UN Security Council
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UN Security Council urges Taliban to allow safe passage out of Afghanistan
As the foreign military forces neared their complete pullout from Afghanistan, the UN Security passed a resolution on Monday that calls for the Taliban – who now control the capital and the country – to facilitate...August 30, 2021 645 0 -
UNSC likely to have a closed meeting on Kashmir Friday
The UN Security Council is expected to meet on Friday to consider Pakistan’s request for to address the precarious situation in the Indian administered Kashmir. The 15-member body will meet amidst ratcheting tensions between Pakistan and...August 15, 2019 1440 0 -
U.S., Russia spar at UN over Syrian regime’s reported use of chemical weapons
A 2013 photo of destruction in Aleppo, Image credit: English: Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Wikimedia Commons Amid international tensions over reports that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons in an attack in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region, the...April 10, 2018 940 0 -
UN Security Council to hold urgent meeting amid Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingyas
Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar persecution pour into Bangldesh Photo: Saikat Biswas/UN Migration Agency Britain and Sweden have requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council against the backdrop of a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar,...September 12, 2017 1124 0 -
UN Security Council condemns deadly bombing in Lahore
The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Monday’s deadly terrorist attack in Lahore, emphasizing that the perpetrators be held accountable. The statement came after a car bombing in the heart of Pakistan...July 25, 2017 1387 0
