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US, UK, France put on hold Pakistan bid to designate Baloch group as terrorists

September 20, 2025 3:41 am

Pakistan, a non-permanent member at the UNSC, had China, a permanent member, backing the proposal, but three other permanent members of the Security Council said the BLA does not have links with Al Qaeda or ISIL.

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.

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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.

The UNSC Chamber, also known as the Norwegian Room, at the UN Headquarters in New York. (Wikimedia Commons)

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

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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).

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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.

The resolution — which was approved with 14 of the 15 Security Council members voting in favor and Russia abstaining — calls on Israel and Hamas “to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.” (File Photo)

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.”