Zelenskyy urges U.N. Security Council to boot Russia or dissolve for the world's sake
2 years, 8 months ago

Zelenskyy urges U.N. Security Council to boot Russia or dissolve for the world's sake

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Zelenskyy urges U.N. Security Council to boot Russia or dissolve for the world's sake Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of violence that some may find disturbing. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned speech to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, urging representatives not to let permanent member Russia continue to go unpunished for what he described as "the most terrible war crimes" since World War II. Sponsor Message Zelenskyy called on the Security Council to implement internal reforms to hold Russia — and, as he put it, other would-be war criminals — accountable, and he urged it to remove Russia as a member "so it cannot block decisions about. Zelenskyy said that Russia needs Ukraine's wealth and its people, saying it has deported hundreds of thousands of citizens to Russia, abducted children and is aiming to turn Ukraine "into silent slaves."

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United Nations Security Council caught in 'concerning state of paralysis': UNGA president Dennis Francis
1 year ago

United Nations Security Council caught in 'concerning state of paralysis': UNGA president Dennis Francis

The Hindu  

The United Nations Security Council is caught in a "concerning state of paralysis" and aims to serve the predominance of Global North countries, United Nations General Assembly president Dennis Francis has said, underlining the need for representation and equitable participation of developing nations in decision-making in a reformed Council. As conflicts “seem to be spreading across the globe, the Security …

Vantage | How US, Russia ensure UNSC does nothing on aid to Palestine
1 year, 2 months ago

Vantage | How US, Russia ensure UNSC does nothing on aid to Palestine

Firstpost  

Until the Security Council undergoes a substantial overhaul, the UN will remain paralysed and those in dire need of assistance, such as ordinary Palestinians, will continue to endure suffering while global governance falters It’s no secret that when it comes to geopolitics, the world often appears divided into distinct camps with the East pitted against the West and the North …

UN Security Council reform is a song in a loop
1 year, 2 months ago

UN Security Council reform is a song in a loop

The Hindu  

More than three decades after the debate first started over fundamental reforms at the United Nations, the issue appears to have resurfaced at the ongoing General Assembly session of the world body. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye was blunt: “The Security Council has ceased to be the guarantor of world security and has become a battleground for the political …

Ukraine, Russia and the tense U.N. encounter that almost happened — but didn't
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine, Russia and the tense U.N. encounter that almost happened — but didn't

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the end, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian …

Ukraine, Russia and the tense UN encounter that almost happened — but didn’t
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine, Russia and the tense UN encounter that almost happened — but didn’t

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — It was a moment the diplomatic world was watching for — but didn’t get. In the end, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov avoided staring each other down Wednesday across the U.N. Security Council’s famous horseshoe-shaped table. Zelenskyy denounced Russia as “a terrorist state” while Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia sat facing him near …

Ukraine’s president, at Security Council, lashes out at Russia but avoids face-to-face encounter
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s president, at Security Council, lashes out at Russia but avoids face-to-face encounter

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine’s president accused Russia of waging “a criminal and unprovoked aggression” that undermines all norms of war and the U.N. charter Wednesday at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. He added that “this is not a special operation by the Albanian presidency,” eliciting laughter with a quip about Russia’s insistence on referring to its offensive against …

Ukraine’s allies denounce ‘cynical’ Russian meeting at UN
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine’s allies denounce ‘cynical’ Russian meeting at UN

Al Jazeera  

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed the West, particularly the US, for ‘a profound crisis’ in the UN system. Ukraine’s international allies blasted Russia during a United Nations Security Council meeting chaired by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that focused on protecting the principles of the UN’s charter, which Moscow itself is accused of violating by invading Ukraine last year. …

Russia rejects US claims its UN council presidency is a joke
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia rejects US claims its UN council presidency is a joke

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s U.N. ambassador on Monday dismissed U.S. and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool’s joke and announced a meeting to be chaired by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on defending the principles of the U.N. Charter, which Moscow is widely accused of breaking by invading Ukraine. Ambassador Linda …

