Tag: United Nations Security Council
Russia tries to ban Kosovo flag at UN — unsuccessfully
UNITED NATIONS — Russia tried for the first time Tuesday to prevent Kosovo’s representative from speaking at the U.N. Security Council with the country’s...
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
Russia tries to ban Kosovo flag at UN — unsuccessfully
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Russia tried for the first time Tuesday to prevent Kosovo’s representative from speaking at the U.N. Security Council with the country’s...
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
<p>CAIRO — Libyan authorities released one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers less than four months after his arrest in the capital, Tripoli,...
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
CAIRO — Libyan authorities released one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers less than four months after his arrest in the capital, Tripoli,...
UN chief: Sudan-South Sudan dispute will keep UN in Abyei
<p>UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has informed the Security Council that he couldn’t provide options to reduce and terminate the nearly 3,700-strong...
US urges arms embargo and sanctions against Myanmar military
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community to take “concrete action” against the military in Myanmar on...
UN chief: Sudan-South Sudan dispute will keep UN in Abyei
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has informed the Security Council that he couldn’t provide options to reduce and terminate the nearly 3,700-strong...
US urges arms embargo and sanctions against Myanmar military
UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community to take “concrete action” against the military in Myanmar on...
UN chief proposes targets to lift South Sudan arms embargo
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan, disarmament of former combatants and establishment...