UN Security Council

On Sunday, a large number of UN Security Council members condemned Hamas for its fierce attack on Israel, but the United States lamented that there was not universal agreement. The Palestinian Islamists who control the blockaded...

At a vote in the General Assembly on Tuesday, South Korea hopes to win one of the vacancies on the UN Security Council (UNSC). Seoul would have the chance to prioritize matters that are important to...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine blasted Russia, whose commander is accused of war crimes, for taking over the UN Security Council on Saturday, calling it an absurd and destructive move. The last time Russia presided over...

Despite being the main victims of war and conflict, women are still notably underrepresented in diplomatic discussions, officials on Tuesday informed the United Nations Security Council. On the eve of International Women’s Day on March 8,...

In a statement released on Monday, the UN Security Council warned that the Israeli hard-right government’s plans to retroactively legalize settlements in occupied Palestinian territory “impede peace” and voiced its “dismay” with them. “The Security Council...

The UN Security Council, unable to ensure world peace, has been relegated to a monitoring position in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with little choice but to convene further urgent discussions on the crisis this week. The 15-member...

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned last week’s massacre in Myanmar of more than 30 people, including two Save the Children staff, that was blamed on junta troops. The killings took place on Christmas...

The UN Security Council will hold a virtual public meeting Sunday to address the soaring violence between Israel and the Palestinians, diplomats said Thursday. The United States, which had blocked an originally scheduled Friday session and...

Five new countries — India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland, and Kenya — formally joined the UN Security Council on Monday at a time of growing polarization in the body charged with keeping world peace and security. They...

The United States and eight other countries on Tuesday requested a UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar to hear from a UN fact-finding mission that has accused the country’s military of atrocities against Muslim Rohingyas. The...