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The Moroccan Sahara issue is settled historically, socially and legally

The UN Security Council will vote on whether to keep using the only border crossing available for UN humanitarian aid.

The UN Security Council has failed in its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday, describing Moscow's role as "morally bankrupt." Ardern, who has long argued against the Security Council veto powers held by the five permanent members Britain, China, France, Russia and…

As the UN Security Council prepares to vote Thursday on humanitarian aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria from Turkey, Russia agreed to continue such deliveries but only for six months — not a year, as many UN Security Council members, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and more than 30 nongovernmental groups want.…

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United Nations Security Council votes Thursday on extending its authorization of aid transfers across Syria's border without approval from Damascus, with Russia seeking a six-month prolongation while Western nations want a full year.

Sydney (AFP) - The UN Security Council has failed in its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday, describing Moscow's role as "morally bankrupt."

Instead, bilateral engagements may be much more productive at this point in history

Iranian officials insisted on maintaining indirect negotiations with Washington, amid pessimism among Westrn diplomats about reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement, after the failure of the latest round hosted by Doha. “Following Doha talks, we will coordinate with the EU on the next stage of talks,” Iranian Ambassador to the United…

The United Nations Security Council held a closed-door session on Wednesday to discuss last week's Melilla tragedy. At least 23 migrants died trying to cross into the Spanish enclave, amid clashes with Moroccan and Spanish security forces, and 140 security personnel were injured. About 2,000 migrants tried to storm a…

Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, urged the international community on Wednesday to not to forget Syria amid the repercussions of the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine. Speaking via video teleconference, the envoy told the Security Council that renewing the resolution authorizing cross-border humanitarian…

Senior Western officials voiced doubts about reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Thursday, with the European Union saying it "might not make it over the finishing line" and a U.S. official saying the odds had lengthened after this week's failed talks.