United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday issued a reminder that acts of reprisal involving the use of force are barred under international law after Iran’s attack on Israel, while the US warned the Security Council it would work to hold Tehran accountable at the UN Guterres, speaking to a meeting of the UN … Read more
The United Nations Security Council was set to meet late Sunday afternoon in New York on Iran’s overnight missile and drone attack on Israel. “The gravity and the volume of the attacks are unprecedented and are a flagrant violation of Israel’s sovereignty, of international law, and of Security Council resolutions,” Israel’s Ambassador to the … Read more
Iran warned the United States not to respond to its attack on Israel, as the confrontation between the two-arch foes spilled over into the region and US President Joe Biden held consultations in Washington. This “is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the US MUST STAY AWAY!” Iran’s mission … Read more
United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has encountered a significant hurdle in reaching a consensus on Palestine’s bid for full UN membership. Despite a clear majority in favour of advancing Palestine’s membership, the Security Council has failed to achieve unanimity on the matter. The current president of the Council, Maltese Ambassador … Read more
Iranian nuclear scientist Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri declared on Sunday that the construction of a nuclear weapon is not complicated for a nation like Iran that has high atomic capabilities. Aghamiri’s comments during an interview on Iran’s Channel 2 provide a key window into the court of Tehran’s energetic drive to build a nuclear weapons … Read more
Saudi Arabia has been chosen to lead a top United Nations (UN) women’s rights group. Campaigners have since lashed out at the unopposed bid, pointing the finger at the UN for ignoring the nation’s “abysmal” treatment of women. Abdulaziz Alwasil, Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the UN, was named the chair of the Commission on the … Read more
The United Nations’ peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said on Wednesday that an incident at the weekend in which three UN observers and their translator were wounded was not caused by “direct or indirect fire.” The four members of the UN’s technical observation mission in southern Lebanon were wounded as they were carrying out … Read more
The United States said on Wednesday that establishing an independent Palestinian state should happen through direct negotiations between the parties and not at the United Nations. The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday asked for renewed consideration of a 2011 application to become a full member of the United Nations. It currently has de facto recognition … Read more
The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday opposed a Russian-drafted UN Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Washington’s ally Israel. Press statements by the 15-member council have to be agreed by consensus. Diplomats said the US, backed by France … Read more
By coincidence, two days before the UN resolution was adopted, the World Meteorological Organization released its annual State of the Climate report. It confirmed last year as the warmest on record and was an indictment of just how much damage human activity continues to wreak on the environment, with records broken again for greenhouse gas … Read more
