French national flags in front of the facade of the National Assembly in Paris. File | Photo Credit: AFP France said on Wednesday (October 2, 2024) it was sending additional military resources to the Middle East to tackle the Iranian threat and convened a United Nations (UN) Security Council (UNSC) meeting for later in the … Read more
Food and goods stalls are set up by vendors outside the burnt-out ruins of the UN agency, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) building (L), in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.N. Security Council on June 10 … Read more
India has presented a detailed model on behalf of the G4 nations for Security Council reform that includes new permanent members elected democratically by the General Assembly and displays flexibility on the veto issue. Participating in the Inter-governmental Negotiations on Security Council reform (IGN) on March 7, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. File | Photo Credit: AP Billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk has said it is “absurd” that India does not have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council despite being the most populous country on Earth, as he called for an overhaul of the United Nations (UN) organs. The remarks by … Read more
A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip and ask the U.N. to monitor humanitarian aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave has again been delayed at the request of the U.S., diplomats said on Wednesday. “Negotiations are ongoing and need more time. A rushed vote does not … Read more
Russia and China vetoed a US-led draft resolution in the UN Security Council that would have called for humanitarian pauses in fighting to allow aid access to Gaza while a rival text by Moscow on the Israel-Hamas conflict failed to garner enough votes in its favour. The 15-nation UN Security Council voted on two rival … Read more
People take part in a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people, on October 16, 2023, in Boston. | Photo Credit: AP Same-sex marriage case | Supreme Court to pronounce judgment today A Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud is scheduled on October 17 to pronounce its judgment in a series … Read more
Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat told the UN Security Council on September 21. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s determination to guarantee … Read more
The UK on Monday announced new sanctions in response to “Russia’s attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity,” targeting those involved in the “forced deportation” of children from Ukraine to Russian-controlled territory. Foreign minister James Cleverly announced the 14 sanctions ahead of a speech at the UN Security Council (UNSC) as part of a session on … Read more
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya exits the room during a meeting at the UNSC to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia and Ukraine faced off at the U.N. Security Council on Friday on the first anniversary of their war, with their confrontation even … Read more