The call for the reform of the United Nations Security Council was once again on the front burner of deliberations in the context of preventing genocide as witnessed against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994. At the 30th anniversary of the 1994…
Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, has said the time has come for the body to reform its Security Council, not only in terms of use or misuse of veto power but also to expand its membership in both…
Former United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General and Head of the Department of Political Affairs, UN Headquarters in New York, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, at the weekend, added his voice to the call for...
The UN General Assembly, in a meeting convened on Friday in New York, has urged the Security Council to give “ favourable consideration” to Palestine’s request. The emergency special session on the Gaza crisis overwhelmingly passed a…
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The UAE welcomed the vote by the United Nations General Assembly with an overwhelming majority of votes in favour of supporting granting the State of Palestine full membership and…
The UN General Assembly, in a meeting convened on Friday in New York, has urged the Security Council to give “ favourable consideration” to Palestine’s request
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin Friday to grant new "rights and privileges" to a Palestinian state and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's request to become the 194th member of the…
The UNGA backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the U.N. Security Council “reconsider the matter favorably
New York: The UN General Assembly on Friday voted by an overwhelming margin to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider its request to become the 194th...
New York: A resolution was passed in the United Nations with an overwhelming majority, supporting full membership of Palestine and pressing the Security Council to give “favourable consideration” to the bid, CNN reported. The resolution on…
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Somalia is asking the United Nations to terminate its political mission in the country, which has been assisting the government to bring peace and stability in the face of attacks…
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The UN General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly for a resolution asking the Security Council to make Palestine, which has UN observer status, a full member.
The assembly called on the UN Security Council to favourably reconsider their request to have a Palestinian state become the 194th member of the United Nations.
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution Friday to give Palestine more ''rights and privileges'' and called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider Palestine's request to become the 194th U.N. member.
Israel's Ambassador Gilad Erdan brought a small shredder and shredded the charter of the United Nations' charter during a speech before the UN assembly. The United Nations passed a resolution that called on the Security Council to…