December 5, 2015 UN Security Council meets to discuss North Korea The head of the commission of inquiry that accused North Korea of crimes against humanity told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that it must take action against "a totalitarian state without parallel in the contemporary world."
December 5, 2015 Despite UN Security Council demands, Syria humanitarian plight worse than ever, report says Two months after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution urging all sides in the civil war in Syria—including the brutal government of President Bashar al-Assad—to allow humanitarian supplies to reach millions of civilians, the situation is as bad as ever, according to a report that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will present to the council next week.
December 5, 2015 Russia says it will veto UN Security Council resolution to refer Syria war to ICC A new U.N. Security Council resolution calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes in Syria will be vetoed by Russia, that country's ambassador to the U.N. said Wednesday.
December 4, 2015 Iran significantly expands uranium enrichment capacity at nuclear plant, UN watchdog says Iran has significantly expanded its uranium enrichment capacity at one nuclear plant, installing around 1,000 advanced centrifuges that are set to undergo testing, a new U.N. watchdog report says.
December 4, 2015 UN Security Council votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at taking poison gas off the battlefield in the escalating 2 1/2-year conflict.
December 4, 2015 UN Secretary General calls evidence of chemical attack in Syria 'indisputable' United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Monday that results of a report by U.N. inspectors confirming the use of chemical weapons in Syria are “overwhelming and indisputable.”
December 3, 2015 North Korea blasts US over CIA report on torture in letter to UN North Korea is demanding that the U.N. Security Council conduct "a thorough probe into the CIA torture crimes," according to a letter obtained by ӣƵ.
December 3, 2015 UN approves arms embargo against Yemen rebel leaders The United Nations Security Council voted Tuesday on a draft resolution that will impose an arms embargo on leaders of Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels and their key supporters, ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son.
December 3, 2015 Ambassador says US open to new UN resolution on control over Gaza The United States is open to a new U.N. resolution on Gaza but only if it contributes to sustaining the Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said Wednesday.
December 2, 2015 Escalating violence in Gaza overshadows hope for peace negotiations Israeli fighter planes hit homes and a high-rise tower in Gaza Monday and seven Israeli soldiers, including an officer, were killed in a firefight there as more violence overshadowed hope for peace negotiations.