Security Council

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

Pakistan challenges India’s treaty suspension at the UN amid rising tensions between the countries.

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.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General, speaks during a dialogue with delegations while candidates for the position of new United Nations Secretary General are interviewed at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 21, 2026.

Top candidates grilled at UN in contention to replace Guterres as secretary general

Taliban Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat speaks during a press conference about the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 3, 2026.

Afghan women’s rights advocates urge Melania Trump to support girls facing Taliban restrictions

UNIFIL Chief Maj.-Gen. Diodato Abagnara, attends a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026; illustrative.

IDF Merkava tank rammed UNIFIL vehicles on two occasions on Sunday, UN force claims


UNSC must combat state-sponsored Iranian terror, Erdan says

Security Council has taken steps to stop the financing and material support of terrorist groups, but "more must be done."

An Iranian carries the Iranian and Hezbollah flags during the commemoration of the 41st anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2020

Anne Neuberger, Biden's Jewish pick for cybersecurity adviser - Politico

According to two people familiar with the plans, Biden plans to name Neuberger as deputy national security adviser for cybersecurity in the incoming NSC, Politico reported.

Anne Neuberger

Netanyahu, Mladenov meet for last time

During the five-year period that he has held his office, Mladenov has briefed the UNSC monthly on the situation on the ground.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov

Mladenov’s Libya appointment on hold until replacement found

No timeline has been set for the process of seeking a replacement.

UN SPECIAL Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov briefs the UN in New York in 2017.

History will judge UNSC for failing to embrace Abraham Accords, US says

“History will judge how this Council responds to this historic moment – it can either shrink from the challenge or rise to the occasion.”

L to R: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords. September 15, 2020

Israel's Ambassador to UN Gilad Erdan address UN Security Council - watch

It marks the first time Erdan will address the UN since Israel's historic peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan were signed.

THE UN Security Council debates a 2019 resolution condemning Israel

UNSC members: Israeli-Palestinian talks must be based on pre-1967 lines

‘The two-state solution, with Jerusalem as the future capital for both states, is the only way to ensure sustainable peace and stability in the region,’ the six EU nations said

The UN Security Council

Raising awareness on Iran or enjoying losing dismally?

What is the point of calling a second, dramatic public vote in less than two weeks if the US knows it will lose and lose badly?

The United Nations Security Council, February 28, 2020

Should Washington pursue a snapback of sanctions on Tehran?

The UN’s arms restrictions are tied to Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the nuclear deal with Iran.

IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD troops board a helicopter flying over the British-flagged tanker ‘Stena Impero’ near the Strait of Hormuz last year.

Iran says US humiliated by rejection of UN arms embargo extension

In a televised speech, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that "the great success was that the United States was defeated in this conspiracy with humiliation."

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2020