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The UN Security Council condemned Friday the seizure by the Houthis of an Emirati ship, while calling for its “immediate release.” In a statement adopted unanimously, the Fifteen members also stressed “the importance of freedom of navigation in the Gulf Read more
The United States has officially informed on Tuesday the UN Security Council of its decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the whole Sahara region. The US Representative to the UN Kelly Craft has officially and solemnly transmitted a letter and Read more
The difficulties of “keeping everyone onboard”, an agreed path to peace in Syria, highlights that “radically different” approaches are likely doomed to failure, the outgoing United Nations Special Envoy for the war-torn country warned on Friday. Briefing the Security Council Read more
Following a briefing by UN Personal Envoy for the Sahara Horst Kohler, members of the Security Council stressed the need to include Algeria in any future talks on the conflict. Algeria which has for decades hosted, armed and funded the Read more
The US has vetoed a draft text providing for extending protection to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The text proposed by Kuwait garnered 10 votes in favor, but the US vetoed the text, which it said failed to even mention Hamas, Read more
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on Monday briefed the emergency Security Council meeting following reports of a chemical weapons attack in Syria over the weekend. The recent escalating violence across Syria, including allegations of chemical weapons use Read more
The UN Security Council delayed a vote on a ceasefire to allow aid to civilians in Eastern Ghouta as the Syrian government continues its bombing of the besieged area. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that a week since Read more
The UN Security Council was the theater of a fierce debate reflecting deep rifts between the US and Russia over the anti-government protests in Iran. The emergency Security Council meeting, which was convened by the US, was described by Russia Read more
The UN Security Council has welcomed the return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri to Lebanon and his decision to continue his term, and highlighted the need to protect the country from the crisis destabilizing the Middle East. In a statement Read more
The UN Security Council has called for the resumption of the political process regarding the Western Sahara to resolve one of the longest-standing issues on its agenda. The Council’s support for resuming the political process was unambiguously expressed in Resolution Read more