Russia, accused of war crimes, assumes UN Security Council presidency causing fury in Ukraine
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia, accused of war crimes, assumes UN Security Council presidency causing fury in Ukraine

India Today  

Russia, whose leader is accused of war crimes, took the presidency of the United Nations Security Council on Saturday despite Ukraine urging members to block the move. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called Russia's presidency "the worst joke ever for April Fool's Day" and a "stark reminder that something is wrong with the way international security architecture is functioning". Despite …

Russia Security Council presidency a 'slap in the face': Ukraine FM
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia Security Council presidency a 'slap in the face': Ukraine FM

Hindustan Times  

Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of April is "a slap in the face to the international community", Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Saturday. Later this month, Moscow has said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is planning to chair a UN Security Council meeting on "effective multilateralism". "Unfortunately Russia is a permanent member of the …

Russian U.N. Security Council presidency is 'symbolic blow': Ukraine official
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian U.N. Security Council presidency is 'symbolic blow': Ukraine official

The Hindu  

A top Ukrainian official on April 1 criticised the 'symbolic blow' of Russia assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council. It is very telling that on the holiday of one terror state – Iran, another terror state – Russia – begins to preside over the UN Security Council. Ukrainian official Mr. Yermak also hit out at Iran, …

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to chair UN Security Council meeting in New York
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to chair UN Security Council meeting in New York

Firstpost  

Ukraine has called for Russia to be removed from the Security Council over the military operation launched in February last year. Russia last chaired the council in February 2022 Moscow: Moscow said its foreign minister will chair a UN Security Council meeting in April, when Russia will hold the rotating presidency of the international body. “This meeting will be chaired …

UN Security Council does not reflect today’s realities, is paralysed: UNGA President
1 year, 10 months ago

UN Security Council does not reflect today’s realities, is paralysed: UNGA President

The Hindu  

The UN Security Council does not reflect today’s realities, is paralysed and unable to discharge its basic function of maintaining international peace and security when one of its permanent members has attacked its neighbour, UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi has said. He said that the issue of UNSC reform is both “burning” and “compelling” since the composition of the …

Ukraine to call for Russia\'s removal from UN Security Council
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine to call for Russia\'s removal from UN Security Council

Deccan Chronicle  

KYIV: Ukraine is planning to call for Russia to be removed as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. Kuleba said the question of Russia's veto-wielding permanent seat in the UN Security Council -- also held by the United States, Britain, France and China -- was already being discussed around …

U.N. meets on Ukraine hours after Russian strikes
2 years, 2 months ago

U.N. meets on Ukraine hours after Russian strikes

The Hindu  

The U.N. General Assembly started debating on October 10 whether to demand that Russia reverse course on annexing four regions of Ukraine — a discussion that came as Moscow's most extensive missile strikes in months alarmed much of the international community anew. Russia has said it was retaliating for what it called a Ukrainian “terrorist” attack Saturday on an important …

Worried UN meets on Ukraine hours after Russian strikes
2 years, 2 months ago

Worried UN meets on Ukraine hours after Russian strikes

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly started debating Monday whether to demand that Russia reverse course on annexing four regions of Ukraine — a discussion that came as Moscow’s most extensive missile strikes in months alarmed much of the international community anew. Russia has said it was retaliating for what it called a Ukrainian “terrorist” attack Saturday on an …

US urges world to tell Russia to stop its nuclear threats
2 years, 3 months ago

US urges world to tell Russia to stop its nuclear threats

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States urged other nations to tell Russia to stop making nuclear threats and end “the horror” of its war in Ukraine as all three countries’ top diplomats spoke — but didn’t quite meet — at a high-profile U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday. “That President Putin picked this week, as most of the world gathers at …

UN Security Council calls for ‘peaceful solution’ on Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

UN Security Council calls for ‘peaceful solution’ on Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

First statement since Russian invasion of February 24 avoids use of words ‘war’, ‘invasion’ or ‘conflict’. The UN Security Council has released its first statement on Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, supporting Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ efforts to find a “peaceful solution” to the crisis, but avoiding the use of the words “war”, “invasion” or “conflict”. “The Security Council expresses strong …

