Michelle Nichols
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 21:55
Yemen urged the international community "to quickly intervene by land forces to save" the country, specifically in the cities of Aden and Taiz, according to a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 09:22
Secret footage shows a Rwandan policeman in the blue helmet of a United Nations peacekeeper in Mali earlier this year carefully take aim at a civilian protester, squeeze the trigger and shoot, according to sources who saw the video.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 05:46
The U.S. delegation to the United Nations informed members of the Security Council on Tuesday that it will circulate a draft resolution establishing an international sanctions regime for conflict-torn South Sudan, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 06:55
The U.N. Security Council warned on Wednesday it is ready to consider "appropriate measures" against warring parties in South Sudan if they do not stop the violence in the world's youngest nation and negotiate a transitional government.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 06:38
Two cylinders reportedly seized by Syrian government troops in an area controlled by armed opposition groups contained deadly sarin, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a letter to the U.N. Security Council published on Monday.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 07:55
The U.N. Security Council members are pushing Russia and China to support a compromise draft resolution to boost cross-border access and threaten sanctions on those that stand in the way.
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 07:17
A Russian proposal to open four border crossings into Syria for aid deliveries from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan "is not good enough" and needs more work to be included in a draft U.N. Security Council resolution, Australia's U.N. envoy said on Thursday.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 07:52
Nigeria has formally asked the U.N. Security Council al Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls.
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 12:33
The United Nations has shelved plans to deploy surveillance drones as part of its peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast due to improved security, but is now seeking a company to provide the unarmed aircraft for its peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 08:06
U.N. Security Council members are considering sanctions on South Sudan's warring parties, envoys said on Wednesday, after U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous demanded "serious consequences" be imposed to force an end to the violence.