United Nations Security Council Stories

US abstains on Somalia peacekeeping resolution citing budgetary concerns
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 28, 2024

US expressed reservations about the proposed budgetary framework for transitioning from AMISOM to ATMIS under Resolution 2719.

United Nations extends DR Congo peacekeeping mission for a year
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The renewal means nearly 11,000 peacekeepers will continue their deployment until at least December 2025.

Russia vetoes UN Security Council action on Sudan war
Reuters  |  Nov 19, 2024

The draft resolution called on the parties to the conflict to "immediately cease hostilities and engage, in good faith, in dialogue to agree steps to...

UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 19, 2024

According to previous UN reports, weapons trafficked into Haiti primarily originate from the US, particularly Florida, with additional arms flowing th...

Security Council: Africa deserves permanent seat at the table, says Guterres
UN News  |  Aug 13, 2024

The question of equitable representation has been on the agenda for several years, including through the General Assembly’s open-ended working group a...

Ruto flags off 400 Kenyan police officers to Haiti amid secrecy and controversy
Amina Wako  |  Jun 24, 2024

This significant undertaking was shrouded in secrecy, with no media invited to cover the event that has attracted nationwide and worldwide condemnatio...

Somalia poised to secure seat at UN Security Council after Africa backing
Amina Wako  |  Jun 06, 2024

Africa has unanimously endorsed Somalia to represent the continent, replacing Mozambique, starting its term in January next year.

Mogadishu requests UN Mission termination as Somalia transitions to next phase
Mary Wambui  |  May 09, 2024

It further called for the swift conclusion of the necessary procedures for the termination of the mission at the scheduled time.

Mozambique assumes presidency of UN Security Council
Amina Wako  |  May 01, 2024

The African Union in February reiterated its demand for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council to "adapt to present geopolitical realities and em...

Mogadishu slams Ethiopia's bid to silence UN on controversial MoU
Hassan Mohamed  |  Jan 27, 2024

Somalia has dismissed a request by Ethiopian requesting the United Nations Security Council not to discuss its recent illegal MoU with a region in Som...

SG Gutteres calls UN "outdated", urges urgent reform
UN News  |  Jan 22, 2024

Guterres called for reform of the UN Security Council, saying it is paralysed by geopolitical divisions while its composition does not reflect the rea...

UN says crime in Haiti has hit record high
Amina Wako  |  Oct 24, 2023

"The security situation on the ground continues to deteriorate as growing gang violence plunge(s) the lives of the people of Haiti into disarray and m...

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