The U.S. has vetoed a Gaza cease-fire resolution in the U.N. Security Council The United States was the only country to vote against a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. WEKU · Dec 8, 2023
US piles pressure on Israel over conduct in war on Hamas Secretary of state Antony Blinken urges more to be done to protect civilians in Gaza – as UN Security Council votes on resolution calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
Ahead of key Israel-Hamas ceasefire vote, where do UNSC members stand? Support for a ceasefire has grown within the UN Security Council, but the US and UK might veto the proposal. Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2023
UN Security Council To Consider Urging Gaza Ceasefire The UN Security Council meets on Gaza Friday under acute pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and will vote on urging an immediate ceasefire after weeks of ruinous war. International Business Times · Dec 8, 2023
Venezuela-Guyana Tensions Soar, US Mounts Military Exercises The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbor Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting. International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023
Venezuela, Guyana Tensions Rise Over Disputed Oil-rich Region Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana Tuesday as Caracas proposed a bill to declare a Venezuelan province in a disputed oil-rich region and ordered the state oil company to issue licenses for extracting crude there. International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023
Guyana Says Will Approach UN If Venezuela Moves On Disputed Region Guyana said Tuesday it will approach the UN Security Council for help if Venezuela makes any moves on a disputed oil-rich region following a referendum Caracas says bolstered its claim to it. International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023
North Korean Smugglers Disguised Under Pacific Island Flags North Korean "smuggling networks" are registering ships in Pacific nations to disguise themselves while trafficking oil, according to former United Nations sanctions experts and documents obtained by AFP. With strict sanctions limiting Pyongyang's ability to import fuel, North Korean smugglers have adopted increasingly creative methods to deceive authorities and dodge… International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023
UN Security Council terminates its mission in war-hit Sudan At the request of Sudanese authorities, the UN Security Council has ended the world body's political mission in the African country ravaged by more than seven months of fighting between two rival generals. Radio France Internationale · Dec 2, 2023
UN Security Council Puts End To Mission In Sudan At the request of Sudanese authorities, the UN Security Council on Friday ended the world body's political mission in the African country ravaged by more than seven months of fighting between two rival generals. International Business Times · Dec 1, 2023
Australia sanctions North Korea over satellite launch Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced further sanctions on North Korea after it violated UN Security Council resolutions on missile technology. AAP · Dec 1, 2023
Kim's sister rejects US offer of dialogue with North Korea and vows more satellite launches The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation of U.N. bans The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
Tensions Rise As US And North Korean Ambassadors Spar At UN Security Council Meeting US and North Korean Ambassadors Clash at UN in Rare Verbal Exchange Amid Escalating Tensions Zenger · Nov 28, 2023
N.Korea Tells UN That Satellite Launch Was Self-defense North Korea told the UN Security Council on Monday that its launch of a spy satellite was legitimate self-defense, rejecting denunciations led by the United States. International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023
The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023 If Kenya wants to help Haiti, it should push for colonial reparations not send in the police As the security situation in Haiti deteriorates, Kenya has offered to lead a new sort of UN mission to the country from 2024. In early October, the UN Security Council authorised a Multinational Security Support mission led by Kenya to confront the paramilitary-style gangs that control the capital city of…
Salon · Nov 18, 2023 How U.S. war crimes led us here Israeli forces are emulating what the U.S. did in Mosul, Fallujah and elsewhere. But it's harder to hide
France 24 · Nov 15, 2023 Ghana calls for African united front on demand for slavery reparations Africa is seeking an action plan on the back of growing calls for compensation for the historical enslavement of millions of its people at a conference in Ghana. Meanwhile in the Central African Republic, the UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to renew its local peacekeeping mission – MINUSCA…
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023 The UN Security Council is trying for a fifth time to adopt a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war After four failed attempts, the U.N. Security Council is trying for a fifth time to come up with a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023 Kenya says it won't deploy police to fight gangs in Haiti until they receive training and funding Kenya says it won't deploy its police officers to Haiti until all conditions on training and funding are met in line with last month’s approval from the U
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023 Blinken arrives in Seoul for talks focused on North Korea and its military cooperation with Russia Heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, suspected North Korean cooperation with Russia in its war on Ukraine and concerns about China’s growing aggressiveness are topping U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s agenda as he visits South Korea
Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023 North Korea sent a million missiles to Russia, South Korean spy agency says The deliveries amounted to two months' worth of shells for Russia, according to South Korea
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023 North Korea has likely sent missiles as well as ammunition and shells to Russia, Seoul says South Korea says North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, along with its widely reported shipments of ammunition and shells
France 24 · Oct 31, 2023 Israel-Hamas war: ‘420 children killed or injured every day’, UNICEF spokesperson says Speaking at an UN Security Council emergency meeting on Monday, the UN's Children's Fund (UNICEF) executive director said that two thirds of all people killed in Gaza since Israel declared war on Hamas, have been women and children. Joining us on Perspective, UNICEF spokesperson Toby Fricker says that the number…
Radio France Internationale · Oct 31, 2023 Current aid system for Gaza 'geared to fail,' UN warns The UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned Monday that the limited number of aid trucks entering Gaza were insufficient to meet the "unprecedented humanitarian needs" in the territory. Other agencies warned of the risk of a 'spillover' across the region.
Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2023 As the UN votes on the Israel-Gaza war, Palestine can only observe As a non-member observer, Palestine can speak at UN meetings but can’t vote on resolutions about the situation in Gaza.