Russia, China veto approval of cross-border aid for Syria
4 years, 5 months ago

Russia, China veto approval of cross-border aid for Syria

Al Jazeera  

Thirteen members of UNSC vote to extend approval for aid to be delivered into Syria across two border crossings. Russia and China have vetoed a last-ditch attempt by members of the United Nations Security Council to extend approval – which expires on Friday – for humanitarian aid to be delivered across two border crossings into Syria from Turkey for the next six months. UN director Louis Charbonneau reacting to the vote said on Twitter: “Russia and China again cynically vetoed renewal of Syria UN cross-border aid mandate, this time hours before it expires. @hrw: #Russia & #China again cynically vetoed renewal of #Syria UN cross-border aid mandate, this time hours it before expires. According to Washington’s ambassador to the UN, Kelly Craft, keeping only one border crossing open would cut off 1.3 million people living north of Aleppo from humanitarian aid.

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Russia vetoes UN resolution on Sudan ceasefire, aid delivery
1 month ago

Russia vetoes UN resolution on Sudan ceasefire, aid delivery

Firstpost  

War in Sudan erupted in April 2023 from a power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule, and triggered the world’s largest displacement crisis. Russia vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution to stop hostilities in Sudan and ensure humanitarian aid delivery. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy strongly …

Israel’s UN envoy slams Russia, China for vetoing US resolution on Hamas attack
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel’s UN envoy slams Russia, China for vetoing US resolution on Hamas attack

Live Mint  

Following Russia and China's veto of a US-authored UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan argued that these nations might have responded more forcefully if they had experienced a similar massacre. Erdan said "In Israel, we are fighting for our very survival.If any of your countries endured a similar massacre, I am certain that you would …

UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’

Al Jazeera  

UN raises concerns with Damascus’s terms for aid deliveries via the Bab al-Hawa crossing to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria. The United Nations has described conditions placed by the Syrian government on aid deliveries to the country’s northwestern areas from Turkey as “unacceptable”. The agency responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid also noted that the Syrian government’s request that deliveries be …

Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route

Al Jazeera  

Russia proposes authorisation only be extended for six months rather than a nine-month compromise. Russia has blocked a nine-month extension of a key Syria aid route at the United Nations Security Council, throwing the vital mechanism that provides life-saving support to millions of people into doubt. Russia’s Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia, signalled that the aid operation would not …

Vital aid access for Syria to be voted on again at the UNSC
1 year, 5 months ago

Vital aid access for Syria to be voted on again at the UNSC

Al Jazeera  

Aid for opposition-held areas of Syria is a divisive topic in the UN Security Council, with the ever-present threat of a Russian veto. The United Nations Security Council will vote once again on Monday to renew permission for the UN to deliver humanitarian aid to northwest Syria from a crossing on the border with Turkey. The UN also supports a …

US urges UN vote to approve more aid access to Syria via Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

US urges UN vote to approve more aid access to Syria via Turkey

Firstpost  

The United States on Sunday called for the United Nations Security Council to “vote immediately” to authorise the delivery of UN aid to rebel-held northwest Syria through more border crossings from Turkey after last week’s deadly earthquake. United Nations: The United States on Sunday called for the United Nations Security Council to “vote immediately” to authorise the delivery of UN …

UN extends critical aid from Turkey to Syria’s rebel north
1 year, 11 months ago

UN extends critical aid from Turkey to Syria’s rebel north

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to keep a key border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said after the vote that cross-border aid remains “an indispensable lifeline for 4.1 million people in northwest Syria.” The vote, the U.N. chief stressed, “comes …

UN Security Council extends critical aid to northern Syria
1 year, 11 months ago

UN Security Council extends critical aid to northern Syria

Al Jazeera  

Highest UN decision-making body votes unanimously to keep aid flowing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region. The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to keep a key border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said after the vote that cross-border humanitarian operations “remain an …

UN to vote on aid deliveries to Syria's rebel-held northwest
1 year, 11 months ago

UN to vote on aid deliveries to Syria's rebel-held northwest

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. Read our privacy policy The U.N. Security Council is …

It is time to rethink how we deliver aid to Syria
2 years ago

It is time to rethink how we deliver aid to Syria

Al Jazeera  

A crucial UN Security Council resolution authorising cross-border aid deliveries to Syria without the approval of the Syrian government is due to expire in January. First, it should be recognised that Russia’s approval is not needed to deliver cross-border aid to Syria under International Humanitarian Law. However, as a recent report commissioned by the American Relief Coalition for Syria compellingly …

Russia vetoes UN resolution on Ukraine annexation, China abstains
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia vetoes UN resolution on Ukraine annexation, China abstains

Al Jazeera  

Resolution called for condemnation of ‘illegal’ referendums in Ukraine and for states to not recognise border changes. Al Jazeera’s James Bays, reporting from the United Nations in New York, said in response to the resolution the Russian representative “sounded incredulous”, and it was no surprise that Russia then used its power as a permanent member of the Security Council to …

Russia vetoes UN resolution calling its referendums illegal
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia vetoes UN resolution calling its referendums illegal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that would have condemned its referendums in four Ukrainian regions as illegal, declared them invalid and urged all countries not to recognize any annexation of the territory claimed by Moscow. The resolution would also have demanded an immediate halt to Russia’s “full-scale unlawful invasion of Ukraine” and the immediate and unconditional …

Russia vetoes UN resolution extending cross-border aid to Syria
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia vetoes UN resolution extending cross-border aid to Syria

Al Jazeera  

Resolution would have extended cross-border aid to Syria by one year without Damascus’ backing. Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border aid to Syria by one year without Damascus’s backing. The extension would also be conditional on a “substantive report” by the secretary-general, including on the operation’s transparency, progress on channelling aid across the …

