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The Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) coalition welcomes the UN Security Council resolution on an immediate ceasefire

By Kouthar Sambo The Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) coalition has welcomed the UN Security Council resolution on an immediate ceasefire. However, they have also come under immense criticism for not calling a permanent ceasefire. Speaking on VOC's News Beat show on Tuesday, the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign's (PSC) Usuf Chikte said while this should be welcomed, the United States (US) and its allies are also mocking the Palestinians by this resolution. […]

26 March 2024

International

‘UN is becoming irrelevant, marginalised.’

The UN Security Council’s failure to pass a resolution calling unequivocally for a ceasefire in Gaza has highlighted how the international body has become “irrelevant” to resolving the war, says Tamer Qarmout, assistant professor in Public Policy at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. “When the UN was formed after the second world war, it was supposed to tackle, to prevent similar conflicts such as the one happening in Gaza,” Qarmout told […]

23 December 2023

International

No sign Sudan warring parties ready to ‘seriously negotiate’: UN

There are no signs that the warring parties in Sudan are ready to seriously negotiate an end to fighting, the UN envoy to the country has said, as a shaky 72-hour ceasefire was partially holding, though armed clashes were reported in strategic locations in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere. UN envoy to Sudan Volker Perthes told a UN Security Council meeting in New York City on Tuesday that both sides in the conflict […]

26 April 2023

International

UN Security Council extends Yemen sanctions through November

The UN Security Council unanimously agreed, Wednesday, to extend its Yemen sanctions mandate through November, Anadolu News Agency reports. The increasingly rare Council unity allows for the asset freeze on Yemeni entities to continue, as well as an ongoing travel ban on designated individuals. The mandate for the Yemen Panel of Experts is also being extended through mid-December via the UK-submitted resolution. The sanctions were slated to expire 28 February after being […]

16 February 2023

International

Palestinian president says to seek UN resolution to protect 2-state solution

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday Palestine will seek a UN Security Council resolution to protect the two-state solution. Addressing a conference hosted by the Arab League in the Egyptian capital Cairo on providing support to the city of Jerusalem, Abbas called on Israel to abide by UN resolutions and signed agreements with the Palestinians. "We will go to the United Nations and its different agencies, including the Security Council, […]

13 February 2023

International News

Saudi Arabia issues Yemen ceasefire initiative; Houthis say it’s ‘not serious’

Saudi Arabia announced a ceasefire initiative to halt the fighting in Yemen, as the Houthi rebels push to capture the strategic city of Marib amid international efforts to end the war. Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan revealed the Saudi proposal on Monday, which would entail an end to the fighting, partially opening the airport in Sanaa to certain destinations and reviving a revenue-sharing mechanism between the Houthis and Riyadh-backed […]

23 March 2021

International News

UN Security Council rejects US bid to extend Iran arms embargo

The United Nations Security Council has resoundingly rejected a bid by the United States to extend a global arms embargo on Iran. In the Security Council vote on Friday, Washington got support only from the Dominican Republic for its resolution to indefinitely extend the embargo, leaving it far short of the minimum nine "yes" votes required for adoption. Eleven members on the 15-member body, including France, Germany and the United […]

15 August 2020

International News

UN fails to agree on action over order against Myanmar on Rohingyas

The UN Security Council on Tuesday discussed the International Court of Justice's order that Myanmar must do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya Muslims, but failed to agree on a statement. Myanmar’s ally China as well as Vietnam, which is part of the regional Association of Southeast Nations along with Myanmar, objected, diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the meeting was closed. Instead, the European […]

5 February 2020

International News

UN Security Council backs efforts to avert UAE-led assault on Yemen’s Hodeibah

The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a high-stakes mission by a UN envoy to avert an attack by the Saudi-led coalition on a key port in Yemen that provides a lifeline for humanitarian aid. The council met behind closed doors to hear UN envoy Martin Griffiths report on his diplomatic efforts to keep the rebel-held port of Hodeidah open to shipments of aid and commercial goods. Britain requested […]

12 June 2018

UN Security Council

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