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Europa Newswire. Photo by : Luiz Rampelotto. The Brazilian Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, said that diversity had to be embedded in Security Council reform. “No matter how often the Security Council reaches out to other actors, all such initiatives...  

Rights groups have demanded that the United Nations Security Council Working Group closely monitor the progress of work on eliminating violations against children and the use of... New Delhi (Mizzima) – Rights groups have demanded that the United Nations Security Council Working Group closely monitor the progress of work on eliminating violations against children and the use of child soldiers in military-ruled Burma. While supporting the...  

The United Nations Security Council will gain five new members on 1 January, 2010. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will replace Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libya and Vietnam. The new members were announced after a vote in the UN's General Assembly in New York on Thursday. The Security Council has 15 members, five of which are permanent. The composition of the ten non-permanent members changes every year.    

At a closed session of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday night, the United States accused Iran of violating an arms embargo by sending weapons to Syria on the Francop, the ship pictured at top left. The United Kingdom expressed 'serious concern' over the arms that Iran shipped to Syria and Hezbullah. U.S. deputy ambassador Alejandro Wolff and British deputy ambassador Philip Parham  

Washington sees Mr Uribe as a buffer against his Venezuelan counterpart and other socialists in the region such as Rafael Correa of Ecuador, a country that also shares a border with Colombia.  

(New York) - The United Nations Security Council should demand justice for the civilian victims on both sides of the Gaza war, Human Rights Watch said today. Breaking the climate of impunity in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a precondition for stability and lasting peace. The Security Council will meet on October 14, 2009, to discuss the Middle East.  

The United Nations General Assembly today, by a recorded vote of 114 in favour to 18 against, with 44 abstentions , adopted a resolution giving Israel and the Palestinians three months to undertake “independent, credible investigations” into ...  

Nigeria’s recent election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council is a cheering development, and a boost to our standing on the global scene. The election, which is for a two-year term (2010 – 2011), aptly underscores the ...  

Nigerian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Bukun-Ola Onemola, has advised the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution on the five-financing mechanism to fund African Union (AU) peacekeeping operations.  

The federal government yesterday expressed satisfaction over news of the election of Nigeria into the United Nations Security Council, describing the development as a clear endorsement of the leadership of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and the ...  

ABC NewsExplosive Gaza report is back before UN Security CouncilChristian Science MonitorUS says Security Council is wrong venue for taking up Gaza report suggestions of Israeli war crimes. By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday takes up a report ...Palestinian UN draft / The more extreme, the better for IsraelHa'aretzIsraeli air raid on Gaza tunnelsBBC...  

Times OnlineUN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attacks in IranXinhuaUNITED NATIONS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday voiced its strong condemnation of "the deadly terrorist attacks" in the border city of Pishin in Iran, which left at least57 people dead and 150 others injured. ...ANALYSIS-Iran attack exposes sectarian divide, Baluch risksReutersIran's parliament demand halt to aid PakistanPRESS TVIran's...  

UNITED NATIONS — In an annual ritual which is often more form than substance, the UN General Assembly has elected five new members to serve a two-year term on the powerful Security Council. The five states, based on geographical representation ...  

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 21 — The UN Security Council Tuesday condemned “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attacks in Iran, and called on all States to cooperate actively with the Iranian authorities in bringing the perpetrators to justice. The ...  

Judge who composed harsh report accusing Israel of committing war crimes during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza tells Aljazeera he believes Russia, France, China will oppose having report debated by United Nations Security Council