UN Security Council

Type: Organization

Name: UN Security Council

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for UN Security Council

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 42 mins ago - 1 reports

Beijing supports Iran's participation in Geneva 2 conference on Syria

In Beijing the Chinese government gave its support to Iran's participation in a proposed international conference aimed at ending the Syrian conflict. Speaking to reporters, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Iranian input was essential for a negotiated ... [Published Press tv - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Geneva, Beijing

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 53 mins ago - 4 reports

UN Security Council

Malaysia To Work Hard For UN Security Council Seat

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), May 22 (Bernama) -- Leaving no stone unturned,Malaysia will work hard to secure a seat in the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) for the term 2015-2016, which would enable the country to play a part ininternational security i ... [Published Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies - 53 mins ago]

Entities: Malaysia, UN Security Council, International Security

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon voices concern about Korean Peninsula

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced his concerns over tension on the Korean Peninsula on Sunday following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducting nuclear missile tests Saturday.The international community, including the United Nations ... [Published BioPrepWatch - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Korean Peninsula, Ban Ki-moon, missile, Nuclear

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta

Kenya invited to argue bid to end ICC cases

The government was Tuesday invited to present merits of its request to have ICC cases terminated as the court constituted two Trial Chambers to hear and determine the matters. In a letter to Kenya’s Ambassador to the UN, Macharia Kamau, the council has ... [Published Daily Nation - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Kenya, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, Crimes Against Humanity, UN Security Council, Joshua Sang

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Li Keqiang

Sino-Indian relations

The Hindu has rightly underlined the urgency to push forward the process of negotiations between India and China on the border issue ("Moving forward to stand still," May 21).If China and India are indeed "destined to be together," Beijing must back New ... [Published The Hindu - 7 hours ago]

Entities: India, Li Keqiang, Chennai, China

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

United Nations

UN urges action to end child soldiers in Myanmar

In the new report to the U.N. Security Council, Ban also urged the government to close a loophole that allows the recruitment of 16-year-olds who have finished 10th grade and obtained special authorization from the Office of the Adjutant General to join ... [Published Times Live South Africa - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Child Soldiers, Myanmar/Burma, United Nations

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

International Criminal Court

Why I insist that ICC cases against Kenya leadership should be dropped

Kenya's United Nations Ambassador Macharia Kamau. FILE |NATION MEDIA GROUPMy recent communication to the UN Security Council requesting the cessation of weak cases against Kenyan officials by the International Criminal Court has caused considerable public ... [Published Africa Review - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Kenya, Leadership, UN Security Council, Nation Media Group, International Criminal Court

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Foreign Ministry denies Ukraine's involvement in arms supplies to North Korea

KYIV, May 20 /UKRINFORM/. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said that Ukraine is not involved in illegal arms shipments to North Korea.Acting Director of the Information Policy Department of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Yevhen Perebyinis said this ... [Published Ukrinform - 16 hours ago]

Entities: North Korea, Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, UN Security Council

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 5 reports

'Situation on Korean Peninsula still serious'

Moscow, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The security situation on the Korean Peninsula is still serious after North Korea's recent missile launch and its defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons, South Korea has said."We continue to face a grave situation due to ... [Published News Track India - May 21 2013]

Entities: Korean Peninsula, missile, North Korea

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

'India expects greater backing from Russia in UNSC quest'

India, with its "time-tested relationship" with Russia, expects greater backing from Moscow in its quest for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, a diplomatic officical said here Tuesday. ... [Published Business Standard India - 15 hours ago]

Entities: India, Russia, UN Security Council

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Cyprus: Ankara attempts to change on UNFICYP mandate

Ahead of the discussion in the UN Security Council on July ... [Published Ansamed - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Ankara, Cyprus, UN Security Council

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

UN CHIEF: INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON SYRIA TO BE HELD SOON

MOSCOW, Russia, May 20 (NNN-FNA) - An international conference on Syria will be held soon, following consultations with the UN Security Council permanent members, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday.Ban "has been actively consulting" with all ... [Published NAM News Network - May 20 2013]

Entities: Syria, United Nations, Moscow, Sergey Lavrov

Quotes

said Beijing "should let the North Korean side know we are angry"

N. Korea sends military leader as 'special envoy' to China [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - 28 mins ago]

"Considering what has happened, I think we must expedite the deployment so they will be fully responsible as soon as possible" Ban stated

'Congo clashes kill 19, injure 27' [Published Press tv - 2 hours ago]

"The suffering and displacement of the people, especially women and children, in eastern DRC and beyond have gone on for too long and cannot be tolerated any further" del Buey said, quoting Robinson as saying

UN officials urge to implement peace framework for DRC [Published Xinhua News Agency - 3 hours ago]

"We are in close contact with the troop contributors with a view to retaining their active support because they are crucial" he said

