UN Security Council

Australia will bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2029-30 term, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday, launching the country’s campaign for one of the two seats allocated to its…
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The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned recent Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia and expressed solidarity with Riyadh, as members warned that the escalating violence could further destabilise Yemen and threaten regional…
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Houthi forces “bear full responsibility” for the rapidly escalating crisis in and around the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, Britain’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations told an emergency UN Security Council session on Monday. Member states…
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday strongly condemned the suicide bombing outside a police station in Kabal, Swat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, describing it as a "heinous and cowardly" terrorist…
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The UN Security Council on Thursday launched the process to select the next United Nations secretary-general, holding its first confidential “straw poll” to gauge support for the seven candidates vying to succeed Antonio Guterres, whose…
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Saudi Arabia has called for stronger international efforts to combat conflict-related sexual violence, telling the UN Security Council that such crimes continue to be used as weapons of oppression, intimidation and forced displacement in…
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The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution extending the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan for another year while calling on the Taliban to reverse restrictions on women and intensify efforts against…
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The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the continued detention of dozens of humanitarian workers, UN staff and civil society representatives by Yemen's Houthi movement, renewing calls for their immediate and unconditional…
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Russia on Sunday circulated a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council urging all parties involved in the escalating conflict in the Middle East to immediately halt military activity and return to negotiations, according to a…
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Members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged that the Gaza ceasefire be made permanent and sharply criticized Israel’s moves to expand control in the West Bank, warning they could undermine prospects for a two-state…
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