Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Dmitry Polyansky, criticized what he called American “hypocrisy,” saying the U.S. “consistently and deliberately violated the INF treaty for some time.” Continue reading
Jean Charest is close to Canada’s ambassador to the UN, and he’ll help pursue a seat on the security council. Continue reading
China prevented a United Nations Security Council committee on Wednesday from blacklisting the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad. Continue reading
If turning a blind eye to Cuba is the price Canada has to pay to win a UN Security Council seat, then frankly it’s not worth it, Rob Breakenridge says. Continue reading
Over the weekend, festering tensions between the two countries culminated in Russia ramming and then seizing three Ukrainian vessels in a dangerous escalation. Continue reading
But other members of the Security Council took the opportunity to oppose the fact that Trump and the United States pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Continue reading
Trump, speaking to reporters as he was entering the United Nations, said: “I’ll be meeting with Chairman Kim in the very near future. It’ll be announced. ” Continue reading
More world leaders step up to the podium at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday but the lion’s share of attention will be down the hall where U.S. President Donald Trump will be chairing the Security Council. Continue reading
The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Friday that the fight against famine is being lost in Yemen, which is already facing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with 75 per cent of its 29 million people in need of assistance. Continue reading
It’s been 21 years since Canada’s last stint on the Security Council, the country’s longest absence from it in United Nations’ history. Continue reading