December 18, 2016 Russia threatens to veto new UN Syria resolution, Aleppo evacuations in doubt Russia threatened Sunday to veto a U.N. resolution demanding immediate access to areas of Aleppo besieged by the Syrian government, while a shaky deal to evacuate thousands of trapped civilians was thrown into doubt again after militants burned buses involved in the rescue operation.
December 18, 2016 U.N. Security Council expected to vote on humanitarian aid to Aleppo The United Nations diplomats told Fox News that the U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a French-drafted resolution on Sunday.
October 13, 2016 Portuguese ex-PM elected next UN secretary-general The 193 United Nations member states of the General Assembly on Thursday elected Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres as the next secretary-general of the UN.
October 8, 2016 Russia vetoes UN resolution to halt Aleppo bombing Rival resolutions on Syria backed by the West and Russia were defeated in the U.N. Security Council on Saturday, offering no relief to the besieged city of Aleppo and leaving the key powers even more divided over a course of action in the war-ravaged country.
October 7, 2016 UN Security Council holds emergency Syria meeting as airstrikes ravage Aleppo The UN Security Council held a closed-door emergency meeting on Syria Friday, one day after U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura warned that the lives of some 275,000 people were hanging in the balance as the Russian and Syrian government air bombardment of Aleppo continued unabated.
October 6, 2016 Portuguese ex-PM formally approved by Security Council to lead UN Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres, who was formally approved on Thursday to be the next U.N. secretary-general, said he faces "huge challenges" and hopes to see unity and consensus during his term.
October 5, 2016 Portugal's ex-PM poised to become next UN Secretary-General The Security Council unanimously agreed Wednesday that Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres should be the next secretary-general of the United Nations.
September 26, 2016 Thousands of Iran-backed fighters converge on Aleppo amid deadly Syria airstrikes As deadly airstrikes pounded Aleppo, Syria over the weekend, a major foreign ground force was also converging on the region.
September 25, 2016 At least 23 civilians killed in Aleppo as UN holds emergency meeting over Syria At least 23 civilians were killed in renewed government airstrikes on the contested city of Aleppo, Syrian activists said Sunday, as the United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting on the spiraling violence in Syria.
September 21, 2016 US, Russia trade barbs over Syria at UN Security Council The United States and Russia blamed each other for Syria's failing cease-fire Wednesday, illustrating why a fractured U.N. Security Council has been unable for more than five years to do anything to stop the Arab country's civil war.
