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Security-Council

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

US pushes UN to cut North Korea oil imports, ban tobacco, blacklist Lazarus hackers

The United States circulated the draft to the 15 council members this week. It was not immediately clear if or when it could be put to a vote. A resolution needs nine "yes" votes and no vetoes by Russia, China, France, Britain, or the United States.

Europe 4 years ago

PREMIUM
The lonely envoy: Moscow's man at the UN finds himself on the defensive

Russia, the country he represents at the United Nations, had just invaded Ukraine, sending shock waves around the world that continue to reverberate today.

Europe 4 years ago

UN opens emergency Security Council meeting on Ukraine

"We are confronted with a very, very dramatic situation," France's ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas de Riviere told reporters before entering the council chamber. France was among a handful of nations that called the emergency session at the instigation of Ukraine.

Opinion 4 years ago

PREMIUM
The lingering hope for 76th session of the UNGA: What can be done?

In UNGA 76, many member states will no longer accept the emergency state of the UN. They will likely demand a recovered, thriving and reopened UN.

Editorial 4 years ago

Council of despair?

It is this great power rivalry that has increasingly gotten in the way of the UNSC getting anything done.

World 4 years ago

UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem but holds off on statement

The negotiations among the 15 nations on the Security Council were over a text that could be watered down from an initial draft proposed by Norway, diplomats said.

World 5 years ago

TikTok faces US national security review

A US government national security review of the social media app TikTok is nearly complete and will deliver a recommendation to the White House this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.

Opinion 5 years ago

Shared responsibility to history and our future

The agenda proposed by Russia for the upcoming summit of the Five is extremely important and relevant both for our countries and for the entire world. And we have specific ideas and initiatives on all the items.

World 5 years ago

China refuses Security Council meeting on Hong Kong

Washington on Wednesday requested an emergency UN meeting over a controversial security law China has proposed for Hong Kong, but Beijing refused to allow it to proceed, according to US diplomats.