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Stripping Russia's veto power on the Security Council is all but impossible. Perhaps we should expect less from the UN instead

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again, saying in a speech this week that as long as Russia has veto power on the body, it will remain powerless to do anything to stop the war in Ukraine – or any other conflict.

The Conversation

UNGA Briefing: Permanent observers, more Security Council and what else is going on at the UN

It’s Day 3 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York

The Independent UK

South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

South Korea’s president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia

The Independent UK

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UN incapable of stopping aggressors like Putin invading other countries, says Zelensky

‘Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the UN when it comes to defence of sovereign border of nations,’ Ukrainian leader tells Security Council

The Independent UK

UN meeting set as US, France seek to halt Karabakh fighting

The UN Security Council on Tuesday scheduled an urgent meeting as France and the United States led efforts to stop a military operation by Azerbaijan in the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Radio France Internationale

Biden urges UN Security Council to authorise international mission to Haiti

US president calls for approval of a ‘security support mission’ as Caribbean nation faces deadly gang violence.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine is the spotlight at UN leaders' gathering, but is there room for other global priorities?

The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take center stage at the United Nations this week

The Independent UK

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Blocking blacklisting of terrorists smacks of doublespeak: India

India has told the UN Security Council that blocking evidence-based proposals to blacklist globally sanctioned terrorists without providing justifications is uncalled for and “smacks of doublespeak”

The Hindu

US and allies clash with North Korea, China, Russia over failed satellite launch at Security Council meet

Ambassador Kim Song says North Korea has ‘independent and legitimate right’ to launch satellite for ‘self-defense’

The Independent UK

The US and allies clash with North Korea, China and Russia over failed satellite launch and tensions

The United States and its allies clashed with North Korea, Russia and China over Pyongyang’s failed attempts to launch a spy satellite and who is responsible for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula

The Independent UK

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar military over ‘unrelenting violence’

Joint statement from 13 members of 15-seat council says generals must stop killing civilians and end the crisis.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017

The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human rights situation since 2017 next week

The Independent UK

Erdan Warns UN Security Council Of ‘powder Keg’ On Cusp Of Hezbollah Ignition

The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations implored its Security Council to help clamp down on Hezbollah

Zenger

UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’

UN raises concerns with Damascus’s terms for aid deliveries via Bab al-Hawa to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria.

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The Independent UK

North Korea's ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council

North Korea’s U.N. ambassador has defended his country’s recent long-range missile launch in a rare appearance at the U.N. Security Council

Bangkok Post

Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas

UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Syria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main border crossing into rebel-held areas, reopening a conduit that had closed after a Security Council stalemate, the country's UN ambassador said Thursday.

Al Jazeera

In northern Syria, displaced blame Russia for end to vital aid

UN Security Council unable to agree on extension to cross-border aid to opposition areas, which expired on Monday.

The Independent UK

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops

The United Nations Security Council's failure to renew the critical flow of international aid from Turkey into opposition-held northwestern Syria has rattled Syrians and social workers

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Al Jazeera

Russia’s Medvedev says NATO’s Ukraine aid brings world war closer

The deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council said Western military aid would not stop Moscow’s victory in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval

The U.N. Security Council has failed to approve either of two rival resolutions authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially ending the U.N. cross-border operation which had been vital to helping 4.1 million people

Al Jazeera

Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route

Russia proposes authorisation only be extended for six months rather than a nine-month compromise.

Al Jazeera

Vital aid access for Syria to be voted on again at the UNSC

Aid for opposition-held areas is divisive in UN Security Council, with the ever-present threat of a Russian veto.

Zenger

Iran, Russia Are Chided Repeatedly At Heated UN Security Council Meeting

Tehran berated for JCPOA violations including illegal weapons transfers and increasing ballistic missile development and testing

Zenger

U.S. National Security Council Supports Israel’s Counterterrorism Operation In Jenin

Israeli forces arrest suspects and destroy infrastructure in ongoing operation; international community expresses concern.

The Hindu

Want to see expansion of UNSC permanent seats to include India, Brazil, Germany, Japan: U.K.

The U.K. has called for the expansion of the UN Security Council’s permanent seats to include India, Brazil, Germany and Japan as well as African representation, underlining that it is high time the powerful UN body entered the 2020s.

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