UN: Netherlands joins Security Council to shine light on IS genocide
The Netherlands has just joined the UN Security Council as a temporary member for a year.
UN: Security Council passes Israeli settlement resolution
After a US abstention, the UN Security Council passed a resolution simultaneously declaring settlements illegal, while also demanding a halt…
UN: Security Council votes 15-0 to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons
Unanimously adopted, the resolution demands eradication of Syria's chemical weapons without threat of military response.
Iran: Ticking time bomb?
By Marney Blom On the heals of another round of failed nuclear talks between the P5+1 nations – the five…
Mideast: Palestinians have new aim at UN
A year after the Palestinians’ high-profile failure to win United Nations membership through the Security Council, they are returning to…