UN Security Council

• Myanmar anti-coup protesters face tear gas as UN envoy urges action

  The Feb. 1 military coup ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi after her National League for Democracy Party won 82 per cent of the vote in November elections.

  World

  Mar 5
• UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Myanmar coup but takes no action

  Diplomats said restoring democracy was the key element of a draft statement prepared for the council to release to the media after the closed-door meeting.

  Politics

  Feb 2
• Advertisement
• Germany appeals for 2 Michaels’ release at final UN meeting, China says ‘good riddance’

  Germany's UN ambassador appealed for China to release Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor this Christmas at his final meeting of the UN Security Council.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2020
• Advertisement
• Bob Rae brings tough talk to United Nations diplomacy

  Two months after Canada lost the election to the United Nations Security Council, the country's new ambassador was there anyway, speaking frankly about the Syrian civil war. He wasn't making many new friends.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2020
• U.S. vetoes United Nations anti-terrorism resolution

  Four U.N. diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because contacts have been private, said Monday a U.S. veto is likely because the Americans believe the resolution doesn't go far enough and left out the key element of repatriation.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2020
• U.N. faces potential crisis as U.S. seeks to reimpose sanctions on Iran

  Last week, the U.S. lost its long-shot bid to indefinitely extend an international arms embargo on Iran and has now moved to a new diplomatic line of attack.

  World

  Aug 19, 2020
• U.S. seeks more support from U.N. council to permanently extend Iran arms embargo

  A new, much shorter draft of the resolution circulated by the U.S. states that the arms embargo ``shall continue to apply until the Security Council decides otherwise.''

  World

  Aug 12, 2020
• UN Security Council to vote on extending Iran arms embargo next week: Pompeo

  The arms embargo on Iran is currently set to end on Oct. 18 under Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which U.S. President Donald Trump's administration quit in 2018.

  Politics

  Aug 5, 2020
• Advertisement
• North Korea openly disregarding sanctions on nukes, missiles: UN report

  U.N. experts said in key sections of the report that North Korea has also evaded sanctions through "targeted" cyber attacks against officials of countries on the U.N. Security Council and on members of its expert panel.

  Politics

  Aug 4, 2020
• Advertisement
• Canada extends help for UN peacekeeping missions despite losing Security Council seat

  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's office confirmed the continued deployment of a CC-130 Hercules in support of UN missions in Africa on Sunday.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2020