Security Council

Afghanistan May 27

Afghanistan's Taliban urged by UN Security Council to lift restrictions on women, girls

The U.N. Security Council presses the Taliban to reverse policies restricting freedoms for Afghan women and girls. Still, few are expecting real change.

Afghanistan March 18

Afghanistan faces crisis on the ground as tens of thousands hide from Taliban, observers say

Despite the United Nations Security Council renewing its U.N. assistance mission to Afghanistan, the war-torn country continues to fall to Taliban forces following the U.S. withdrawal.

Security Council March 5

Russian troops near another Ukraine nuclear plant, in Yuzhnoukrainsk, UN envoy says

Russian forces in southern Ukraine were advancing toward the country’s second-largest nuclear plant Friday, one day after attacking the largest such facility, according to reports.

Security Council January 31

Biden warns Russia of 'swift and severe consequences' if they 'walk away' from diplomacy and attack Ukraine

President Biden threatened Russia with “swift and severe consequences” should Moscow choose to “walk away from diplomacy and attack Ukraine,” maintaining that the United States and allies are continuing “to prepare for every scenario.”

Iran August 18, 2020

The United Nations failed to renew the arms embargo on Iran. What does that mean?

The United Nations Security Council last week rejected a U.S. effort to extend a 13-year-old embargo on Iran imports and exports of conventional weapons, including aircraft and tanks in and out of the Middle Eastern country.

VIDEO August 15, 2020

Eric Shawn: The historic breakthrough for Israel

Gen. Jack Keane on the normalization of relations between the U.A.E. and Israel... and which Gulf nation could be next.

VIDEO August 14, 2020

United Nations refuses to take up Iran arms embargo

The United Nations Security Council is refusing to go along with a U.S. resolution to extend its arms embargo against Iran; Rich Edson reports.

Coronavirus April 9, 2020

UN's Guterres warns of political opportunism during coronavirus pandemic

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus, saying the pandemic poses a significant threat to the maintenance of international peace and security that could lead social unrest.

Security Council February 11, 2020

Palestinian president dismisses Trump's Mideast peace plan at UN Security Council meeting

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday and, as expected, again rejected the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan unveiled two weeks ago at the White House, saying the U.S. cannot be the sole mediator in the peace process.

Security Council January 21, 2020

UN Security Council must recognize Iran as the real Mideast aggressor, Kelly Craft says

Kelly Craft, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, called out the Security Council in a speech Tuesday, saying the world body continued to criticize Israel but failed to work toward keeping Iran in check.