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 two Turkish crossings for six months, but dropped crossing points from Iraq and Jordan due to opposition by Russia and China. Until that point, the UN had four border crossing authorised for aid delivery,” said Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor James Bays, reporting from New York. People are suffering.” “An estimated 2.8 million people in northwest Syria – 70 percent of the region’s population – require humanitarian assistance,” UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told the UNSC on June 29.

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UN Security Council demands 'inclusive and Syrian-led' political process after Assad's ouster
1 week ago

UN Security Council demands 'inclusive and Syrian-led' political process after Assad's ouster

Firstpost  

In a press statement, the Council – which includes both Russia, an ally of Assad, and the United States – also called on Syria and its neighbors to refrain from any actions that could undermine regional security Syrians walk to the Umayyad mosque for Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, on Friday. AP The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for …

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 …

Russia vetoes Sudan ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia vetoes Sudan ceasefire resolution at UN Security Council

Al Jazeera  

Russia has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan as the country continues to grapple with a deadly war that has displaced millions of people and spurred a humanitarian crisis. The resolution, authored by the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, had called on all warring parties in Sudan to “immediately cease hostilities” and …

Russia Vetoed a UN Resolution to Ban Space Nukes
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia Vetoed a UN Resolution to Ban Space Nukes

Wired  

Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that would have reaffirmed a nearly 50-year-old ban on placing weapons of mass destruction into orbit, two months after reports Russia has plans to do just that. If it passed, the resolution would have affirmed a binding obligation in Article IV of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which says nations are …

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 …

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 …

Russia vetoes renewal of Mali sanctions regime
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia vetoes renewal of Mali sanctions regime

China Daily  

The UN Security Council votes on a draft resolution on the renewal of the Mali sanctions regime at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug 30, 2023. UNITED NATIONS - Russia on Wednesday vetoed a Security Council draft resolution that would have renewed the Mali sanctions regime. To be adopted, a Security Council resolution needs nine votes in favor …

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 …

UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval
1 year, 5 months ago

UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday failed to renew authorization of the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey, officially ending a U.N. operation that had been vital to helping a region of 4.1 million people. Nonetheless, Bab al-Hawa remains “the center of gravity” for U.N. cross-border deliveries, and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …

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 …

Aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey certain to continue — but for 6 or 12 months?
1 year, 5 months ago

Aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey certain to continue — but for 6 or 12 months?

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey is virtually certain to get a green light to continue from the U.N. Security Council — but the big question is for how long. The earthquake caused more than 4,500 deaths in northwest Syria and about 855,000 people had their homes damaged or destroyed, according …

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 …

Syria extends permission on post-quake aid border crossings
1 year, 7 months ago

Syria extends permission on post-quake aid border crossings

Al Jazeera  

Bab Alsalama and al-Ra’i will remain open for an additional period of three months ending on 13 August. Syria has extended permission for the United Nations to use two additional border crossings for post-earthquake aid for three more months, a Syrian official has said. Syria “has decided to extend the permission it granted to the UN and its specialised agencies …

Syria agrees to open two new crossings for earthquake aid: United Nations
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria agrees to open two new crossings for earthquake aid: United Nations

The Hindu  

Syria’s President agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced on February 13. Mr. Guterres’ official announcement came during a closed meeting of the U.N. Security Council where diplomats said Mr. Griffiths announced Mr. Assad’s agreement to …

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid
1 year, 10 months ago

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Syria’s president agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced Monday. Syria’s U.N. ambassador, Bassam Sabbagh, told reporters while the meeting was taking place that Assad held a “positive and constructive meeting” with Griffiths …

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 …

First UN convoy since quake enters northwest Syria from Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

First UN convoy since quake enters northwest Syria from Turkey

Al Jazeera  

Six trucks have crossed into northwestern Syria from Turkey for the first time since the earthquake on Monday. The first United Nations aid convoy since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on Monday has crossed into northwest Syria from Turkey, the UN has confirmed. Six trucks of “shelter items and non-food item kits, including blankets and hygiene kits” reached Bab al-Hawa …

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 …

UN General Assembly calls for Russia to pay Ukraine reparations
2 years, 1 month ago

UN General Assembly calls for Russia to pay Ukraine reparations

Al Jazeera  

The resolution recommends member states create an international register to record evidence and claims against Russia. It recommends the assembly’s member nations, in cooperation with Ukraine, create “an international register” to document claims and information on damage, loss or injury to Ukrainians and the government caused by Russia. Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, said ahead of the vote …

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 …

UN limits aid to Syrian rebels to 6 months in a Russian win
2 years, 5 months ago

UN limits aid to Syrian rebels to 6 months in a Russian win

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Tuesday extending humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest for just six months in a victory for Russia. Ireland and Norway, which Ireland’s U.N. ambassador, Geraldine Byrne Nason, said before the vote that after difficult negotiations the two countries redoubled efforts to find a way to …

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  

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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 …

How crucial is Russia for humanitarian aid efforts in Syria?
2 years, 7 months ago

How crucial is Russia for humanitarian aid efforts in Syria?

The Hindu  

As Russia's war in Ukraine rages on, the E.U. Lifeline to Syira's northwest Humanitarian organizations fear that Russia's isolation from the donor conference could be detrimental to humanitarian aid efforts, especially in northwestern Syria. Currently, only one U.N.-mandated cross-border humanitarian aid channel — the Bab al-Hawa crossing in northwest Syria, has been allowed to remain open until July 2022, after …

UN blames Russia for Ukraine humanitarian crisis, urges aid
2 years, 9 months ago

UN blames Russia for Ukraine humanitarian crisis, urges aid

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday blaming Russia for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for millions of civilians and the homes, schools and hospitals critical to their survival. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called Thursday’s vote “an astounding success” and said “once again the world stood united” in 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 envoy: Syrians face ‘senseless cruelty’ if border is shut
3 years, 6 months ago

US envoy: Syrians face ‘senseless cruelty’ if border is shut

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — The closure of a final humanitarian border crossing into Syrian could cause “senseless cruelty” to millions of Syrians, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Friday, renewing a call for the U.N. Security Council to extend authorization for the delivery of cross-border humanitarian assistance. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the comments at the end of a three-day …

US envoy heads to Turkey seeking to ensure aid to Syrians
3 years, 6 months ago

US envoy heads to Turkey seeking to ensure aid to Syrians

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S ambassador to the United Nations headed to Turkey late Tuesday seeking to ensure that humanitarian aid can be delivered to Syria across borders, a program Russia has severely limited in recent years while insisting the Syrian government should control all assistance to millions in need. The U.S. Mission to the United Nations said in an …

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 …

Blinken at UN calls for opening of border crossings for Syria aid
3 years, 8 months ago

Blinken at UN calls for opening of border crossings for Syria aid

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pleads for more access for UN aid to population of strife-torn Syria US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged the United Nations Security Council to reopen border crossings into Syria blocked by Russia, saying world powers should be ashamed by their inaction. And shame on us if we don’t.” United Nations relief supplies …

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, 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 …

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.” …

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