Ukraine: Leaders of the world must work for peace and stability
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine: Leaders of the world must work for peace and stability

Hindustan Times  

The Russia-Ukraine war, into its sixth week, shows no signs of abating despite attempts made by some countries to intercede and broker peace between them. The preamble to the UN charter talked about the need to save the succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to reaffirm faith in the fundamental human rights of all people from nations big and …

Ukraine leader to UN Security Council: No more Russia veto
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine leader to UN Security Council: No more Russia veto

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The war in Ukraine has put a spotlight on the U.N. Security Council’s failure to stop Russia’s aggression and carry out its mandate to ensure international peace and security. While the Security Council has been hamstrung in making demands, it has played an important role along with the General Assembly and the Geneva-based Human Rights Council in …

Volodymr Zelensky address to the united nations security council
2 years, 8 months ago

Volodymr Zelensky address to the united nations security council

The Hindu  

Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelenskyy demanded "accountability" at the UN Security Council on Tuesday for Russian "crimes" carried out during Moscow's invasion of his country. Zelenskyy calls for Russia to be expelled from UN Mr. Zelenskyy urged the United Nations to "act immediately" on President Vladimir Putin's invasion of his country, calling for Russia to be expelled from the UN security …

Zelenskyy to address UN Security Council for first time since Russian invasion
2 years, 8 months ago

Zelenskyy to address UN Security Council for first time since Russian invasion

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, the first time he will address the most powerful UN organ since Russia's invasion of his country and after streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians were found in the suburbs of Kyiv, sparking worldwide horror and condemnation. UN High …

Zelenskyy urges UN to ‘act immediately’ to stop Russian attacks
2 years, 8 months ago

Zelenskyy urges UN to ‘act immediately’ to stop Russian attacks

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s president says UN system ‘must be reformed’ after evidence emerged of civilian massacres in parts of Ukraine. In a passionate address to the UN’s most powerful body on Tuesday after more grisly evidence emerged of civilian massacres in areas that Russian forces recently left, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that “aggressors” should be “brought to peace immediately”. Addressing Zelenskyy, he said …

Russia is a permanent UN Security Council member, making accountability complicated
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia is a permanent UN Security Council member, making accountability complicated

NPR  

Russia is a permanent UN Security Council member, making accountability complicated Most countries at the UN are raising alarms about Russia's invasion, but since Russia is a permanent Security Council member, it's hard to hold it to account in the world body. Russia is a permanent Security Council member, so it's hard to hold it to account there, as NPR's …

Live updates: UN council to meet on humanitarian situation
2 years, 9 months ago

Live updates: UN council to meet on humanitarian situation

Associated Press  

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council will hold an open meeting Monday on the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine as the Russian offensive intensifies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia’s action “nuclear terrorism” and appealed to the U.N. Security Council for action to safeguard Ukraine’s endangered nuclear facilities. ___ UNITED NATIONS — …

UN to hold 2 meetings Monday on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

UN to hold 2 meetings Monday on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s two major bodies -- the 193-nation General Assembly and the more powerful 15-member Security Council -- will hold separate meetings Monday on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a reflection of widespread international demands for an immediate cease-fire and escalating concern for the plight of millions of Ukrainians caught up in the war. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said …

Russia should be stripped of its seat at UN Security Council: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia should be stripped of its seat at UN Security Council: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

India TV News  

Highlights Zelenskyy said Russia should be stripped of its seat at the United Nations Security Council Russian invasion of Ukraine amounts to an act of genocide Russia is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia should be stripped of its seat at the United Nations Security Council over invasion …

‘Nazi-style course of action’: Ukraine blasts Russia at UNSC meet
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Nazi-style course of action’: Ukraine blasts Russia at UNSC meet

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine envoy to UN also accuses Russian counterpart of violating rules by continuing as UNSC president during votes concerning his country. Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations has railed against Russia at a meeting of the UN Security Council, calling the Russian invasion “a Nazi-style course of action”. You cannot veto the Ukrainian people.” Brazil’s Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho, whose …

