Latest United Nations Security Council News

UN agency for Palestinians warns Gaza aid work may 'disintegrate' if Israeli legislation passes

Oct. 09, 2024 21:23 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate,” leaving hundreds of thousands of people in dire need as war rages. ...

Rebel group in Congo generates $300,000 monthly in seized mining area, UN official says

Oct. 01, 2024 09:40 AM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining area in the east of the country, a U.N. official said. In April, the M23 — a rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda — seized the Rubaya mining area in...

UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines call for UN peacekeepers

Sep. 30, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti to start talks on transforming it into a U.N. peacekeeping mission. ...

Behind the loudest issues, the UN is a world stage for disputes that are often out of the spotlight

Sep. 29, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

The world’s greatest stage is the sprawling Midtown Manhattan complex where leaders meet each year to discuss humanity’s future. The United Nations' most powerful body — the Security Council — is paralyzed by disputes, so this year's most varied speeches were delivered before...

UN chief criticizes divided Security Council for failure of leadership to end wars, calls for unity

Sep. 25, 2024 23:50 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief sharply criticized the powerful but deeply divided Security Council at a high-level meeting Wednesday for a failure of leadership to end wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and beyond. “Peace demands action. And peace demands leadership,”...

What to know from the UN: Ukraine doesn't want the world to forget, and attention turns to Lebanon

Sep. 25, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sometimes the issues brought forward at the United Nations signature annual meeting may feel a bit familiar. Climate change is always in focus, especially in the past few years. There are regular disputes about who is on the security council. Pleas to stop wars and address...

Ukraine's president calls for unspecified global 'action' to force Russia into peace

Sep. 24, 2024 21:51 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday, calling instead for unspecified global “action” to force Russia into peace for invading his country and to comply with the U.N. Charter’s requirement that every country respect the...

What to know from the UN: Biden stops by, Gaza takes the spotlight, a dour world outlook prevails

Sep. 24, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world's leaders gathered in New York for the beginning of their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. Let’s just say the vibe was pretty grim. Leader after leader spoke of the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan, climate problems, exclusion from U.N....

Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's capital, UN says

Sep. 19, 2024 00:54 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in Sudan’s western Darfur region not held by paramilitary forces, the United Nations top humanitarian official said Wednesday. Acting humanitarian...

Jamaican soldiers and police arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs

Sep. 12, 2024 22:34 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two dozen soldiers and police officers from Jamaica arrived in Haiti on Thursday to join a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight powerful gangs. Jamaica is the second country to join the mission, which was approved by the U.N. Security Council in...