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In the Security Council vote on April 18, the Palestinians got much more support for full U.N. membership. The vote was 12 in favor, the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstaining. | Photo Credit: AP The U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to vote on May 10 on a resolution that would grant new “rights and…
We certainly support reforms to the UN institution, US official said. Washington: The US has offered support for reforms to United Nations institutions, including the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a press briefing on Wednesday. When asked about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s statement regarding India’s…
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Israel Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant (right) with Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, in Tel Aviv, Israel. File | Photo Credit: AP “U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel’s Minister of Defence on March 26 and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of…
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The United States will submit a draft resolution urging “an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. United Nations: The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft resolution urging “an immediate ceasefire” linked to the release of the hostages held by Hamas, the US representative said Thursday. The US…
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A demonstrator holds up an Haitian flag during protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry…
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Jagpreet Kaur. File | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@JagKaur_IFS India has slammed Pakistan as it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, saying it should introspect on its own appalling human rights record and “deserved global reputation” as the “world’s terrorism factory”. Under Secretary in India’s Permanent…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left in front, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, second right in front, examine a rocket assembly hangar during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, in Russia, on September 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles…
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan and Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya attend a meeting of the Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., October 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The UN Security Council on October 25 failed again to…
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It also came as the White House said President Joe Biden would visit Israel on Wednesday. United Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday rejected a Russian resolution condemning spiraling violence in the Middle East, with delegates refusing to back a motion that did not single out Hamas for its surprise attack on Israel that…
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The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved 3,500 extra troops and police officers to beef up security in Haiti and ensure that desperately needed aid gets to earthquake victims. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international…