Keywords: Security Council


Morocco's ambassador dismisses Sahara debate at UN decolonization body as outdated

Morocco's permanent representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, declared at a regional seminar of the UN Committee of 24 in Managua that the continued inclusion of the Sahara question on that body's agenda represents an outdated approach that undermines the primary authority of the Security......

Ukraine demands urgent UN meeting after massive Kyiv strike

Ukraine has requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council and a joint meeting of the OSCE security cooperation forum following one of the largest Russian aerial attacks on Kyiv since the start of the war. The overnight assault on 23–24 May killed at least four people and......

UN Security Council divided after deadly drone strike in Luhansk dormitory

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session following a deadly drone strike on a student dormitory in Starobilsk, a town in Russian-occupied Luhansk. The meeting exposed deep diplomatic divisions over responsibility for the attack, which left at least six people dead and dozens injured,......

China’s Foreign Minister to chair UN Security Council meeting and visit Canada

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to travel to New York to chair a high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council before continuing his diplomatic tour with an official visit to Canada. According to Chinese authorities, the visit reflects Beijing’s ongoing efforts to strengthen......

Morocco reaffirms support for stability and national unity in Guinea-Bissau at AU peace and Security Council

Morocco has reiterated its strong commitment to the stability and national unity of Guinea-Bissau during a meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC). During discussions focused on the political transition and security situation in Guinea-Bissau, the Moroccan delegation emphasized......

UN security council holds closed-door meeting on Iran at Moscow’s request

The United Nations Security Council is set to convene behind closed doors on Friday following a request from Moscow, amid rising tensions surrounding Iran. The move comes as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts to address escalating concerns over recent military developments in the region. According to......

UN reports over 6,000 housing units approved in West Bank settlements

A UN report briefed to the Security Council on March 24 revealed continued high levels of Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Planning authorities advanced or approved more than 6,000 housing units over three and a half months. Eight Council members issued a joint......

Ali Larijani, influential Iranian powerbroker, dies at 67

Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani, long recognized as one of the Islamic Republic’s most influential figures, has died at the age of 67, according to Iranian media. Larijani, a key architect of Iran’s security strategy and a trusted adviser to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,......

Iranian security chief threatens unprecedented strikes against Israel and The United States

The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, has vowed to launch what he described as unprecedented strikes against Israel and the United States following recent attacks on the Islamic Republic. In a message published on the social media platform X, Larijani declared that......