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UN Security Council to vote on ending peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Dec 31
August 28, 2025 12:51 pm
UNIFIL was created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon after Israel’s 1978 invasion.
Sudan's military accepts UN proposal of weeklong ceasefire in El Fasher for aid distribution
June 28, 2025 10:40 am
Burhan agreed to the proposal and stressed the importance of implementing relevant UN Security Council resolutions, but it's unknown whether the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces would agree and comply with the ceasefire.
Iran signals retaliation to US strikes; says military will set ‘timing, nature and scale’
June 23, 2025 9:16 am
Iran’s Ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani stated that his country had repeatedly warned Washington to avoid provoking further conflict.
Pakistan secures key roles in UNSC committees: Should India worry?
June 11, 2025 2:57 pm
Pakistan is now the Chair of the 1988 Taliban Sanctions Committee, Vice Chair of the 1373 Counter-Terrorism Committee , and a Co-Chair in two informal working groups of the UNSC. What are these committees? What powers does Pakistan now have?
In a time of conflict and climate change, the UN badly needs a reset
June 09, 2025 5:37 pm
The UN needs to start limiting the power of veto, and if any decision is vetoed, it should be reviewed by a nonpartisan panel acting as a transparent body that discloses the motivation and implications, forcing countries to act responsibly
As Pakistan fails to get into ‘expected’ UNSC panels, India in talks with friends
June 08, 2025 11:54 am
Sources in New York told The Indian Express that Pakistan demanded to be the chair of the 1267 Sanctions Committee; 1540 (Non-Proliferation) Sanctions Committee; 1988 (Taliban) Committee and Chair of the 1373 Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC).
Pakistan in UNSC, India gets support of other non-permanent members
April 30, 2025 5:39 am
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Foreign Ministers of Algeria, Greece, Guyana, Panama, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia — all are currently on the UNSC for a two-year term as non-permanent members.
UK to put Sudan resolution to vote by UN Security Council
November 18, 2024 7:46 am
A power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out in April 2023 ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule, killing thousands and triggering the world's largest displacement crisis.
UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
June 11, 2024 2:38 pm
U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood told reporters earlier on Monday that the United States sees the deal as “the best, most realistic opportunity to bring at least a temporary halt to this war.”
UN Security Council to vote today on Palestinian UN membership
April 18, 2024 10:29 pm
The 15-member council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations," diplomats said.
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UN Security Council calls for immediate ceasefire as Gaza toll rises to 501
July 21, 2014 4:15 pm
The UNSC expressed serious concern about the escalation of violence in and around Gaza.
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