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UN security council

April 25, 2016

Security Council condemns DPR Korea ballistic missile test

The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), reiterating that such activities increase tension in the region and beyond.
March 3, 2016

UN adopts resolution tightening sanctions on North Korea

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution that imposes new sanctions and tightens some of its existing measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, due to the country's ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities that “threaten international peace and security.”
November 23, 2015

UN Security Council calls for eradication of ISIS 'safe haven'

The UN Security Council has called on all countries that can do so to take the war on terrorism to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria and Iraq and destroy its safe havens, warning that the group intends to mount further terror attacks like those in Paris and Beirut.
September 11, 2015

UK drones letter to UN casts doubt on Cameron's claims to Parliament

The UK government has told the UN that striking ISIS in Iraq is legal justification for drone strikes in Syria, despite David Cameron's earlier claim of pure UK ‘self-defence’.
July 29, 2015

Durable ceasefire needed as ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ looms in Yemen

Speaking at the Security Council, the top United Nations humanitarian official has pressed the international community to redouble its efforts for a ceasefire in Yemen.
July 10, 2015

South Sudan's independence undermined by leaders' rivalry, says UN

Months of politically motivated violence in South Sudan has left thousands dead and caused a “man-made… catastrophe”, says the UN Security Council.
June 4, 2015

UN Security Council condemns South Sudan violence

The UN has expressed grave concern over the security and humanitarian situation in South Sudan and called for an end to the harrassment of humanitarian personnel.
December 31, 2014

USA vetoes latest Palestinian statehood bid at UN

The United Nations Security Council has failed to adopt a bid for the creation of a Palestinian state and an end to illegal Israeli occupations.
November 6, 2014

UN Security Council condemns outburst of violence in South Sudan

The UN Security Council has voiced alarm at the eruption of hostilities in South Sudan which has left many civilians dead and injured, adding to the country's humanitarian crisis
October 4, 2014

UN Security Council condemns murder of British aid worker

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the killing of British humanitarian aid worker Alan Henning by the group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)