UN Security Council Stories
The UN panel found newly manufactured Turkish rifles, ranging from established brands to newer producers, among militias and other non-state actors.
The visit follows the completion of specialised training by the Egyptian contingent, designed to prepare them for operations in Somalia.
Somalia’s Ministry of Defence emphasised that the involvement of multiple troop-contributing countries demonstrates the shared commitment across the c...
The DRC is currently facing one of the most acute humanitarian emergencies in the world, with food insecurity on the rise and 5.9 million Congolese cu...
The day was set aside by a resolution of the UN General Assembly in 1981 to enhance the implementation of existing legal regimes that protect individu...
Furthermore, the displacement crisis is a two-way street, Murtiga explained: the devastating civil war in neighbouring Sudan has driven 1.2 million re...
Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating conflict since April 15, 2023, when a long-standing power struggle between the country’s two main military fo...
In a statement on Tuesday, the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 60,034 people had been killed and 145,870 injured since the conflict...
Guterres said that escalated Israeli operations meant "devastation is being layered upon devastation," with the humanitarian system in its "last gasp....
All 15 members of the United Nations Security Council voted in favour of the resolution, which was introduced by Pakistan during a session on Tuesday...
The extension was made under Section 106(6) of the National Police Service Act, 2011, and follows consultations with the National Security Council.
The Council also urged TCCs and other partners to contribute to securing adequate, predictable, sustainable, flexible, and multi-year financing for AU...
The sanctions, first imposed years ago, include restrictions on arms transfers, financial assets and travel for individuals and groups linked to armed...
The final decision rests with the country's Supreme National Security Council.
The US struck Iranian nuclear facilities in Iran, including the key Fordo site, in a tightly choreographed operation dubbed "Midnight Hammer."
African nations say their outsized contribution to global peacekeeping demands fairer representation.
The two African nations will take up their roles in January 2026, serving a two-year term on the world’s most powerful decision-making body for peace...
The UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan in July 2018 to stop weapons from fueling its civil war, which had led to thousands of...
This marks DR Congo’s third bid for a seat on the UN Security Council, having previously served in 1982–1983 and 1992–1993 under Mobutu Sese Seko.
According to South Sudan, the extension undermines the nation's delicate peace efforts and complicates the unification of its armed forces.
The embargo, first imposed in 2018 following years of ethnic conflict that the UN estimates has claimed nearly 400,000 lives, marks its seventh renewa...
This means the Security Council has authorised the peacekeeping mission to "use all necessary means" to implement its mandate, including the protectio...
Lamamra, serving as the Personal Representative of Secretary-General António Guterres, delivered a special message to General Abdel Fattah outlining t...
The president noted that the Security Council’s post-World War II framework is no longer in line with today’s world, which is characterised by a multi...
This win follows a dramatic stalemate in February during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, where Morocco and Algeria locked horns in a contest that ended...
The mission's exit strategy will be informed by progressive improvement in the capacity of the Somali security forces to take over full responsibility...
Following the August 30, 2023 coup, the PSC, during its 1172nd session, suspended Gabon from all AU activities until constitutional order is restored.
The realignment of AU troops from ATMIS to AUSSOM is expected to be completed by June 30 this year, ahead of the launch of phase two of the mission, w...
The AU emphasised the necessity of upholding the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) signed between the TPLF and Ethiopia in Pretoria.