Syrians call for aid crossing to remain open ahead of key UN vote
2 years, 5 months ago

Syrians call for aid crossing to remain open ahead of key UN vote

Al Jazeera  

The UN Security Council will vote on whether to keep using the only border crossing available for UN humanitarian aid. Idlib, Syria – Humanitarian organisations in northwestern Syria have held a sit-in demanding the United Nations Security Council keep a vital humanitarian aid crossing open. “Suspending the procedure by which humanitarian aid passes through the border and instead goes through …

Syrians fear effects of Russia blocking aid to rebel area
2 years, 5 months ago

Syrians fear effects of Russia blocking aid to rebel area

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. Now, she fears Russia — perhaps seeking to retaliate …

China and Russia defend North Korea vetoes in first at UN
2 years, 6 months ago

China and Russia defend North Korea vetoes in first at UN

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — China and Russia defended their vetoes of a strongly backed U.S. resolution that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea, speaking at a first of its kind General Assembly meeting Wednesday. Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann told the 193-member world body as he started his address on behalf of the Nordic countries: “History is being made …

China, Russia defend N Korea vetoes at UN General Assembly
2 years, 6 months ago

China, Russia defend N Korea vetoes at UN General Assembly

Al Jazeera  

China blames ‘flip-flop’ of US policies for renewed tensions, while Washington asks if Beijing and Moscow favour their ties over global security. China and Russia have accused the United States of stoking tensions on the Korean Peninsula during a landmark meeting held to explain their decisions to veto new global sanctions over Pyongyang’s renewed ballistic missile launches. China and Russia’s …

China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea
2 years, 6 months ago

China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea

India TV News  

Highlights China and Russia vetoed a UN resolution The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-2 It marked a first serious division among five veto-wielding permanent members of UN China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13-2 and marked a first serious division among the five veto-wielding permanent members of the …

Russia vetoes UN demand that Russia stop attacking Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia vetoes UN demand that Russia stop attacking Ukraine

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Friday demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but said would highlight Russia’s global isolation. You cannot veto the Ukrainian people.” Brazil’s Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho, whose country’s vote was initially in …

UN extends Syria cross-border aid without Security Council vote
2 years, 11 months ago

UN extends Syria cross-border aid without Security Council vote

Al Jazeera  

Bab al-Hawa crossing serves three million people in Idlib region, allowing passage of aid without going through government channels in Damascus. Cross-border humanitarian aid to northwest Syria has been extended de facto for six months without a new vote at the United Nations Security Council. In his December report, UN chief Antonio Guterres had stressed the impossibility of replacing at …

UN extends Syria aid operation mandate
3 years, 5 months ago

UN extends Syria aid operation mandate

The Hindu  

The United Nations Security Council agreed on July 9 to extend cross-border aid deliveries into Syria for another 12 months. Prior to July 9's unanimous UNSC vote, Russia had said the last border crossing at Bab al-Hawa in northwestern Syria should be closed. The UN and other parties rejected the idea of the Assad regime controlling the distribution of goods …

UN Security Council extends Syria cross-border aid
3 years, 5 months ago

UN Security Council extends Syria cross-border aid

Al Jazeera  

The 15-member council unanimously adopted a last-minute compromise resolution that allows the extension of the cross-border operation. The UN Security Council has agreed to extend a cross-border aid operation into Syria from Turkey that ensures UN aid access to millions of Syrians for 12 months. Following negotiations between Thomas-Greenfield and Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia on Friday morning, the 15-member …

UN draft resolution calls for Syrian aid through 2 crossings
3 years, 5 months ago

UN draft resolution calls for Syrian aid through 2 crossings

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. The draft resolution circulated by Norway and Ireland and …

US urges UN to stop making aid to Syria a political issue
3 years, 8 months ago

US urges UN to stop making aid to Syria a political issue

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the divided U.N. Security Council on Monday to stop making humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria a political issue and open more border crossings to get food and other help to 13.4 million people in need. He accused aid groups of discriminating against Damascus-controlled regions and refusing to fund Syria’s recovery …

UN votes to limit aid to Syria’s rebel-held region to single crossing
4 years, 5 months ago

UN votes to limit aid to Syria’s rebel-held region to single crossing

The Independent  

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UN renews Syria aid via Turkey but one of two access points shut
4 years, 5 months ago

UN renews Syria aid via Turkey but one of two access points shut

Al Jazeera  

Millions of displaced Syrians in northwest to have only one border crossing to get aid as Russia prevails over UN vote. The United Nations Security Council has approved aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey, but only after caving in to Russian pressure to close one of the two access points into the war-torn country. 200710174418945 Russia and China, which hold …

Russia attempt to halve UN cross-border aid to Syria fails
4 years, 5 months ago

Russia attempt to halve UN cross-border aid to Syria fails

Al Jazeera  

Germany and Belgium now expected to table new resolution to extend aid authorisation that is due to expire on Friday. US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft told Reuters news agency she had urged her Security Council counterparts – who all voted in favour of Tuesday’s resolution – to oppose Russia’s proposal, describing the choice as “good versus evil.” …

Russia and China veto UN extension of cross-border aid to Syria
4 years, 5 months ago

Russia and China veto UN extension of cross-border aid to Syria

Al Jazeera  

The two nations veto UN resolution to maintain two border crossing points from Turkey to deliver aid to northwest Syria. Earlier on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric said cross-border access was “vital to the wellbeing of the civilians in northwest Syria … Lives depend on it.” The UNSC in January allowed cross-border aid operation to continue from …

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