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Britain, Sweden urge Security Council to work for end to plight of Rohingya Muslims
Sep 14, 2017 00:36Britain and Sweden have urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to call for an end to Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
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Security Council to vote on US-drafted resolution on North Korea
Sep 11, 2017 07:10The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a revised US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its largest ever nuclear test just over a week ago, diplomats say.
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Lebanon to file UN Security Council complaint against Israel
Sep 09, 2017 10:04Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil says the Arab country will lodge an “urgent complaint” with the United Nations Security Council against the Zionist entity over an airstrike conducted from the Lebanese airspace on a military facility in the western Syrian province of Hama.
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US after economic pressure on North Korea as Trump cringes away from military action
Sep 07, 2017 00:40The United States is pushing for tougher UN sanctions against North Korea, including an oil embargo, a ban on textile exports and the hiring of North Korean laborers abroad as well as a travel ban and asset freeze for Kim Jong-un.
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UN Rights Council neglects duty to probe atrocities in Yemen: Report
Sep 05, 2017 14:45The UN Human Rights Office has lashed out at the global body’s Human Rights Council for neglecting its responsibility with regard to launching an investigation into the massive rights violations in Yemen.
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UNSC holds emergency meeting after North Korea nuclear test
Sep 04, 2017 13:41The UN Security Council has convened its second emergency meeting in a week about North Korea on Monday after a powerful nuclear test explosion added another layer of urgency for diplomats wrestling with what to do about the North's persistent weapons programs.
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UN resolution calls on members to block access of terrorists to arms
Aug 03, 2017 08:38The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution that calls on all countries to stop the supply of weapons to “terrorists” and extremist groups.
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Russia blocks UN condemnation of North Korea's missile launch
Jul 06, 2017 15:55Russian diplomats have objected to a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemnation of North Korea's recent missile launch, saying the US-drafted statement referred to it as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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Qatar lobbying with UNSC members to lift Saudi-led bans
Jul 01, 2017 08:46Qatar has been lobbying with the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against a Saudi-led embargo of the country.
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North Korea 'fully rejects' UNSC sanctions, vows to continue with nuclear, missile programs
Jun 04, 2017 09:42North Korea says it "fully rejects" the fresh wave of sanctions imposed on some of its companies and individuals by the United Nations Security Council, vowing to continue with its nuclear and missile programs without a delay.