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Jaishankar, Muttaqi likely to hold bilateral meet at Tashkent SCO summit

In the meeting at the SCO summit, which will be the first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders, issues like humanitarian aid to Afghans are likely to be discussed

India criticizes UN General Assembly decision to roll over IGN process

'We see this technical roll-over decision as yet another wasted opportunity to instill a breath of life into a process that has shown no signs of life or growth in over four decades'

World's nuclear-armed nations upgrading their arsenals, says SIPRI

Clear indications that reductions since the end of the Cold War have ended

Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance in Afghan: UN

The experts said in the report to the UN Security Council that with the onset of better weather, fighting may escalate as both Islamic State and resistance forces undertake operations against Taliban

India reminds Pakistan of its 'shameful history' of genocide in Bangladesh

Responding to Islamabad's attack on New Delhi at the UNSC over Kashmir, India reminded Pakistan of its "shameful history" of committing the genocide of hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh

Russia and China block UN's statement on Myanmar humanitarian crisis

China and Russia blocked the UN Security Council from issuing a statement on Friday expressing concern at the violence and serious humanitarian situation in Myanmar

Security Council split spells end of an era for US-led sanctions on N Korea

The two countries on Thursday vetoed a US-led push to impose more UN sanctions on North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile launches

UN Security Council renews arms embargo against South Sudan until June 2023

Resolution 2633, which was adopted on Thursday with 10 votes in favour and five abstentions from China, Gabon, India, Kenya, and Russia

China, Russia veto new UN sanctions on N Korea over recent missile launches

The vote in the 15-member SC was 13-2 and marked a first serious division among the five veto-wielding permanent members of the U.N.'s most powerful body on a N Korea sanctions resolution

UNSC expresses concern over human rights' violations in Afghanistan

The UN Security Council has called on the Taliban to swiftly reverse their policies and practices which are currently restricting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Afghan women and girls

Biden supports Japan joining UN Security Council, says PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says President Joe Biden supports Japan's bid to join a reformed UN Security Council.

Antony Blinken accuses Russia of using food as a weapon in Ukraine

Addressing the United Nations Security Council, Blinken appealed to Russia to stop blockading Ukrainian ports

UNSC holds emergency meeting on Taliban crackdown on women rights

The Norwegian-drafted statement would also call for a reversal of policies that restrict the rights of women and girls

Bosnia crisis at worst since 1992-1995 war, says peace accord official

Christian Schmidt said leaders of the country's Bosnian Serb-dominated entity have systematically challenged 1995 peace agreement provisions

UN Security Council, including Russia, to express concern about Ukraine

Russia vetoed a draft Security Council resolution on Feb. 25 that would have deplored Moscow's invasion

Terror attacks in Afghan threat to international peace, security: UNSC

UNSC condemned the continued "heinous" terrorist attacks targeting civilians, including religious minority communities, and civilian infrastructure across Afghanistan during the month of Ramzaan

UN Security Council extends Libya mission by 3 months after US-Russia clash

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said in the absence of a new envoy, the UN mission has been unable to provide substantial support for the political process in Libya for more than six months

LIVE updates: Prisoner van reaches Pakistan Parliament; security deployed

Imran Khan, speaker and deputy speaker risk arrest if vote not held today. Stay tuned for LIVE updates

Don't expect Russia to be ousted from UN Security Council: White House

A day after Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council amid its invasion of Ukraine, the White House on Friday said it does not anticipate the same for Moscow in the Security Council

Ukraine's president Zelenskyy to address UN Security Council on war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.N. Security Council for the first time Tuesday at a meeting