Tag: United Nations Security Council
UK urges UN resolution for pause in conflicts for virus jabs
UNITED NATIONS — Britain circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday demanding that all warring parties immediately institute a “sustained...
UN gives green light to fund Lebanon tribunal for 2021
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council has given a green light to keep the U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former...
Biden withdraws Trump’s restoration of UN sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS — The Biden administration on Thursday rescinded former president Donald Trump’s restoration of U.N. sanctions on Iran, an announcement that could help...
UN chief: CAR peacekeeping force needs 3,700 reinforcements
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is recommending an increase of nearly 3,700 military and police to bolster the U.N. peacekeeping force in Central...
UN urges foreign fighters and mercenaries to leave Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called the establishment of a transitional government in Libya “an important milestone” Tuesday and urged all countries...
UN: Bring home kids from Syria with possible extremist links
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. counter-terrorism chief on Wednesday urged the repatriation of tens of thousands of women and children suspected of links to...
Timeline: Yemen war began in 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa
CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire....
