UN Security Council

UN Security Council backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan

The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by President Joe… Read More

UN Security Council to vote Friday on Palestinian UN membership

The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for… Read More

Pakistan pushes UNSC to ensure implementation of Gaza ceasefire resolution

GENEVA: Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to take appropriate steps to ensure… Read More

UN Security Council acts to boost aid to Gaza after US abstains

The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian… Read More

Israel bombs Gaza as UN weighs new ceasefire call

Israel carried out more deadly strikes on Gaza Tuesday ahead of an expected UN Security… Read More

UN Security Council adopts resolution for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza

The U.N. Security Council adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war,… Read More

UN Security Council members stress Al-Aqsa mosque status quo

UN Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status… Read More

UN Security Council calls for release of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

Reuters was not immediately able to reach the Myanmar government for comment. Read More

Pakistan calls for upping efforts for women’s protection in conflict zones

'Women are subjected to sexual abuse in the areas like Kashmir and Palestine to spread… Read More

Women suffer most from protracted conflicts, foreign occupation: Lodhi

NEW YORK: Pakistan representative at the United Nations (UN) urged the UN Security Council to… Read More

Inability to resolve Kashmir issue is UN’s ‘most persistent failure’: Lodhi

NEW YORK: Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said that the right of Kashmiri people to self-determination was recognized… Read More

Pakistan raises Kashmir issue in UN Security Council, pointing to atrocities against kids

ISLAMABAD: At the United Nations (UN), Pakistan raised the Kashmir issue and called for effective… Read More

Indian aggression threat to world peace, Maleeha tells UNSC chief

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi met UN Security Council… Read More

North Korea threatens to “sink” Japan, reduce U.S. to “ashes and darkness”

SEOUL: A state agency of North Korea threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to… Read More

Major U.S. allies in Asia welcome new U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea

UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL: Major U.S. allies in Asia welcomed on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous… Read More

Iran warns US not to ‘create new tensions’ over missiles

TEHRAN: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday warned the United States against "creating… Read More

Israel pulls back from approving new East Jerusalem homes

JERUSALEM: Jerusalem's city hall cancelled a vote on Wednesday on applications to build nearly 500… Read More

Aziz briefs P5 mission heads on Indian aggression across borders

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz on Friday briefed mission heads of… Read More

UN condemns North Korea missile launches, vows new measures

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea for… Read More

Pakistan pitches strong at UN for Nuclear Supplier Group’s membership

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has made a strong case for its membership of the Nuclear Suppliers… Read More