Oct 02 What to know about a UN vote to send a Kenya-led force curb Haiti gang violence By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote on a resolution to authorize a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs that have grown incredibly powerful and overwhelmed police. Continue reading
Aug 10 UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017 By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Thomas-Greenfield said the council "must address the horrors, the abuses and crimes being perpetrated" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's regime against its own people as well as the people of Japan and South Korea. Continue reading
Jan 19 Israel and Palestinians clash at UN Security Council meeting as tensions rise By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Israel's U.N. ambassador is accusing the Palestinians of stabbing a knife into any chance for reconciliation by seeking an advisory opinion from the U.N.'s highest court on Israel's decades-old occupation. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: UN Secretary-General calls for ‘armed action’ to reopen port in Haiti By Associated Press The United Nations Secretary-General called for an international "armed action" to reopen a port in Haiti that has been shut down by conflict. Continue reading
Sep 26 What is impeding the long-advocated growth of the U.N. Security Council? By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Virtually everyone involved agrees that the powerful U.N. Security Council needs to expand and include more voices. But as with so many things, the central question is exactly how. Continue reading
Apr 14 U.N. envoy hopeful that there’s a ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for Yemen’s war By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. special envoy for Yemen has told the Security Council that there's "a light at the end of the tunnel" in the more than seven-year war in the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Apr 05 At U.N. Security Council meeting, Zelenskyy accuses Russia of war crimes By Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes. Continue reading
Mar 23 U.N. Security Council defeats Russia humanitarian resolution on Ukraine that would omit fault By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly defeated a Russian resolution that would have acknowledged Ukraine's growing humanitarian needs -- but without mentioning the Russian invasion that caused the escalating crisis. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution demanding end to Ukraine attack By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia's global isolation. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: U.N. Security Council holds emergency meeting as Russia begins attack on Ukraine By Vladimir Isachenkov, Dasha Litvinova, Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you have never seen.”… Continue reading