In July, Russia and China delayed a US push for the council's sanctions committee to order a halt...

The topic of the meeting will be non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, a broad issue that...

The United Nations has 96,000 peacekeepers serving in 14 missions worldwide

Trump in May withdrew from the accord between Iran and six world powers aimed at stalling Tehran's...

Myanmar has also made no demonstrable effort to address the concerns of the Rohingyas and the international...

Since January, US financing for humanitarian programs serving Palestinians has been suspended

Around 700,000 Rohingyas entered Bangladesh fleeing violence which erupted in Myanmar on August 25,...

The emergency meeting had been pushed by the Organization of Islamic States and the Arab League

Myanmar has refused to allow a fact-finding mission set up by the UN Human Rights Council to enter the...

Blasting the council majority, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the two votes showed...

Calm returned to Gaza on Wednesday but the UN envoy expressed concern that ongoing protests in June will...

Analysts were cautious on the initiative

By withdrawing from the JCPOA, the US is creating chaos

Bangladesh was joined by several other countries when they addressed the Security Council in its open...

More than 120,000 Rohingya still reside in camps for internally displaced people in the Rakhine state...

Youssef said the Rohingya issue would be discussed at the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers

Last November, the Myanmar's military released a report denying all accusations of rape and killings...

The envoys met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning before leaving for Myanmar

After the Security Council first proposed a visit in February, Myanmar's government said it was not the...

UN Security Council envoys are due to travel to Bangladesh and Myanmar shortly to assess the...

Reclusive North Korea has been pursuing nuclear and missile programmes in defiance of UN Security Council...