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UN chief says it’s time to reform Security Council and Bretton Woods

HIROSHIMA: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that it was time to reform both the Security Council and Bretton Woods to align with...

UN chief tells Security Council: Afghanistan ‘hanging by thread’

UNITED NATIONS: Afghanistan is "hanging by a thread," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday, calling for countries to authorize...

Security Council expected to hold talks on N.Korea test

North Korea claimed to have entered a new phase in its defense capability with the test Wednesday of a submarine-launched ballistic missile

Russia casts 13th veto of U.N. Security Council action during Syrian war

Russia cast its 13th veto on Thursday of U.N. Security Council action on the Syrian conflict, blocking a demand for a truce in northwest Syria because it does not include an exemption for military offensives against U.N. blacklisted militant groups.

U.N. Security Council to vote Thursday on call for Idlib truce, Russia likely to oppose: diplomats

The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Thursday on a draft resolution calling for a truce in northwest Syria, though diplomats said the measure is likely to be opposed by veto-power Russia.

U.N. Security Council calls for ceasefire in Libya

The United Nations Security Council called on all parties to the Libya conflict on Friday to commit to a ceasefire and return to U.N.-led mediation, said Indonesian U.N. Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, president of the 15-member body for May.

UN Security Council condemns ‘cowardly’ terror attacks in Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” terrorist attacks on Chinese Consulate in Karachi and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Qureshi calls for making UN Security Council more democratic, transparent

NEW YORK: On the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi attended the ministerial meeting of the Uniting...

US presses UN Security Council to sanction Iran

UNITED NATIONS: The United States urged fellow UN Security Council members Wednesday to punish Iran for "malign behavior" in the Middle East, at a...

Two-thirds of U.N. Security Council upset by non-implementation of Mideast resolution

UNITED NATIONS: Two-thirds of the United Nations Security Council expressed “profound concern” on Monday that a 2016 resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement...

UNSC members roundly condemn Trump’s Jerusalem plan

NEW YORK: United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members widely condemned President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel – a...

Pakistan pushes for UNSC reform on democratic principles

NEW YORK: Pakistan on Tuesday criticised the aspirants for permanent seats in an expanded United Nations Security Council — India, Brazil, Germany and Japan...

Pakistan seeks expansion in non-permanent seats at UNSC

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan and its allies opposing additional permanent members on the United Nations Security Council seek expansion only in the non-permanent seats as...

Pakistan calls for increase in non-permanent seats at UNSC

NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for adding more elected seats to United Nations Security Council and said that it is the only way to...

US envoy warns of deep review of UN peacekeeping

NEW YORK: The United States warned on Wednesday that it would use its presidency of the UN Security Council to review the performance of...

Pakistan opposes creation of more Security Council permanent seats

NEW YORK: Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). According to Radio Pakistan, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative...

Portugal’s Antonio Guterres nominated as UN chief

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next Secretary-General, recommending that the...

Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to salvage ceasefire

An impassioned Kerry faced off with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN Security Council in New York, in an unusually heated televised...

UN Security Council to hear about US-Russia Syria deal

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Friday to hear details of a US-Russian deal on Syria as it weighs whether to endorse the agreement, diplomats said.

UN to begin work on new North Korea sanctions

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council agreed on Friday to immediately begin work on a new raft of sanctions on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test drew global condemnation.
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