UN: 3 peacekeepers abducted between Israel-Syria [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - 6 hours ago]

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N. Korea sends military leader as 'special envo... [Published Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - 28 mins ago]
Top N. Korea military leader visits China—KCNA [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - 30 mins ago]
Malaysia To Work Hard For UN Security Council Seat [Published Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies - 53 mins ago]
Top N. Korea military leader visits China [Published Adelaide Now - 57 mins ago]
Ban expects UN Brigade to help normalize DRC si... [Published CHINAdaily - 1 hour ago]
If at First You Don't Succeed, Bomb, Bomb Again [Published Center for a New American Security - 2 hours ago]
Beijing supports Iran's participation in Geneva... [Published Press tv - 2 hours ago]
'Congo clashes kill 19, injure 27' [Published Press tv - 2 hours ago]
UN officials urge to implement peace framework ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 3 hours ago]
David Martin: Everyone can help ease Syria crisis [Published The Scotsman - 4 hours ago]
A close reading of the Fox News story at the ce... [Published Foreign Policy Magazine - 4 hours ago]
UN: 3 peacekeepers abducted between Israel-Syria [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - 6 hours ago]
Ban Ki-moon voices concern about Korean Peninsula [Published BioPrepWatch - 6 hours ago]
Kenya invited to argue bid to end ICC cases [Published Daily Nation - 6 hours ago]
Sino-Indian relations [Published The Hindu - 7 hours ago]
What is Iran's Nuclear Red Line? [Published Brookings Institution - 8 hours ago]
President Hadi delivers a speech on National Un... [Published Yemen News Agency - 8 hours ago]
President Obama to meet China's Xi Jinping in C... [Published Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago]
Ban Ki-moon wants UN forces in eastern DR Congo... [Published The Guardian Nigeria - 8 hours ago]
Prime Minister Erdogan Praised at White House: ... [Published Cutting Edge News - 8 hours ago]
UN urges action to end child soldiers in Myanmar [Published Times Live South Africa - 9 hours ago]
What is Iran's Nuclear Red Line? [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - 9 hours ago]
Austria says peackeepers may quit Golan if EU a... [Published Morning Call - 9 hours ago]
MP calls on Army to stop recruiting child soldiers [Published Northern Echo - 9 hours ago]
Violations vs Children Continue und... [Published Bulatlat.com - 10 hours ago]
Inzko: International community needs to take ac... [Published Southeast European Times - 10 hours ago]
Kosovo Serbs cry for help [Published Pravda - 10 hours ago]
DR Congo fighting leaves 19 dead ahead of UN ch... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - 10 hours ago]
Gabriel Sanchez Zinny: Mapping a New Era for La... [Published Huffington Post - 10 hours ago]
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, M... [Published Individual.com - 11 hours ago]

Blogs

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What is Iran's Nuclear Red Line? [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - 9 hours ago] Tehran’s denials and protestations to the contrary, its nuclear ambitions clearly go beyond peaceful, civilian purposes. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is soon expected to issue a report stating that Iran has increased its capacity ...
If at First You Don't Succeed, Bomb, Bomb Again [Published TAPPED - 14 hours ago] AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi In testimony last week before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman made clear the U.S. would continue to look for ways ...
Russia’s Lavrov on Solving Syria through Diplom... [Published Informed Comment - 23 hours ago] The USG Open Source Center translates an interview by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from Russian, treating Syria and Palestine. Russian Foreign Minister Discusses Syria, Palestinian Question in Interview to Lebanese TV Transcript of Russian ...
Saudi Arabia blocks climate change from UN pove... [Published Zunia.org RSS - May 17 2013] Saudi Arabia is leading calls for climate change to be omitted from the UNs 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At an SDG meeting in New York recently attended by over 70 nations the Saudis, together with fellow oil producers Venezuela and the ...
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's U.S. Agenda [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - May 16 2013] Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Washington this week and will meet with President Obama today. This is his first visit to the United States since December 2009. But the world and the Middle East have changed dramatically since ...

Audio/Video

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UN to send peacekeepers to Mali [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 26 2013]
James Bays reports on the UN peacekeeping force... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 25 2013]
UN approves peacekeeping force for Mali [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 25 2013]
UN humanitarian chief asks for more aid [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 19 2013]
Obama meets with Abbas in Ramallah [Published CNN.com - Video - Mar 21 2013]

Press Releases

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OSCE Chair addresses UN Security Council, stres... [Published OSCE Press releases - May 08 2013]
Obiang Makes Plea For African UN Veto [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Apr 25 2013]
AJC Urges U.S., World Powers: Tell Iran It Cann... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Apr 07 2013]
IAEA DG Yukiya AMANO, Introductory Statement to... [Published IAEA Press Room - Mar 04 2013]
IAEA Expresses Regret Over DPRK Nuclear Test An... [Published IAEA Press Room - Feb 12 2013]