Security Council reacts to Putin announcement of ‘Special Operation’ in Eastern Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Security Council reacts to Putin announcement of ‘Special Operation’ in Eastern Ukraine

The Hindu  

As news of Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering a military operation in eastern Ukraine broke, United Nations Secretary General Atonio Guterres, speaking at a hastily called Security Council meeting, asked Russia to stop the attack on Ukraine and to “give peace a chance.” By the morning of Thursday, New York time, it had become apparent that Moscow was engaged in …

Read the impassioned plea from Ukraine's U.N. ambassador to Russia to stop the war
2 years, 10 months ago

Read the impassioned plea from Ukraine's U.N. ambassador to Russia to stop the war

NPR  

Read the impassioned plea from Ukraine's U.N. ambassador to Russia to stop the war Moments after Russia announced the invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian representative to the United Nations launched an intense, last-ditch call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war. UN/YouTube YouTube Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya: Distinguished members of the Security Council, Secretary-General, Undersecretary, Before I try …

U.N. opens emergency Security Council meeting on Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

U.N. opens emergency Security Council meeting on Ukraine

The Hindu  

The United Nations opened an emergency Security Council meeting on the deepening Ukraine crisis on February 22, after Russia recognized two breakaway regions there and ordered troops to be deployed as peacekeepers. “We are confronted with a very, very dramatic situation,” France’s Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas de Riviere told reporters before entering the council chamber. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield …

UN council backs talk, but no Russia pledge against invasion
2 years, 10 months ago

UN council backs talk, but no Russia pledge against invasion

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — One by one, U.N. Security Council members called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Blinken, alluding to a speech to the Security Council by his predecessor Colin Powell in 2003 laying out purported U.S. evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction ahead of the American invasion which turned out to be erroneous, told council …

EXPLAINED: Can The UN Do More Than Just Talk about Russia, Ukraine Crisis?
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINED: Can The UN Do More Than Just Talk about Russia, Ukraine Crisis?

News 18  

The U.N. Security Council is due to meet in public on Monday, at the request of the United States, to discuss Russia’s troop build-up on the border with Ukraine as international diplomacy aimed at easing tensions moves to the world body in New York. “The U.S. and its allies will use the U.N. as a political theater where they can …

US pledges to put Russia on defensive at UN Security Council
2 years, 10 months ago

US pledges to put Russia on defensive at UN Security Council

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: The U.S. worked Sunday to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine, promising to put Moscow on the defensive at the U.N. Security Council as lawmakers on Capitol Hill said they were nearing agreement on “the mother of all sanctions.” The American ambassador to the United Nations said the Security Council will press Russia hard in …

Can the UN Security Council do more than just talk about the Russia, Ukraine crisis?
2 years, 10 months ago

Can the UN Security Council do more than just talk about the Russia, Ukraine crisis?

ABC  

The UN Security Council is due to meet in public on Monday, at the request of the United States, to discuss Russia's troop build-up on the border with Ukraine, as international diplomacy aimed at easing tensions moves to the world body in New York. Key points: Washington is 'confident' it has the nine votes needed for the meeting to proceed …

US to pressure Russia at UN Security Council over Ukraine as Moscow says it wants 'respectful' ties
2 years, 10 months ago

US to pressure Russia at UN Security Council over Ukraine as Moscow says it wants 'respectful' ties

ABC  

The United States continues to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine, promising to put Moscow on the defensive at the UN Security Council, as politicians say they are nearing agreement on "the mother of all sanctions". Key points: United States officials say Russia needs to explain why it has amassed more than 100,000 troops on the …

US pledges to put Russia on defensive at UN Security Council
2 years, 10 months ago

US pledges to put Russia on defensive at UN Security Council

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. worked Sunday to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine, promising to put Moscow on the defensive at the U.N. Security Council as lawmakers on Capitol Hill said they were nearing agreement on “the mother of all sanctions.” The American ambassador to the United Nations said the Security Council will press Russia hard …

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