UN Security Council meeting in New York, US (Photo: VNA) Resolution 2401 demands an immediate cease-fire for “a durable humanitarian pause for at least 30 consecutive days throughout Syria” to enable the safe, unimpeded and sustained delivery of humanitarian aid and services and medical evacuations of the critically sick and wounded. It demands all parties engage immediately to ensure full and comprehensive implementation of the humanitarian pause. Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations Ma Zhaoxu on Saturday called for the full implementation of the resolution. He commended the unity of the council over the issue and said China is keen for this council to remain united as well as to forge a consensus on the Syrian issue, push for Syrian parties to consolidate the momentum for cease-fire, strengthen cooperation on combating terrorist groups, advance the process of political settlement, and play a constructive role in maintaining peace and security in Syria as well as across the region. Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, said that Russia prefered the cease-fire to start immediately and added that he would like to encourage the parties to work for it, to engage in the implementation.
(VOVworld) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova addressed a public briefing of the United Nations Security Council on “Maintenance of international peace and security: destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage by terrorist groups and in situations of armed conflict,” where the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution for the protection of heritage. Irina Bokova said “The deliberate destruction of heritage is a war crime, and it has become a tactic of war to tear societies over the long term, in a strategy of cultural cleansing. This is why defending cultural heritage is more than a cultural issue, it is a security…... [read more]
The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss imposing new sanctions on North Korea, in New York, US, Dec 22, 2017 - Photo/Agencies Resolution 2397, which passed the 15-member council unanimously, bans nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum product exports to the DPRK, by setting a ceiling of 500,000 barrels during a period of 12 months beginning Jan 1, 2018. It provides for the same amount in 12-month periods thereafter with conditions.It also caps crude oil exports to the DPRK at the current level of 4 million barrels a year...In addition, the resolution bans DPRK exports of food and agricultural…... [read more]
(VOVworld) – The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday to cut off funds for the Islamic State. The resolution, sponsored by the United States and Russia, elevates the Islamic State to the same level as al-Qaeda and the Taliban in the list of the most serious terrorist threats to the world. The resolution is designed to disrupt revenue that the Islamic State gets from oil and antiquities sales, ransom payments, and other criminal activities. It calls on countries to share intelligence information about the terrorist organization and develop common standards to effectively trace activities sponsoring terrorism. Measures…... [read more]
(VOVworld) – The UN Security Council said that the global aviation system is of vital importance to economic development and prosperity, and all States must strengthen aviation security measures to secure a stable and peaceful global environment. In the Thursday meeting, the council adopted the Resolution 2309 on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. They called on countries to work with the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to ensure that its international security standards are reviewed and adapted to effectively address the threat posed by terrorists. The 15-member body also called on all States to…... [read more]
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday (Sep 24) led the UN Security Council in approving a resolution demanding that countries take action to stem the flow of foreign militants to Iraq and Syria. A vote is taken on combating terrorism as US President Barack Obama chairs a Security Council meeting on global terrorism during the United Nations General Assembly on Sep 24, 2014 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP) UNITED NATIONS: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday (Sep 24) led the UN Security Council in approving a resolution demanding that countries take action to stem the flow of foreign…... [read more]
