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Peace and Security
Security Council LIVE: How to turn preventive diplomacy rhetoric into action
In the Security Council debate on Thursday on how best to settle disputes between States peacefully, ambassadors provided examples of…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears
The Security Council on Friday weighed the future of the UN mechanism responsible for completing the remaining work of the…
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan faces ‘lost generation of talent and potential,’ Security Council hears
As the Security Council met on Afghanistan, senior officials and civil society representatives delivered a clear warning Monday: despite relative…
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Humanitarian Aid
Security Council LIVE: Warnings of ‘dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine
Deadly drone and missile attacks in Ukraine over the weekend represented a “dangerous cycle of escalation” in Russia’s full-scale four-year-old…
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Peace and Security
New Security Council resolution upholds accountability for attacks against peacekeepers
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday that calls for accountability for crimes committed against UN…
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Europe
Security Council LIVE: UN officials warn humanitarian toll in Ukraine is worsening
The Security Council met on Monday amid a sharp escalation in hostilities across Ukraine, where UN officials warned that the…
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Middle East
Security Council LIVE: Gaza in the spotlight as dire conditions continue
The Security Council debated conditions in Gaza at the request of its 10 elected members amid concern that the territory’s…
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Europe
UN stresses the need for de-escalation in Ukraine war as attacks rise
The United Nations continues to warn against the dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine, a senior official told the…
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Middle East
Middle East LIVE: Diplomacy in focus as escalation ‘reverberates across borders and continents’, warns UN chief
Nearly four months after the latest Middle East crisis erupted and despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and…
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UN Affairs
Kyrgyzstan wins seat on UN Security Council for first time ever
A closely watched Security Council election delivered a mix of continuity and change on Wednesday, as Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and…
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