Security Council

Increasing UNSC membership will help to effectively manage current conflicts: G-4

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj also said that the item on equitable representation in the Security Council was included on the General Assembly agenda more than forty years ago, in 1979

UN Security Council members fail to agree on Myanmar text

China and the United Kingdom, which drafted the text, blamed each other for the failure of the day-long negotiations, which followed a closed-door Council meeting on Myanmar

Afghan envoy at UN lodges official complaint with Security Council over Pakistan airstrikes in Kunar

The Afghan mission also condemned the Pakistani airstrikes in Khost and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan that had killed over 40 people, including women and children

Russia accuses US of ‘whipping up tensions’ over Ukraine at UN

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that the US has held over 100 private meetings in the past few weeks with Russian officials and European and Ukrainian colleagues and 'it's now time' for a discussion in public

At UN, India urges nations to recognise 'Hinduphobia'; calls drone attack in UAE 'blatant violation of international law'

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti said the practice of several UN members labelling terrorism into categories such as racially motivated, violent extremism and right wing extremism, will take the world back to the pre-9/11 era

Taliban find it easy to win Kabul but difficult to rule as Afghans face one of the worst humanitarian crises ever

As winter advances, there are serious shortages of food, medicines and drinking water everywhere in Afghanistan

UN chief says world seeing 'explosion' of military coups, laments lack of unity in international community

Geopolitical divisions are undermining international cooperation and limiting the capacity of the Security Council to take the necessary decisions, Guterres said.

Taliban interfering with work, seized offices, says Afghan human rights commission

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has expressed doubt in the Taliban’s willingness to respect the organisation's mandate and independence

Israel-Gaza conflict: In first statement since 10 May, UN Security Council calls for full 'adherence' to Gaza ceasefire

The US delegation backed the statement only after a paragraph condemning the violence — a sensitive issue since it raised the question of blame — was removed

North Korea accuses UN of double standards over reaction to missile launches

A North Korean official said the UN did not take issue with similar launches by other countries, warning that double standards will invite more serious consequences