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Nikkei Asian Review
March 30, 2018
UNITED NATIONS -- Rohingya refugees living in Bangladeshi camps should be moved to higher ground ahead of the monsoon season, U.N. ... A U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning the violence in Myanmar had also requested that Guterres appoint a special envoy to the country. Though noÃÂ ...
euronews
March 30, 2018
One month has passed since the United Nations agreed a cease-fire in Syria - and at least 871 civilians, including 179 children, have been killed in the region of Eastern ... The UN resolution was supposed to halt all military action excepting that against internationally recognised terrorist groups for 30 days.
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
March 30, 2018
The UN Human Rights Council passed five more anti-Israel resolutions last week. This was not a great surprise, and U.S. Ambassador ... That resolution got 25 votes, almost entirely from Muslim countries plus a few dictatorships like Cuba, Venezuela, and China. No European country voted yes. (Why BrazilÃÂ ...
Armenian Weekly
March 28, 2018
“The Resolutions inter alia request the restoration of economic, transport and energy links in the region (UN SC Resolution 853) and removal of all obstacles to communications and transportation (UN SC Resolution ... 23, 2001: “Four resolutions have been adopted in the United Nations Security Council…
Daily Mirror
March 28, 2018
Though Sri Lanka has achieved 'some small recent' progress in terms of implementing UN resolutions, British Minister for Asia and Pacific Mark Field said the progress had been slower than they would have anticipated or liked. The Minister expressed these views during a debate held in British ParliamentÃÂ ...
War on the Rocks
March 28, 2018
In a recent conversation about the state of implementation of UN sanctions on North Korea, one Southeast Asian official lamented, “We are a year's worth of UN resolutions behind.” It was no ordinary year, either. In 2017, the United Nations Security Council was a veritable conveyor belt of sanctions onÃÂ ...
WTVA
March 28, 2018
UN Security Council Voting: To be approved, a Council resolution must have nine "YES" votes out of 15 and no "NO" votes from any of the five permanent ... Security Council Vetoes: A list of resolutions presented to the Security Council, along with the permanent member negative votes, can be found here.
News from Israel | Lev Haolam (blog)
March 28, 2018
... UN Human Rights High Commissioner Zaid Ra'ad al-Hussein. [Photo Credit: United States Mission Geneva]. On Friday, the notoriously anti-Israel United Nations “Human Rights” Council (UNHRC) once again met to discuss, or rather condemn, Israel. In its latest round of resolutions targeted at the JewishÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
March 27, 2018
(JNS) The United Nations Human Rights Council passed five anti-Israel resolutions at the end of its 37th session in Geneva, under the "Agenda Item 7," a UNHRC ... One resolution passed, called on Israel to give the Golan Heights to civil war-torn Syria, with 25 votes in favor, 14 against and 7 abstentions.
CNN
March 27, 2018
(CNN) Calling the situation in Syria's Eastern Ghouta "a travesty," US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley admonished the Russian government ... In the weeks since the resolution was adopted, the UN estimates that over 1,700 people have been killed and thousands more have been injured inÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
March 26, 2018
The United States has cast the only "no" vote in the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva rejecting a China-led resolution - its second-ever in nearly 12 years - that calls for "mutually beneficial cooperation". "I think the comments by this US official in Geneva you mention were extremelyÃÂ ...
Agenda.ge
March 25, 2018
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has adopted a new resolution on Cooperation with Georgia supporting the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognized borders. In the resolution adopted yesterday, the council condemned the grave human rights situationÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
March 25, 2018
The resolution acknowledges Venezuela's position: economic sanctions "disproportionately" affect "the poor and most vulnerable classes," threatening the realization of human rights. Rather than the application of unilateral coercive measures, which are against international law, the resolution urges statesÃÂ ...
Philippine Star
March 25, 2018
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines was among five nations that rejected a resolution by the United Nations' human rights body on the human rights situation ... The Philippines joined Burundi, China, Cuba and Valenzuela in opposing a UN Human Rights Council resolution to extend the mandate of theÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 24, 2018
GENEVA — The resolution passed by the United Nations' top human rights body on Friday seemed innocuous, if obscurely worded in places. Without specifying any immediate action, it called for “a community of shared future for human beings” and “mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of humanÃÂ ...
The Independent
March 7, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised a UN-mandated ceasefire in Syria designed to stop the recent bloodshed in eastern Ghouta while defending his own military's two-month-old operation against the Kurds in Afrin. The unanimous UN decision on a resolution demanding a 30-dayÃÂ ...
