Vitaly Churkin

Post Paris attacks, France urges UN to give 'strong, united and unambiguous response' to IS

France asked the UN Security Council Thursday to authorise countries to "take all necessary measures" to fight the Islamic State group after the jihadists claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.

US tells UN that Russia helped launch missile which downed Flight MH17

Russia's annexation of Crimea illegal, says United Nations

In a surprisingly strong rebuke of Moscow, the UN General Assembly on Thursday affirmed Ukraine's territorial integrity and deemed the referendum that led to Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula illegal.

Russia calls new UN Syria aid-access draft a "non-starter"

Australia, Luxembourg and Jordan have presented to the five permanent UN Security Council members a draft resolution demanding full access for aid workers across Syria, which was quickly dismissed by Russia as a "non-starter."