UNSC

France introduces Gaza ceasefire resolution at UNSC

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEU NewsEurope3 April 20243 April 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutes It condemns “sexual violence including rape used as a weapon of war, committed by Hamas and other terrorist groups,” and calls for accountability for such crimes…reports Asian Lite News France…

Most countries support UNSC reform, claims UN Chief

by Newsdesk-Top NewsPoliticsWorld News25 April 202325 April 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes The nations from the Global South echoed the need for reforms with African nations being most vociferous…writes Arul Louis Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that most UN members support reform…

UNSC reform negotiations attempt at transparency

by Newsdesk-Top NewsIndia NewsWorld News7 April 20237 April 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes The effort at transparency is an attempt at moving forward the reform process that has been mired in procedural wrangling by a small group of countries…reports Arul Louis After being…

Terrorism on UNSC agenda as Mozambique chairs debate

by Newsdesk-Top NewsWorldWorld News1 March 20231 March 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes India, which headed the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) during its tenure on the Council in the past two years, brought a renewed focus to the scourge of terrorism….reports Arul Louis Mozambique…

Russia, Ukraine hold rivaling moments of silence at UNSC

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEU NewsUSA25 February 202325 February 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes The intractable nature of the year-long Ukraine war has manifested itself in the UN Security Council in the drama of Russia and Ukraine holding two rivaling moments of silence for…

UNSC renews Yemen sanctions measures

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica NewsWorld News15 February 202315 February 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minute The council reaffirmed in the resolution “its strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Yemen”….reports Asian Lite News The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to…

India declares UNSC candidature for 2028-29

by Newsdesk-Top NewsWorld News16 December 202216 December 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Jaishankar quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi: “We consider that even a single attack is one too many and even a single life lost is one too many. So, we will…

India assumes UNSC chair, vows to be ‘bridge builder’

by Newsdesk-Top NewsIndia News1 December 20221 December 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes India faces the daunting task of presiding over a Council that is paralysed on the two most dangerous issues riveting the world, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the North…

Ghana President suggests mechanism for UNSC reforms

by NewsdeskAfrica News13 November 202213 November 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes There are proposals from India, and African and other countries on the table which have to be brought together for the negotiations to move forward, he said…reports Asian Lite News…

Biden to consult leaders on UNSC expansion

by Newsdesk-Top NewsIndia NewsUSA10 September 202210 September 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The US has supported India’s quest for a permanent seat in the Security Council and despite Washington’s misgivings over New Delhi’s neutrality over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there is no…