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

Grundberg said Houthi attacks in Marib, Hadramaut, Mokha and other areas have resulted in military and civilian casualties.

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.
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote against a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025.

UN Security Council to hold first poll in race to replace Guterres when he steps down this year

Alexander De Croo, (3rd-R) Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), visits a food distribution point in Gaza City, on February 16, 2026; illustrative

UN official condemns ‘de facto authorities’ assault on humanitarian workers, fails to name Hamas

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese refugee women walk at the Tulum refugee camp, amid ongoing conflict in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, November 30, 2025.

Sudan army says US peace plan must call for full RSF withdrawal from cities, documents show


US envoy arrives in Israel to try sealing Hezbollah ceasefire

The diplomacy aims to end a conflict that has inflicted massive devastation in Lebanon since Israel went on the offensive against Hezbollah in September.

 U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein speaks to the media after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon November 19, 2024.

Palestinians pressing UN Security Council to call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

The UN says the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is horrifying, and calls for an end to the war.

Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine to the UN, Riyad Mansour attends a United Nations Security Council meeting about the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 4, 2024.

Ex-IDF air defense chief Kochav to 'Post': How to solve drone problem - exclusive

After several months of delay, Gallant tries to fast-track new drone defense ‘within months.’

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left), Director General of the IMoD, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir (center), inspectin new Israeli drone technology, October 15, 2024.

'Iran's blood-stained hands': UN Amb. Danon says Israel has no desire to occupy Lebanon

"We all know the ending of this conflict. Hezbollah will be pushed back north of the Litani River,” Danon said.

 Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, in his first Security Council address since returning to the position, August 23, 2024.

Danon to UNSC: PA's failure to control terror in West Bank shows it can't be trusted with Gaza

Danon continued, accusing the PA of protecting Hamas instead of confronting them and encouraging terrorism through "pay to slay."

 Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon at the UN, September 24, 2024.

Netanyahu is dragging region into war and must be stopped, Jordan says

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said ahead of the Security Council meeting that the airstrikes had increased the risk of the situation spiraling out of control.

 IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian (right) meets with Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Tehran, last week. Pezeshkian’s administration merely continues the policies of his predecessor, Ebrahim Raisi, the writer argues.

Turkey voices support for Lebanon amid Israeli attacks

Turkey denounces Israel's strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon as Ankara warns of regional chaos as Erdogan demands action to halt the Gaza war and cross-border conflict.

 Workers unload an aid shipment from Turkey, at the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon September 25, 2024

Finland's Stubb calls for UN Security Council reform amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Finland's President calls for UN Security Council reform, veto abolition, and suspension of members in 'illegal wars'

 Finland's President Alexander Stubb attends the European Political Community meeting at the Blenheim Palace near Oxford, Britain July 18, 2024.

B'Tselem's Yuli Novak: 'Israeli gov't aims to promote Jewish supremacy over entire territory'

In a debate between Novak and UN Ambassador Danny Danon, Danon called on the Council to "issue a clear and unequivocal condemnation of the barbaric terrorist organization."

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon at the UN Security Council on September 4th 2024

After 11 months, UNSC to convene Wednesday for official discussion on the hostages

"It is a disgrace that it has taken the Council 11 months and the brutal execution of six hostages by Hamas terrorists to finally convene this discussion," he added.

 Members of the UN Security Council vote on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip, December 22, 2023.