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The Latest Breaking News from the UN Security Council

Two UN peacekeepers killed after explosion in southern Lebanon

Unifil has launched an investigation into the deaths

The Independent UK

Women and girls around the world need help from the UK – not just words of encouragement

COMMENT: It is getting increasingly hard to square the encouraging rhetoric from the government over the rights of women and girls with the reality of what is happening on the ground, writes Sarah Champion, chair of parliament’s International Development Committee

The Independent UK

“What’s this SNL sketch?” Melania Trump Presiding Over the UN Security Council Meeting Raises Eyebrows

An embarrassing spectacle

The Mary Sue

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Melania Trump Chairs UN Security Council on 'Peace' as Iran Reports 180 Dead in School Strike

Melania Trump presides over the UN Security Council, focusing on children's education and safety amidst US-Iran tensions.

International Business Times UK

Irish Government accused of ‘soft-pedalling’ response to US strikes on Iran

Taoiseach Micheal Martin is to meet US President Donald Trump on March 17.

Evening Standard

Melania Trump tells children ‘I hope soon peace will be yours’ as more than 100 students reported dead amid strikes on Iran

Melania Trump’s remarks come after Iran reported more than 100 schoolchildren died in an airstrike

The Independent UK

Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law

The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran represent a further erosion of the international legal order. Under international law, these attacks are neither preemptive nor lawful.

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Melania Trump set to make history at UN Security Council meeting

Melania Trump is set to preside over the UN Security Council meeting on Monday

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper urges more aid for Gaza as children ‘freeze to death’ from winter temps

Ms Cooper further criticised Israel’s moves to shut down international aid organisations in Gaza, including Save the Children

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper calls for more aid access to Gaza in address to Security Council

The Foreign Secretary criticised Israel’s move to shut down the operations of international aid organisations in Gaza, including Save The Children.

Evening Standard

International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight

A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be premature

The Guardian - US

Africa ‘needs permanent place on UN Security Council’ – with 80% of resolutions involving conflict on the continent

Exclusive: The disproportionate number of armed conflicts taking place Africa – many of which are climate-driven – has led campaigners to call for the continent to have better representation

The Independent UK

UN criticizes Haiti for lack of progress on a political transition

The U.N. Security Council has criticized Haitian authorities for the lack of progress in achieving a political transition and called for urgent security sector reforms to tackle increasing violence by gangs and criminal groups

The Independent UK

Irish Government agreed on ‘red flags’ with Donald Trump’s Board of Peace

Helen McEntee said: ‘We cannot join a structure that essentially will try to mimic or undermine the UN Security Council.’

Evening Standard

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Euronews

Trump launches 'Board of Peace' at Davos signing ceremony

The board originated in the US president's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council, but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate.

The Independent UK

Trump's Board of Peace poses latest in a series of US challenges to the United Nations

President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appear to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council

Euronews

Fact check: What is Trump's 'Board of Peace' and would it have real power?

A leaked charter suggests Trump's "Board of Peace" aims to have a worldwide mandate. International law experts say its power would be limited.

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s board of peace is an imperial court completely unlike what was proposed

The US president’s global club was endorsed by the security council on a false prospectus and seems aimed at displacing the United Nations

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Euronews

'President Trump is trying to replace the UN', says Belgian FM

US President Donald Trump is trying to supplant the United Nations with his supposedly transitional "Board of Peace", Maxime Prévot told Euronews.

Axios

Trump's Gaza Board of Peace: Here's what to know

Trump confirmed Monday he had invited Russia to join the board.

The Independent UK

Iran protests live: Exiled Iranian royal says he is ‘uniquely positioned’ to lead Iran after unrest

Tense calm returns in Iranian streets as large scale protests in Iran appear to have been suppressed

The Independent UK

The Latest: UN Security Council to discuss Iran's deadly protests after US request

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss Iran's deadly protests

Roll Call

Exploring the legality questions about Venezuela military strike - Roll Call

FactCheck.org takes a closer look at some of the legal arguments that have been made surrounding President Trump's regime change in Venezuela

The Conversation

Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: is the UN failing?

The United Nations turned 80 in October last year; a venerable age for the most significant international organisation the world has ever seen.

Evening Standard

Cooper says she raised international law with US over Venezuela

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper addressed the Commons after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro entered a not guilty plea in court in New York.

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