Tag: UN Security Council

• Saturday, November 18th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

  Lula critical of United Nations Security Council

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva blamed international bodies such as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for their “failure” to find a solution to the ongoing humanitarian crises.

• Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 10:42 UTC

  Brazilian FM critical of UN Security Council

  

  Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira was highly critical of the United Nations Security Council's performance regarding the ongoing war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. “We failed,” said the top diplomat of the country currently chairing the body, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Thursday, October 26th 2023 - 09:56 UTC

  UN Security Council rejects US draft resolution

  

  Russia and China exercised their veto power on Wednesday and therefore the United Nations (UN) Security Council rejected a proposed resolution by the United States on the conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas. The document had received the nod from ten countries while chairing Brazil abstained, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Thursday, October 12th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazil requests new UN Security Council meeting to assess crisis between Israel and Palestine

  

  Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira was on his way to New York Wednesday to participate in the United Nations (UN) Security Council meeting, where the situation between Israel and Palestine is to be discussed, Agencia Brasil reported Wednesday

• Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 08:41 UTC

  Lula wants Brazil to strengthen its presence in Africa

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Saturday that the South American country wants to open a consulate general in Luanda, the capital of Angola, Agência Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, June 13th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

  WaPo: US pushing for 6 new UN Security Council permanent members

  

  According to The Washington Post, the United States is developing a proposal to add six permanent members to the UN Security Council who would nonetheless not have veto rights. “The evolving US proposal, which is expected to include the addition of up to six permanent seats to the Council without granting those nations veto power, ” the WaPo reported on Monday.

• Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:27 UTC

  Russia takes over the rotating UN Security Council presidency

  

  Russia took over the United Nations Security Council rotating presidency on Saturday promising to act as an honest broker, Moscow's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Telegram. He added that all attempts to provoke Russia are doomed to fail. “Unlike our former Western partners, we play fair in the international arena and we do not promote double standards,” he added.

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 21:50 UTC

  UN Security Council adjourns meeting but Russia only backed by China

  

  US President Joseph Biden Monday dubbed the meeting held by the United Nations Security Council to discuss the Ukraine crisis, although no specific decision has been reached.

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 05:24 UTC

  China calls for de-escalation in Myanmar and “it's time for dialogue”

  

  China called on Wednesday in the UN Security Council for a “de-escalation” in the crisis in Myanmar, where the junta has pursued a violent crackdown against peaceful anti-coup demonstrators.

• Thursday, February 18th 2021 - 08:38 UTC

  Latin America demand rich countries stop hoarding the Covid-19 vaccines

  

  Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard during a virtual meeting of the UN Security Council called on rich countries to stop hoarding vaccines against Covid-19 impeding the poor from being inoculated.