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February 22, 2018

Haley issues strong call to UN Security Council to get aid to Syria's Eastern Ghouta region

After Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s military forces and allies Wednesday pounded civilians and infrastructure, including hospitals, in Eastern Ghouta, United States United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley called on her Security Council colleagues to support a UN resolution to get humanitarian supplies to those in need.

February 13, 2018

Haley: UN Security Council has 'failed' to intervene for Burmese refugees

Nikki Haley, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, condemned human rights abuses taking place in the Southeast Asian country of Burma during a United Nations Security Council meeting, and warned Burma that the world was watching.

February 7, 2018

UN warned to stop giving Hezbollah free rein in Lebanon -- or face consequences

A new warning on Iran’s destabilizing behavior in Lebanon was sent to the United Nations Secretary General and Security Council.

January 23, 2018

Haley criticizes Russia, calling it 'complicit in the Assad regime's atrocities'

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, strongly criticized Russia at a Security Council meeting on Syrian chemical weapons on Tuesday, accusing it of being “complicit in the Assad regime’s atrocities.”

January 5, 2018

Russia accuses US of ‘abusing’ Security Council by calling emergency session on Iran protests

The United States and Russia clashed at an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council Friday over the protests in Iran, with Russia accusing the U.S. of “abusing” the platform of the Council by calling the session over what it described as a purely internal matter.

December 30, 2017

North Korea received oil from Russia in violation of UN sanctions: report

In an apparent violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution, Russian ships have allegedly transferred oil products to North Korean vessels out at sea on several occasions, according to a published report.

December 21, 2017

UN approves resolution condemning US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Thursday to condemn President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

December 14, 2017

Haley says missile parts prove Iran violating UN resolutions

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday that she had "undeniable" evidence that Iran has been funneling missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen in violation of U.N. resolutions.

December 11, 2017

North Korean defector describes forced abortion, said bodies fed to dogs in prison

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley held a meeting on the human rights situation in North Korea where one defector spoke about how she was forced to have an abortion following her repatriation from China.

November 30, 2017

North Korea 'brings us closer to war,' Haley warns at UN

US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday that North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that some observers believe could reach Washington and the entire US Eastern Seaboard "brings us closer" to a war the US doesn't seek.