Security Council

Erdogan calls Gaza suffering 'most embarrassing concentration camp' in UNGA speech

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the UNGA that the UNSC must be reformed and called on Israel to end the war in Gaza.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.
A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026.

Yemen UN envoy warns Security Council of regional escalation amid Iran-backed Houthi attacks

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, March 20, 2025.

'Release the emails': Danon challenges UN over Israel blacklisting, calls for Patten to resign

Indian security force personnel stand guard at the site of a suspected militant attack on tourists in Baisaran near Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, April 24, 2025.

Indus Waters Treaty abeyance after Pahalgam attack sparks India-Pakistan clash - opinion


In rare UN appearance, North Korea defends missile launch

The 15-member Security Council met after North Korea said it tested its latest weapon on Wednesday, and claimed the weapon is the core of its nuclear strike force.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches as missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

UAE positions itself for UN Security Council presidency

The presidency of the security council is a rotating one-month position for the 15 members of the council; of which 10 are non-permanent members.

The Security Council chamber is seen from behind the council president's chair at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, September 18, 2015

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Gaza

The meeting comes following Israel's launching of the IDF Operation Shield and Arrow to attack Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza.

 A general view of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on "Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe," at the UN headquarters in New York, US, May 4, 2023.

EU urges Belarus not to host Russian nuclear weapons, warns of sanctions

Ukraine also criticized the move, calling it "another provocative step" by Moscow that undermines "the international security system as a whole."

 Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow, Russia February 21, 2023.

PA to attend security summit with Israel despite Hamas opposition

In late February, a similar summit was held in the Jordanian port city of Aqaba, where the five parties agreed to convene again in Sharm El-Sheikh in March.

 RETREATING FORCES: Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas speaks at PA headquarters in Ramallah, 2020.

Judicial revolution endangers settlement enterprise - opinion

The voices in the world calling on Israel to halt the proposed judicial reform are not asking Israel to refrain from rectifying or adjusting the current balance of power.

 SECURITY FORCES watch as a prefab home is removed at the settler outpost of Amona, in 2019.

US-Israel tensions rise as Washington backs UNSC settlement condemnation

The US typically blocks such moves, but it allowed the issue to move forward given its frustration with Israel over its authorization of 9 new settlements.

 US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield addresses the UN Security Council as it meets to discuss the issue of Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, February 20, 2023.

PLO leaders to discuss Ben-Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount

The Palestinians, Jordan and other Arab countries have strongly condemned the visit, dubbing it a "dangerous and unprecedented provocation."

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Temple Mount on Tuesday, January 3, 2023

UN Security Council to vote on blanket aid sanctions exemption

One of the toughest UN sanctions regimes targets North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

 THE UN Security Council meets on Friday amid Russia’s continuing attacks on Ukraine.

UNSC to vote on draft slamming pro-Russia referendums in Ukraine - report

The referendums in question were held in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts in Ukraine on the subject of having them join the Russian Federation.

The United Nations Security Council, February 28, 2020