The draft resolution vetoed by Russia would have voiced concern over "threats to the ceasefire" and urged full cooperation with the UN peacekeepers as they move ahead with their departure by the ...
At a scheduled formal open meeting, members gather around the Security Council Chamber’s iconic horseshoe table. The monthly president gavels open the session and calls for a vote. Some may make ...
The accusation of Western double standards, gleefully amplified by Russia and China, resonated across the halls of UN ...
"We use our veto to promote the interests of the US government," Linda Thomas Greenfield tells media while calling Russia's ...
The UN Security Council has been dominated by just five countries (the United States, China, Russia, France ... to block any resolution, ranging from peacekeeping missions to sanctions, in ...
The Security Council, the United Nations’ principal crisis-management body, is empowered to impose binding obligations on the 193 UN member ... atrocities. Russia’s two vetoes of Security ...
India on September 18 abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution ... In July, India had abstained on a UNGA resolution that demanded that Russia immediately end its aggression ...
The resolution, if adopted by the General Assembly, would not be legally binding but the extent of its support would reflect world opinion. There are no vetoes in the assembly, unlike in the 15 ...
The UN Security Council criticized ... Polyanskiy recalled Russia's draft resolution for a cease-fire in October last year and noted the US’s vetoes of other draft resolutions calling for ...
By Eileen Travers How does a Security Council resolution get adopted? The 15-member Council is charged with taking action ...