Although ceremonial and lasting just a month, Pakistan takes over presidency at a critical juncture and has opportunity to do ...

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The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday seeking "urgent steps" to expand aid in Gaza, but could not secure the unanimous support needed to call for an immediate cease-fire.

Pakistan looks forward to working closely with all members of the United Nations Security Council to promote timely and united action in line with the Security Council's Charter, responsibilities and ...

Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri has strongly condemned Pakistan's UNSC presidency, deeming it an affront to human rights and a ...

The United Nations Security Council will not improve or become more equitable if it is expanded. By Angela McArdle On 8/10/23 at 7:00 AM EDT The U.N. Security Council Should Be Expanded.

JERUSALEM — The United Nations Security Council has voted 14-0 in favor of a resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza for the rest of Ramadan.

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution in New York on Monday, calling for immediate and urgent days-long humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas war.

Only nine months ago, Sierra Leone returned as a non-permanent member of the Security Council after an absence of 53 years. Twenty-five years ago, our shattering civil war was among the thorniest ...

W hen the Security Council was founded as part of the United Nations in 1945, it was built as “an extension of the powers that defeated Hitler and Japan,” and a way to “lock in place the ...

Here’s How Security Council Elections Work. There are 15 members of the United Nations Security Council. Five of them are permanent: the USA, China, the UK, France, and Russia. These “P-5” countries ...