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![Russia vetoed a draft resolution in March 2024 to renew the mandate of the Security Council's 1718 Committee panel of experts monitoring sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (file) Russia vetoed a draft resolution in March 2024 to renew the mandate of the Security Council's 1718 Committee panel of experts monitoring sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (file)](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/28-03-2024-UN-Photo-SC-vote.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… as the General Assembly debated Russia’s veto on the Security Council which blocked renewal of the sanctions panel that … of weapons from Pyongyang for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s veto undermines the peace and security …
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![A child watches as bodies are recovered from under the rubble of a house in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. A child watches as bodies are recovered from under the rubble of a house in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/03-04-2024-UN-News-Gaza-01.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… six against and 13 abstentions, the 47-member Human Rights Council backed a call " to cease the sale, transfer and … Luxembourg, Malaysia and South Africa. Unlike the UN Security Council, Human Rights Council resolutions are not … Renewals were also made for mandated investigations in Ukraine, Syria and South Sudan . Addressing a range of …
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![Pedestrians pass in front of destroyed buildings in Kurakhove, Ukraine. Pedestrians pass in front of destroyed buildings in Kurakhove, Ukraine.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Collections/Embargoed/11-03-2024-UNICEF-Ukraine-04.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… Türk on Tuesday called for the fighting and occupation of Ukraine to end, so the country can begin “healing the deep … every day, High Commissioner Türk told the UN Human Rights Council via a video statement, expressing concern that “the … Targeting of individuals deemed “pro-Ukrainian” and posing security risks have expanded while Russia has closed down …
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![Civil society groups work at the site of a recent attack in Dnipro. Civil society groups work at the site of a recent attack in Dnipro.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/22-3-2024_Ukaraine_Dnipro%203.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… … Top UN officials and agencies on the ground in Ukraine on Friday condemned overnight large-scale … of Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu told the Security Council on Friday morning. “ The scale and scope of this …
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![Destruction in Gaza City in the sixth month of the conflict. Destruction in Gaza City in the sixth month of the conflict.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Collections/Embargoed/21-03-2024_UNICEF_Gaza-01.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… to famine – we must flood Gaza with aid.” All eyes on Security Council Meanwhile, the UN Security Council prepared to gather on Friday to vote on a …
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![The destruction of property continues in Khan Younis, Gaza. The destruction of property continues in Khan Younis, Gaza.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Collections/Embargoed/20-03-2024_UNICEF_Gaza-01.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… down on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and peace in Ukraine on Thursday, taking aim at the “chaotic” global … the UN chief said, speaking at the opening of the European Council in Brussels. “ That is the reason why we believe it … of a resolution penned by Washington on Gaza before the Security Council now includes the call for “an immediate …
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![UN Secretary-General António Guterres (centre right) attends a Security Council meeting on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres (centre right) attends a Security Council meeting on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/18-03-2024_UN-Photo_SC_Guterres.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday. … Calling for disarmament now, he urged … use of nuclear weapons in the context of the situation in Ukraine, are absolutely unacceptable,” she said, while urging …
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![Women fleeing the combat zones of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts stand in line to receive humanitarian aid. (file) Women fleeing the combat zones of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts stand in line to receive humanitarian aid. (file)](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/21-09-2022_UN-Women_Ukraine-02.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… UN’s top political affairs official on Friday briefed the Security Council and slammed ongoing Russian elections in illegally occupied areas of Ukraine. … “Russia’s intention to conduct presidential …
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![Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union, addresses the Security Council meeting on Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union, addresses the Security Council meeting on Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/12-03-2024-UN-Photo-Josep-Borrell.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told ambassadors at the Security Council. He emphasised the need for reforms of the Security … try to make it less bleak than our bleak present.” War in Ukraine Mr. Borrell underscored the ongoing conflict in …
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![Destroyed buildings in Borodyanka, in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. Destroyed buildings in Borodyanka, in the Kyiv region of Ukraine.](https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/22-2-2024_Ukraine_2%20Years_6.jpg/image350x235cropped.jpg)
… A recent sharp rise in deadly attacks against civilians in Ukraine and Russia, including by armed drones, run counter to … law and must end now, top UN officials told the Security Council on Friday afternoon. … “We condemn all attacks on …
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