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Security Council to vote on Libya peace deal
The U.N. security council on Wednesday is expected to vote on a resolution supporting a new U.N.-brokered deal to form a unity government in Libya. Diplomats say discussions continue Tuesday. A draft of the resolution obtained by The Associated Press
U.N. warns Mali attack could be war crime
The United Nations Security Council condemned a rocket attack that killed two U.N. peacekeepers and a contractor Saturday in northeast Mali, warning it could be a war crime. In a unanimous declaration, the council’s 15 member countries urged the Malian
World unites ‘against ISIS death cult’ in U.N. vote
The unanimous U.N. Security Council vote on Friday backing action against ISIS shows the world is united against the “evil death cult”, British Prime Minister David Cameron said. The United Nations Security Council authorized countries to “take all necessary measures”
U.N. seeks to revive Israeli-Palestinian talks
A draft U.N. resolution aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks calls for a freeze on Jewish settlements and halting moves to prosecute Israel at the International Criminal Court. The text drafted by New Zealand has been circulated to the 15
U.N. Security Council to meet on Mideast violence
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will brief the Security Council on Wednesday on his trip to the Middle East where he is seeking to defuse weeks of violence, diplomats said. Ban made the request to urgently speak to council members by
Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay join U.N. Security Council
Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay were elected on Thursday to the U.N. Security Council during an uncontested vote held at the General Assembly. The five countries ran unopposed for the non-permanent seats after regional groups put them forward as
Yemen FM: ‘War wiped out decades of development’
Yemen’s foreign minister said on Saturday that less than a year of fighting in his country has wiped out decades of development, according to the Associated Press. Riad Yassin told the U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders in New
KSA, OIC support Kazakhstan’s bid for Security Council seat
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reiterated its backing for Kazakhstan’s bid for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council for 2017-2018. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have expressed full support to Kazakhstan’s bid for the seat,
U.N. envoy to brief council on war in Syria
A U.N. envoy who has spent two months meeting with key players in Syria will address the Security Council next week to make recommendations for ending the war. Staffan de Mistura will be in New York from Monday to meet
U.N. voices outrage over Syria barrel-bomb attacks
The U.N. Security Council expressed outrage Friday over a recent wave of barrel-bomb attacks in Syria’s northern Aleppo province that have left scores dead. Russia, Syria’s ally, joined in a statement from the 15-member council condemning “all violence against civilians,
U.N. urges Yemen humanitarian ceasefire
A new humanitarian pause to fighting in Yemen has been urged by the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. In a unanimous statement, the 15-member council backed a call by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, saying that peace talks should swiftly be
ICC prosecutor wants probe of ISIS in Libya
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Tuesday her office wants to investigate alleged crimes by groups claiming allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other extremist groups in Libya. Fatou Bensouda said in a
GCC hails U.N. embargo on Yemen’s Houthis
The Gulf Cooperation Council has welcomed a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing an arms embargo against Yemen’s Houthi militias and blacklisting the country’s deposed president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. In a statement, the Secretary-General of the Gulf bloc, Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani,
U.N. holds Libya arms embargo in place
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday to step up the fight against Islamic extremists in Libya but without lifting the arms embargo. Libya, backed by Egypt, had asked for an end to the arms embargo to
U.N. Security Council to hold emergency meet on Libya
The U.N. Security Council will meet in an emergency session Wednesday on the crisis in Libya. The meeting comes as Egypt presses the council to take action after the ISIS group posted a video of the beheading of 21 Egyptian
UNSC urges Yemen’s Houthis to cede power
Yemen’s Houthi militia was urged by the U.N. Security Council on Sunday to cede power and release President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi. The 15 members of the council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution drafted by Britain and Jordan to that
Arab states endorse new Palestinian move at U.N. Security Council
Arab foreign ministers on Thursday endorsed a Palestinian plan to resubmit a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council calling for Israel to withdraw from occupied territories by late 2017. The United States helped defeat a similar draft resolution in
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