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BEIJING, China (AFP) – China on Friday rejected accusations that it had helped Pyongyang skirt sanctions after US President Donald Trump claimed on Twitter that Beijing was turning a blind eye to oil transfers to North Korea. Trump’s tweet was the latest salvo in his battle to persuade China to tighten the economic screws on Pyongyang over its missile and nuclear programmed, in a campaign that has seen him heap both praise and criticism on Beijing. “Caught […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – Britain on Friday urged the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctionson Syria after a UN-led investigation found that government forces were responsible for the sarin gas attack on Khan Sheikhun. A joint UN-Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) panel said the Syrian air force had dropped a bomb on the opposition-held town on April 4, releasing the deadly nerve agent that killed more than 80 people. “A robust international response is now essential to hold those responsible for the Khan Sheikhun attack to account,” British […]
CCTV — The president of the United Nations (UN) Security Council told reporters Thursday that all the 12 announced candidates for the post of UN chief will be informed of the outcome of the first round of a secret straw poll by the 15-nation council. Ambassador Koro Bossho of Japan, this month’s president of the Security Council, made the statement less than two hours after the polling started at 10:00 at the UN headquarters, New […]
GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) — The UN’s Syria envoy said Thursday he planned to hold another round of peace talks next month, but called for a stuttering ceasefire to be “revitalized” before setting a date, as at least 20 civilians were killed in second city Aleppo. Staffan de Mistura made the comments after briefing the United Nations Security Council on the talks, which he said had made gains despite escalating violence on the ground that […]
NEW York, United States of America – The United Nations Security Council removed the sanctions against four large sea-going vessels owned by a North Korean shipping firm. According to a United States official, said decision to lift the sanctions was made at the request of China after said country assured the Security Council that said vessels will no longer be used by North Korea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) asked the parties in eastern Ukraine to stop fighting and implement a peace deal prepared by Germany and France.
The 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to adopt sanctions to cut off funding of extremist groups like Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
MANILA, Nov. 19 — Malacañang on Tuesday affirmed the country’s commitment to adhere to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that condemns violent extremism. “Bilang kasapi ng United Nations ay tumatalima tayo sa resolusyon na ito na nagsasaad na kinakailangan ang sabay-sabay na pagkilos ng lahat ng mga member states ng United Nations para labanan ang violent extremism, at ito ay nabanggit na rin ng ating Pangulo sa maraming pagkakataon,” Presidential Communications Operations Office […]
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution aiming to stop foreign jihadist fighters from joining ISIS. In a special session lead by United States President Barack Obama and attended by the head of states of the 15-member council, the resolution drafted by America was unanimously adopted. Under said resolution, all countries are obligated to pass laws making it a crime for their citizens to join ISIS.
(Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session on Sunday night to discuss the escalating crisis in Ukraine, just hours before a deadline by Kiev for pro-Russian separatists to disarm by Monday morning or face a “full-scale anti-terrorist operation” by its armed forces. The Council began meeting at 8 p.m. at Russia’s request after Moscow called Kiev’s plans to mobilize the army to put down a rebellion by pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine […]