The Sun Daily
March 7, 2018
Foreign Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said as a nation which adhered to the Charter of the United Nations (UN), Malaysia must respect the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on the status of Jerusalem. Last December, the UN declared a United States (US)ÃÂ ...
Eyewitness News
March 6, 2018
Moscow was responding to a US allegation on Sunday that Russian aircraft had flown bombing missions over the besieged eastern Ghouta region in defiance of a United Nations ceasefire. The ministry said Washington was the one breaching the UN resolution, saying it had done nothing to stop rebelÃÂ ...
Egypttoday
March 6, 2018
On October 31, 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 was passed unanimously. This was the first time that the UNSC had devoted a resolution for women during peace and conflict. Despite UNSCR 1325 being an essential first step towards reaching equality between womenÃÂ ...
NPR
February 26, 2018
The U.N. Security Council Saturday approved a resolution calling for the 30-day cease-fire, following one of the bloodiest weeks of aerial ... After days of wrangling, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Saturday for a 30-day cease-fire in Syria to allow aid groups access to areas inÃÂ ...
CNN
February 26, 2018
The situation in Yemen has been labeled by the United Nations as "the world's worst man-made humanitarian disaster." Almost three years of civil war and sectarian violence has left much of the country in ruins, with tens of thousands dead and millions more faced with acute food shortages and a lack ofÃÂ ...
CNN
February 24, 2018
(CNN) Not long after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, regime military aircraft hit targets in ... Diplomats said Saturday's vote ended up being a bit of a showdown between Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, and her RussianÃÂ ...
The Guardian
February 22, 2018
Diplomats said the resolution could go to a vote on Friday. Moscow has vetoed 10 previous UN resolutions on Syria and has consistently used its permanent seat on the security council to shield the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, from concerted UN action on war crimes. In November, Russia used itsÃÂ ...
Kasmir Monitor
February 21, 2018
United Nations:Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas has presented a three-point peace plan centred on convening an international peace conference ... While he accused Israel of shunning negotiations with Palestinians and ignoring UN resolutions, he also criticised Washington saying it was creating aÃÂ ...
The Ithacan
February 21, 2018
Senior Conor Friend is one of the two head delegates in Model UN. As such, he leads the meetings to get the club prepared for each of the four conferences it attends. Friend said conferences are structured similarly to real United Nations meetings: Members write resolutions that get voted on by theÃÂ ...
Kansas City Star
February 21, 2018
Russia is calling for an open meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday on the situation in Syria's rebel-held eastern Ghouta region. ... Nebenzia indicated Moscow's serious concern with a proposed resolution drafted by Sweden and Kuwait calling for a 30-day cease-fire in Syria, saying it isn'tÃÂ ...
Norwegian Refugee Council
February 21, 2018
While Security Council resolutions are binding on all member-states, presidential statements are not. “The Security Council has been shamefully silent for months on Yemen when it has the power to redress the colossal crisis unfolding there through a binding and meaningful resolution,” said Suze vanÃÂ ...
teleSUR English
February 21, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., Feb. ... "We call for the convening of an international peace conference by mid 2018 based on international law and the relevant U.N. resolutions with broadÃÂ ...
Nation News
February 20, 2018
In its resolution 72/2 entitled “Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations: requests under Article 19 of the Charter,” the UN General Assembly decided that the following Member States, although in arrears in the payment of their dues, shall be permitted to vote until theÃÂ ...
The New Arab
February 20, 2018
As the war in Yemen continues, the UN's new envoy for the country faces many challenges, but is being welcomed by the leadership of main parties to the brutal ... Though the UN displays confidence in this new diplomat given his extensive experience in conflict resolution, Yemen's conflict has been anÃÂ ...
Kuwait News Agency
February 20, 2018
PARIS, Feb 20 (KUNA) -- French authorities said on Tuesday that only negotiations under UN auspices could bring peace in Syria and security for Turkey ... forces opposing the Turks, the Foreign Ministry said that talks under the terms of UN Security Council resolution 2254 must be the basis for a solution.
Haaretz
February 20, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called in an address to the United Nations Security Council Tuesday to convene an international conference by ... "We call for the convening of an international peace conference by mid-2018, based on international law and the relevant UN resolutions," Abbas toldÃÂ ...
STRATFOR
February 19, 2018
Saudi Arabia supported a draft U.N. resolution proposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and France, condemning Iran for failing to stop its ballistic missiles from reaching Yemen's Houthi rebels, The Daily Star reported Feb. 19. The draft resolution must be adopted by Feb. 26. In December 2017ÃÂ ...
