A Donald Trump presidency is sure to have reverberations at the United Nations, and first on the chopping block could be its ...

Such complicity undermines the authority of the Security Council as the UN body charged with taking action to prevent and respond to mass atrocities. Additionally, the five permanent members have veto ...

At the UN, attention is turning to how a second Trump administration could alter the US stance on the Security Council, where ...

This deadlock, largely due to the veto power of the five permanent members, is not new and has been synonymous with paralysis for the UN on many occasions ... in the sixty-third session and ...

Recently, the US ambassador to the United Nations announced America's support ... In particular, the identity of the ...

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov warned today that Moscow could "if necessary" use its veto to block a new United Nations resolution giving the green light for military action against Iraq.

The United Nations, established in 1945 at the end of World War II, has sadly virtually outlived its usefulness as it ...

A significant reform in the UN Security Council including the abolition of veto powers will ensure that the needs of people in conflict zones are prioritised over political interests, Oxfam has said.

MOSCOW, December 14. /TASS/. It is important to keep the UN veto mechanism in place, otherwise the organization will turn into a mere talkfest, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "This [veto ...

RUSSIA vowed yesterday to veto a UN Security Council resolution on setting up an international tribunal into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago. Moscow’s UN ambassador ...

The use of the veto at the United Nations Security Council has become an "arbitrary and detrimental tool,” Türkiye's deputy UN representative said Tuesday. Speaking at a General Assembly ...

As the United Nations celebrates its 79th anniversary on October 24, calls for reform in the Security Council have reignited, ...