The 15-member Security Council adopted the resolution in a 14-0 vote UNITED NATIONS | TASS | The UN Security Council voted to pass a US-sponsored resolution in support of the latest proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to a TASS reporter. The 15-member Security Council adopted the …
Read More »RUSSIA: New security council membership should only be extended to developing nations
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Any new United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members should come from developing countries, Russian media reported Monday, citing Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Primakov Readings International Forum in Moscow. “It is important to redress the historical injustices that emerged following the end of the …
Read More »Sudan to file complaint to UN against Ethiopia over killing Sudanese
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Monday decided to file a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against Ethiopia over “the killing of seven Sudanese soldiers and a citizen held as captives.” Sudanese Foreign Ministry also decided to immediately recall its ambassador to Ethiopia for consultations, and …
Read More »UNSC to convene at Russia’s request to probe into U.S. military biological activities in Ukraine
United Nations | Xinhua | The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene on Friday to discuss the United States’ alleged military biological research in Ukraine at Russia’s request. Dmitry Polyanskiy, first deputy permanent representative of Russia to the UN, tweeted this request on Thursday. Russia has been holding that there …
Read More »Ghana to articulate Africa’s security needs at UNSC
Accra, Ghana | XINHUA | Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said Ghana would use its membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to articulate African security needs, a statement by the Ghanaian Presidency said Saturday. He said the West African country would use its recent election to …
Read More »Lavrov, Pompeo discuss preparations for UNSC permanent members summit
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a phone conversation on Monday, discussing the preparations for a summit among the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The two …
Read More »People’s Government to petition ICC in February
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The self-proclaimed People’s Government is set to file its petition against President Yoweri Museveni at the International Criminal Court-ICC next month. The group embarked on collecting signatures and evidence in November 2019 to back their petition against Museveni and other government officers to the …
Read More »UN Security Council supports Machar on peace terms
New York, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | The UN Security Council (UNSC) have called on the parties to the South Sudan peace agreement to publicly reaffirm their commitment to the peace agreement ahead of the November 12 deadline to form a revitalized government of national unity. As President of the …
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