The New Arab
February 19, 2018
The UN Security Council is reportedly considering a draft resolution that would condemn Iran for violating the arms embargo on Yemen and call for measures to address this violation. The proposed resolution drafted by Britain is in response to a report by a UN panel of experts which found that missiles firedÃÂ ...
TRT World
February 18, 2018
Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed a draft United Nations resolution offered by Britain, the United States and France that would condemn Iran for failing to stop its ballistic missiles from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi group. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir told Reuters news agency theÃÂ ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
February 10, 2018
The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution to demand a 30-day cease-fire in Syria, according to the French AFP news agency, which says it has seen a text of the resolution. AFP on February 9 said the diplomats were seeking the cease-fire to allow deliveries of humanitarian aid.
Middle East Eye
February 7, 2018
Last week, the United Nations human rights office published an update on its work to produce a database of businesses involved in Israel's illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as mandated by a UN Human Rights Council resolution adopted in March 2016. The report revealed that 206ÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
February 7, 2018
The United Nations is investigating reports that chemical weapons were used in rebel-held areas of Syria, as Russia blocked a Security Council ... Since the start of the war in March 2011 - when peaceful anti-government protests erupted - Russia has vetoed 10 UN resolutions, the latest in November 2017.
Geo News, Pakistan
February 7, 2018
NEW YORK: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi has called on the UN Security Council to implement its own resolutions on Kashmir. “The Council should periodically review implementation of its resolutions, especially on longstanding issues like the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,”à...
UN News Centre
February 6, 2018
Ms. Nakamitsu, also the head of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), told the Security Council that work still remains to be done to fully implement Council resolution 2118 as well as for the international community to have “shared confidence” that the Syria's chemical weapons programme hasÃÂ ...
The Express Tribune
February 5, 2018
This day reminded the global community to play their proactive role in the light of UN resolutions to provide Kashmiris with their right to determine their ... the Kashmir cause at every national and international forum and also stressed for the need of a diplomatic solution in the light of resolution of the SecurityÃÂ ...
The News International
February 3, 2018
The students from the Government Girls Degree College Nowshera Cantt, Northern University, Government Higher Secondary School Nowshera, The Educator made speeches at the seminar to highlight the plight of the people of Kashmir. They urged India to honour the resolutions of the United Nations byÃÂ ...
Inner City Press
February 3, 2018
Each UN member state must implement existing UNSC resolution… hesitation calls into question whether your vote is in words only. More can and must be done beyond enforcing the minimum requirements of the Security Council resolutions. Many allies and partners of the US have joined our campaign, going beyondÃÂ ...
CNN
February 3, 2018
CNN has obtained key sections of the report from a UN diplomat who is not authorized to speak publicly. CNN has not reviewed the entire document. Despite numerous rounds of international sanctions, North Korea exported almost all the commodities that had been prohibited in the resolutions betweenÃÂ ...
Pakistan Observer
February 2, 2018
Mishal Malik, wife of Kashmiri leader Yaseen Malik, has said that Kashmiri people want solution to the problem in line with the United Nation resolutions, also signed by India. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, she said that people of occupied Kashmir needed support of Pakistani people forÃÂ ...
PolitiFact
January 25, 2018
For this reason, the U.N. Security Council was able to adopt the resolution — which usually doesn't happen. "Israel is shielded from critical resolutions for the most part, because of the United States," said Louis Charbonneau, the director of the United Nations program at Human Rights Watch. A single voteÃÂ ...
TASS
January 11, 2018
UN SC hails talks between North and South Koreas and calls to implement its resolutions ... The United Nations Security Council has hailed contacts between North and South Koreas and expressed the hope that dialogue between the two countries will lead to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,ÃÂ ...
Channel NewsAsia
January 9, 2018
Singapore voted for "peace and stability" when it backed a United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution that called for the United States to drop its ... based on the “principle of seeking peaceful resolution of conflict" by upholding international law and fully abiding the UN Security Council's resolutions.
The Hill
January 2, 2018
The U.S. will hold a reception for countries that did not vote last month to approve a United Nations (U.N.) resolution condemning the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley ÷ Nimrata (Nikki) HaleyHaley: 'Open question' if USà...
Next Avenue
December 28, 2017
Instead, my un-resolution, to leave all well alone, resist having to resolve anything, and let go and relax will go into effect at midnight on Dec. 31. This doesn't mean I'm not open to positive change and self-improvement this coming year. Or that my contrarian inner child has taken over and I'm going to theÃÂ ...
