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USA

Russia 'should not be' on UN Security Council, says US diplomat

"Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council. It shouldn't be because of what it is doing in Ukraine," said US ambassador to the United Nations.

USA

How can Russia can take on th UN Security Council presidency amid war?

Russia takes over the UN Security Council presidency more than a year after launching a full-scale war in Ukraine. How can it manage a body whose primary responsibility is the maintenance of international peace and security?

World News

Ukraine's leader wants to visit UN on invasion anniversary

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to visit the United Nations to address a high-level meeting of the 193-member General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Friday.

World News

Malta and Switzerland play an outsized role on the UN's biggest stage

The EU's smallest Member State, and Europe's most famously neutral nation, have just started their two year stint as members of the Security Council.

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World News

World population to hit 8 billion

World population is to hit 8 billion, with the largest increase coming from the global south.

Haiti

UN split over sending an international force to crisis-hit Haiti

Mexico and the US have proposed the idea, but Russia and China have expressed reservations.

Ukraine

UN agency calls for safety zone around Ukraine nuclear plant

The UN atomic watchdog agency has urged Russia and Ukraine to establish a safety and security protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia power plant.

Ukraine

'Grave hour' at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says UN nuclear chief

Rafael Grossi urged Russia and Ukraine -- who blame each other for the attacks on the plant -- to immediately allow nuclear experts to assess the damage and evaluate safety and security at Europe's largest nuclear powerplant.

USA

Expel 'terrorist' Russia, Zelenskyy tells UN

In a virtual address to the UN Security Council, Ukraine's president called for an international tribunal to investigate Russia's "killing spree" and hold Moscow accountable.

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein takes on the world's most powerful countries at the UN

The European micro-state wants to see more accountability from USA, Russia, China, France and Britain.

USA

US leads calls for sanctions on North Korea after latest missile test

The United States has led calls for increased sanctions on North Korea, following Pyong-Yang’s first long-range missile test for almost five years.

World News

Five nuclear weapons states pledge to stop their 'further spread'

The US, UK, China, Russia, and France affirmed in a statement that "that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."

Cyprus

UN condemns Turkish move to reopen Cyprus ghost town

In a statement on Friday UN Security Council warned that any move to resettle the former tourist town would be "inadmissable".

Belarus

US, European nations call for probe into Belarus plane diversion

"These acts are a blatant attack on international civilian aviation safety and on European security and show flagrant disregard for international law," they said following a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

USA

UN chief calls for end to "utterly appalling" Israel-Hamas conflict

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fresh wave of violence "perpetuates the cycles of death, destruction and despair... Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately."

Kosovo

Russia interrupts UN video meeting to protest over Kosovo flag

98 of the UN's 193 member nations recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, but Russia and China are among those who do not.

Afghanistan

At least eight people killed in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

World News

UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding COVID ceasefire

The resolution "will help bring vaccines to 160 million people in conflict areas or displaced by conflict,'' says the council president.

World News

UN Security Council rejects US demand to extend Iran arms embargo

Only the Dominican Republic supported the Trump administration resolution out of the 15 members on the security council. Russia and China opposed the resolution and eleven other nations abstained.

China

Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View

The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites...