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Pakistan begins its 2 yr tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC
Islamabad: Pakistan began its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 1, with Ambassador Munir Akram saying that the Pakistani delegation will play an…
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Pakistan joins United Nations Security Council in 2025
United Nations: Pakistan joins the UN Security Council on Wednesday subtly changing the balance in the world organisation’s highest decision-making body and getting a virtual veto power over sanctioning terrorists it harbours.…
- Middle East
Lebanon files new complaint to UNSC over Israeli violations of ceasefire
Beirut: The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has filed a complaint through the country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York with the UN Security Council (UNSC) in…
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UNSC expresses ‘deep concern’ over deteriorating crises in Haiti
United Nations: The UN Security Council has expressed ‘deep concern’ over the deteriorating crises in Haiti, condemning the continued gang violence and calling for solidarity with the Haitian people. In a press…
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UK reiterates support for India’s permanent UNSC seat
London: The UK has reiterated its support for permanent membership for India in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as part of an expansion of the international panel to ensure it can…
- Middle East
UNRWA ban would have severe humanitarian consequences in Gaza: UNSC
United Nations: The Security Council has said that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) “remains the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza” and…
- India
India, Brazil & African countries should be part of UNSC: Russian minister Sergey Lavrov
Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat has said that his country believes that India, Brazil, and African countries should be represented in the UN Security Council on a permanent basis to ensure the representativeness…
- Pakistan
SCO must lead push for UNSC reform: EAM Jaishankar in Islamabad
Islamabad: India on Wednesday, October 16, used the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Pakistan to reiterate its demand for urgent reforms in the UN Security…
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UK PM Starmer backs India for permanent UNSC membership
United Nations: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday voiced strong support for India’s inclusion as a permanent member of a reformed United Nations Security Council (UNSC), along with permanent African representation,…
- Middle East
UN Security Council meets in emergency session over Lebanon
United Nations: The UN Security Council has met in an emergency session on Lebanon, following an uptick in cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, and deadly wireless device explosions targeting members…
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US reaffirms longstanding support for permanent UNSC seats for India, Japan, Germany
New York: The US has reaffirmed its “longstanding support” for India, Japan and Germany to sit as permanent members in the United Nations Security Council, as it announced new proposals on reform…
- Middle East
UAE raises alarm over famine affecting 25 million in Sudan
The United Arab Emirates is alarmed by the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan, with severe food insecurity affecting over 25 million Sudanese citizens. UAE’s ministry of foreign affairs in a press…
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For first time, UNSC to discuss reforming itself: Council President
United Nations: For the first time, the UN Security Council will discuss reforming itself with the aim of building momentum for the long-stalled reform process, Council President Michael Imran Kanu has said.…
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UNSC to meet on Russian attack on Ukraine children’s hospital
United Nations: Security Council is scheduled to take up on Tuesday Russia’s bombing of a children’s hospital in Ukraine that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as “particularly shocking”. Ukraine’s largest children’s health…
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India warns against UNSC mandates not rooted in ‘current realities’, calls for its reform
United Nations: Calling for a reform of the UN Security Council, India has cautioned against its peacekeeping mandates as “not representative of current realities”. Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka said: “We…
