – as it happened

US secretary of state says some Hamas proposals go beyond what group previously accepted but warns time is short

Radio France Internationale

UN Security Council approves US proposal for 'immediate and total ceasefire' in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire proposal during their meeting in Jerusalem. This after the United Nations Security Council adopted the US-drafted proposal late Monday.

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Gaza war: ‘talks ongoing’ but no formal response to ceasefire proposal from either side, says official – as it happened

Official briefed by mediators says that neither Hamas or Israel has yet given a formal response to US-backed plan

The Independent UK

UN Security Council backs Biden’s ceasefire plan for Gaza

US-drafted resolution calling ceasefire ‘without delay and without condition’ passes as 14 out of 15 members vote in favour

The Conversation

What’s new about the latest UN ceasefire resolution for Gaza, and will it have any better chance of success?

The UN Security Council has passed yet another resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. This is the fourth such resolution adopted by the council since Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel and the launching of Israel’s war in Gaza.

International Business Times

Blinken In Israel To Push Ceasefire Plan For Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with key Israeli opposition figures on Tuesday, a day after he arrived in the country to push a ceasefire plan for the war in Gaza.

The National (Scotland)

UN Security Council backs US plan for ceasefire in Gaza

The UN Security Council has approved its first resolution endorsing a ceasefire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in…

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