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UN Security Council meets in emergency session over Lebanon
United Nations: The UN Security Council has met in an emergency session on Lebanon, following an uptick in cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, and deadly wireless device explosions targeting members…
- India
US reaffirms longstanding support for permanent UNSC seats for India, Japan, Germany
New York: The US has reaffirmed its “longstanding support” for India, Japan and Germany to sit as permanent members in the United Nations Security Council, as it announced new proposals on reform…
- Middle East
UAE raises alarm over famine affecting 25 million in Sudan
The United Arab Emirates is alarmed by the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan, with severe food insecurity affecting over 25 million Sudanese citizens. UAE’s ministry of foreign affairs in a press…
- World
For first time, UNSC to discuss reforming itself: Council President
United Nations: For the first time, the UN Security Council will discuss reforming itself with the aim of building momentum for the long-stalled reform process, Council President Michael Imran Kanu has said.…
- World
UNSC to meet on Russian attack on Ukraine children’s hospital
United Nations: Security Council is scheduled to take up on Tuesday Russia’s bombing of a children’s hospital in Ukraine that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as “particularly shocking”. Ukraine’s largest children’s health…
- India
India warns against UNSC mandates not rooted in ‘current realities’, calls for its reform
United Nations: Calling for a reform of the UN Security Council, India has cautioned against its peacekeeping mandates as “not representative of current realities”. Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka said: “We…
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Only comprehensive reform can enable UNSC to effectively manage global conflicts: India
United Nations: India has asserted that as the United Nations turns 80 next year, it is “high time” to reform the Security Council by expanding its permanent and non-permanent categories to enable…
- World
UN Security Council passes US-drafted Gaza ceasefire resolution
The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, June 10, passed a United States (US)-drafted resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The resolution was approved by 14 countries, with Russia…
- World
UNSC to hold emergency meeting after Rafah attack
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday, following the deadly airstrike by Israel near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The emergency meeting was…
- India
Pressing UNSC reforms, India highlights consensus in G20
United Nations: Pressing the case for Security Council reforms, India has highlighted the consensus arrived at the more representative G20 Summit on issues that could not make it through the UN’s highest…
- India
‘Support reforms to UN institutions’: US on Musk’s remarks on India’s permanent UNSC seat
Washington: The US has offered support for reforms to United Nations institutions, including the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a press briefing…
- Middle East
Israel calls for emergency UNSC meet as Iran strikes its territory
New York: In the wake of the Iranian drone strikes on its soil in response to the attack on its consulate in Syria, Israel put in a request with the United Nations…
- Middle East
UNSC passes resolution for immediate ceasefire in Gaza; US abstains
After more than five months of war between Israel and Hamas, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution on Monday, March 25, calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza Strip during…
- World
India criticises UfC model for UNSC reform, calls for UN 2.0
United Nations: India has criticised a model for the UN Security Council presented by the Uniting for Consensus group that includes Pakistan, saying it stands against the idea supported by a majority…
- India
India assails ‘disguised veto’ at UNSC anti-terrorism panel protecting Pak-based terrorists
United Nations: India has assailed the secretive “subterranean” working of the Security Council sanctions committee on terrorism, accusing it of allowing a system of “disguised veto” in blocking the listing of Pakistan-linked…
