UN Security Council

UN Security Council

Members of the UN Security Council meet on the US strikes and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores at the United Nations building in New York, US, 5 January 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

UN chief raises concerns about instability in Venezuela; Russia, China condemn US capture of Maduro

Russia, China and Colombia condemned the US military operation as illegal, while most remaining council members did not directly criticise the US and instead stated the importance of abiding by...

US and Venezuelan flags appear in this illustration taken December 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Venezuela requests UN Security Council meet over 'ongoing US aggression'

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Hamas rejects UN Gaza resolution, says international force would become party to conflict

Members of the UN Security Council vote against a resolution that would permanently lift UN sanctions on Iran at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

UN Security Council decides not to lift Iran sanctions, but still time to agree delay

Indian security force personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a militant attack near south Kashmir's Pahalgam, in Srinagar April 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

UN Security Council urges India-Pakistan talks on Kashmir, Islamabad says

Touhid Hossain. Sketch: TBS

Foreign adviser urges UN Security Council to take decisive action to solve Rohingya crisis

Israeli armoured personnel carriers (APC) operate, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, May 29, 2024. REUTERS

Russia, China wrangle with US over UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire plan

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No Security Council 'consensus' on Palestinian UN membership

Members of the United Nations Security Council stand in silence, in honour of the victims of the Crocus City Hall concert venue Moscow attack, on the day of a vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

UN Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council meets to consider a United States-sponsored resolution calling for a ceasefire during the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, March 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Russia, China veto US bid on Gaza 'ceasefire' at Security Council

File photo of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: Collected

Security Council 'perhaps fatally' undermined by Gaza, Ukraine deadlock, says UN chief

General view of the United Nations Security Council meeting during the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US September 23, 2021. File Photo: John Minchillo/Pool via REUTERS

UN Security Council to vote Wednesday on Israel-Gaza conflict

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

UN Security Council members condemn Hamas but no unanimity