Amman: The UN Security Council will meet on Sunday to discuss the killing of at least 109 people in the Syrian town of Houla, a council diplomat said, a sign of mounting outrage at the massacre which the government and rebels blamed on each other. Images of bloodied and lifeless young bodies, lain carefully side by side after the onslaught on Friday, triggered shock around the world and underlined the...
04:12 AM, May 28, 2012
United Nations: Highlighting the need for reform of the UN Security Council, India has said it is important that the top body concentrate its time and efforts in dealing with issues of global peace and security rather than encroach upon the mandate of the General Assembly. Participating in the 8th round of Inter-governmental Negotiations on UNSC reform, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said the working methods...
04:24 PM, May 05, 2012
London: UK Foreign Secretary William Hague on Thursday reiterated Britain's support for permanent seats for India and Japan in the United Nations Security Council, and said the council should be expanded. Delivering the International Institute for Strategic Studies-Fullerton Lecture in Singapore, Hague, who is currently on a visit to Asia, said across the board in international organisations Britain was championing change and values that matter to many Asian countries. "At...
01:59 AM, Apr 27, 2012
Beirut: Gunfire erupted on Wednesday close to an advance team of UN observers who had been swarmed by protesters, giving a taste of the challenge facing a mission to monitor a shaky week-old truce that has so far failed to stop Syria's violence. Protesters denouncing President Bashar al-Assad had surrounded their cars near the capital, Damscus. Automatic weapons fire sent the crowds scurrying for safety. There were no reports of...
02:33 AM, Apr 19, 2012
Beirut: Syrian forces bombarded cities and towns in southern and northern Syria on Wednesday and stormed villages, forcing thousands to flee after President Bashar al-Assad accepted a peace plan calling for the army to withdraw to barracks. Assad's ally Iran backed the peace plan, saying Syria's crisis "should be dealt with patience", and Russia said it was now up to Syria's opposition groups to also endorse the proposals, which do...
02:39 AM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Sudan on Monday supported India's claim for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council. The 22-member delegation of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus of the National Assembly of Sudan, led by President of the Women's Caucus Samia Hassan Sied Ahmed, conveyed this while calling on Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. Welcoming the delegation, Kumar expressed satisfaction over the growing profile of bilateral relationship between India and Sudan...
01:26 AM, Mar 27, 2012
Mali: Soldiers looted Mali's presidential palace hours after they declared a coup on Thursday, suspending the constitution and dissolving the institutions of one of the few established democracies in this troubled corner of Africa. The whereabouts of the country's 63-year-old president Amadou Toumani Toure, who was just one month away from stepping down after a decade in office, could not be confirmed. The soldier heading the group of putschists said...
05:19 AM, Mar 23, 2012
United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed UN Security Council's "clear and unified" message to the Syrian government, saying the adoption of statement marks a "turning point" in the international community's response to the year-long crisis in the Arab country. The 15-nation UNSC adopted the statement that backs joint UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's six point proposals to end the violence and human rights violations, secure humanitarian access...
12:47 AM, Mar 22, 2012
The Indian Envoy to the UN, Hardeep Puri, on Friday categorically ruled out any unwarranted interference by the Indian Government in the Maldives. ...
01:57 PM, Feb 10, 2012
United Nations: Russia and China have vetoed a United Nation Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. The other 13 council members, including the US, France and Britain, voted on Saturday in favor of the resolution aimed at stopping the ongoing violence in Syria. The vote took place as Syrian forces pummeled the city of Homs with mortar...
10:46 PM, Feb 04, 2012
United Nations: Voicing its opposition to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria, India on Wednesday asked all sides to cooperate with the Arab League and start a political process that should respect Damascus' sovereignty. "We are firmly of the view that all sides need to cooperate with the League of Arab States. A political process must begin without any further delay," Indian Ambassador to the UN...
11:33 AM, Feb 01, 2012
New York: India, Brazil, Germany and Japan, collectively known as the G4 group of countries, have made a joint bid for the expansion of the UN Security Council in both the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership. Each of these countries aspires to be a permanent member of the United Nations and play a larger global role. They made the joint bid at the informal plenary of the intergovernmental negotiations...
05:11 PM, Jan 27, 2012
United Nations: India will push hard for an early implementation of comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council and expansion in its membership when inter-governmental negotiations on the issue begin on Thursday. The negotiations will be chaired by Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Zaheer Tanin. Tanin is the Chair of the 'Intergovernmental Negotiations on the question of equitable representation and increase in the membership of the Security Council.'...
12:47 AM, Jan 26, 2012
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Friday ordered assets of two Libyan banks that had been under the control of Muammar Gaddafi to be unfrozen, clearing the way for the return of more than $ 40 billion to help the new government rebuild the country. The transitional government had asked the council's committee monitoring sanctions against Libya to lift the asset freeze on the Central Bank of Libya and...
08:49 AM, Dec 17, 2011
United Nations: The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the attack on the British embassy in Tehran and called on the Iranian authorities to ensure diplomatic and consular property and personnel are protected. Expressing "deep concern" at the assault by protesters who vandalised property at the embassy compound and tore down the Union Jack flag, the 15-nation Council called on the Iranian authorities to "respect fully their international obligations" to...
08:22 AM, Nov 30, 2011
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