The Latest Breaking News from UN Security Council

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 · Mar 3

Jimmy Kimmel skewers Melania Trump’s UN Security Council meeting: ‘Those poor translators’

The late-night host also ripped into the optics of the first lady’s appearance to promote peace as her husband wages war on Iran

The Independent UK · Mar 3

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 · Mar 2

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 · Feb 18

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 · Feb 18

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 · Feb 16

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 · Feb 12

UN Security Council condemn surge of militant attacks in Pakistan

Recent militant attacks in southwestern Pakistan have killed more than 50 people, mostly civilians, as the country's security forces press their operations in the insurgency-hit Balochistan province

The Independent UK · Feb 4

UN Security Council condemns the latest militant attacks in Pakistan that killed dozens

The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned recent militant attacks in southwestern Pakistan that have killed more than 50 people, mostly civilians, as the country's security forces press their operations in the insurgency-hit Balochistan province

The Independent UK · Feb 4

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 · Jan 30