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MOSCOW — Russia will not attend an international meeting on the conflict in Syria this week because the Syrian government will not be represented, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The Friends of Syria, backed by Western powers and the Arab L
The cost of the back-up planes that shadowed President Jacob Zuma on his recent visit to the US is to come under the scrutiny of the auditor-general. Two planes shadowed the presidential Boeing Business Jet, Inkwazi, when Zuma flew to New York for a UN S
US ambasador to the United Nations Susan Rice is welcomed by local dignitaries as she and members of the UN Security Council arrive in Cap-Haitien, north of Port-au-Prince, on February 15, 2012. A UN Security Council delegation arrived in Haiti on... View Photo »
For that reason we call on them to turn the issue over to the UN Security Council and we ask that the international community intervene because they are more capable of protecting Syrians at this stage than our Arab brothers
SYRIAN tanks and troops have massed outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a new round of fierce and bloody urban combat even as the Red Cross tried to broker a ceasefire to allow em
21/02/2012 - 08:52:14 Russia has urged the United Nations to send a special envoy to Syria to help co-ordinate security issues and the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Twitter today that it is proposing that the UN S
Illegal drug production and trafficking has assumed proportions that make it imperative for the UN Security Council to qualify the problem as a threat to international peace and security, the Chief of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service, Victor Ivan
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov listens to Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal during a press conference in Wassenaar, near The Hague, Netherlands Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Lavrov said he will meet his French counterpart in Vienna on Thursday and... View Photo »
Imposing sanctions on a Chinese company based on a domestic (US) law is totally unreasonable and does not conform to the spirit or content of the UN Security Council resolutions about the Iran nuclear issue
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Twitter Tuesday that it's proposing that the UN Security Council ask the UN Secretary General to send the envoy. (AP) Russia says the United Nations should send a special envoy to Syria to help coordinate security issues
The nine person Security Council (安全保障会議, Anzen-Hoshō-Kaigi?) advises the prime minister on national security and the military. However, the Security Council deals with a wide spectrum of issues which indirectly affect Japan’s broader interests including basic national defense policy, the National Defense Program Outline, the outline on... Full Article
Syrians protest today in front of the Russian Embassy, seen left, in Qatar in protest against the use of Russia's veto against the amended resolution on Syria in the UN Security Council. on , Tuesday Feb 7, 2012.
View Photo »A Syrian girl joins other demonstrators in front of the Russian Embassy in Qatar, to protest against the use of Russia's veto against the amended resolution on Syria in the UN Security Council, in Doha, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012.
View Photo »Syrian people gather in front of the Russian Embassy, seen behind, in Qatar, to protest against the use of Russia's veto against the amended resolution on Syria in the UN Security Council, in Doha, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012.
View Photo »A Syrian girl flashes a V-victory sign with her hand painted in the colours of the Syrian flag, as she joins other demonstrators in front of the Russian Embassy in Qatar, to protest against the use of Russia's veto against the amended resolution on Syria in the UN Security Council, in Doha,...
View Photo »U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, left, meets with residents of the Carradeux camp, a shelter for people displaced by the 2010 earthquake, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. Rice is part of a delegation representing the U.N. Security Council that arrived...
View Photo »U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice visits a cholera treatment center in Tabarre, in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. Rice leads a delegation representing the U.N. Security Council that arrived for a four-day visit to meet with senior Haitian...
View Photo »Supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (portrait) wave Russian (C), Chinese (L) and Syrian flags during a pro-regime rally in central Damascus on February 5, 2012, while outrage grew after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown...
View Photo »A supporter of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad holds a picture of him and Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah (R) during a pro-regime rally in central Damascus on February 5, 2012, while outrage grew after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its...
View Photo »Supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (portrait) attend a pro-regime rally in central Damascus on February 5, 2012, while outrage grew after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, with the opposition saying it handed...
View Photo »Syrian children hold up portraits of President Bashar al-Assad during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on February 5, 2012, while outrage grew after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, with the opposition saying it handed...
View Photo »A supporter of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad smiles to the camera with her face painted in the colours of the Russian (C), Chinese (L) and Syrian flags during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on February 5, 2012, while outrage grew after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution...
View Photo »Syrian government supporters hold up pictures of President Bashar al-Assad and wave national, Russian (L) and Chinese (R) flags during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on February 5, 2012, while outrage grew after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for...
View Photo »A picture of Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad is superimposed on images of Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary, along with the national flags of Russia (L), China (top-R) and Syria, during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on February 5, 2012, while outrage grew after Russia and China blocked...
View Photo »A Syrian child waves a national flag as he joins family members in a pro-government rally in Damascus on February 5, 2012, while outrage grew after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, with the opposition saying it handed...
View Photo »A picture of Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad sprayed with red paint lies on the ground next to a Russian flag about to be set on fire by protesters opposed to the Syrian regime during a demonstration outside the Russian embassy in Beirut on February 5, 2012 against a second...
View Photo »Protesters opposed to the Syrian regime burn Russian and Chinese (R) flags during a protest outside the Russian embassy in Beirut on February 5, 2012 against a second veto by Moscow and Beijing on a UN Security Council resolution on the Syrian regime's bloody crackdown on dissent.
View Photo »Lebanese Islamist clerics, holding up Syria's pre-Baath former national flag, protest outside the Russian embassy in Beirut on February 5, 2012 against a second veto by Moscow and Beijing on a UN Security Council resolution on the Syrian regime's bloody crackdown on dissent.
View Photo »Protesters opposed to the Syrian regime wave the country's pre-Baath former national flag during a protest outside the Russian embassy in Beirut on February 5, 2012 against a second veto by Moscow and Beijing on a UN Security Council resolution on the Syrian regime's bloody crackdown on...
View Photo »Supporters of Bashar al-Assad wave portraits of the embattled Syrian president as they leave the Russian embassy grounds after a demonstration against opponents who were protesting outside the embassy in Beirut on February 5, 2012 Moscow's second veto, along with Beijing, on a UN Security...
View Photo »Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wave national flags as they board a truck after a demo against opponents outside the Russian embassy in Beirut on February 5, 2012, following a second veto by Moscow and Beijing on a UN Security Council resolution on the Syrian regime's bloody...
View Photo »Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov listens to Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal during a press conference in Wassenaar, near The Hague, Netherlands Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Lavrov said he will meet his French counterpart in Vienna on Thursday and discuss moves to rework a U.N....
View Photo »Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, left, listens as Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal, right, answers questions during a press conference in Wassenaar, near The Hague, Netherlands Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Lavrov said he will meet his French counterpart in Vienna on Thursday and...
View Photo »Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, gestures as he answers questions standing next to Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal, right, during a press conference in Wassenaar, near The Hague, Netherlands Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Russia's foreign minister said he will meet his...
View Photo »Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to Dutch foreign minister Uri Rosenthal during a press conference in Wassenaar, near The Hague, Netherlands Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Russia's foreign minister said he will meet his French counterpart in Vienna on Thursday and discuss moves...
View Photo »Pakistan's Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon (top L) speaks to India's delegate Hardeep Singh Puri (bottom C) during a U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power...
View Photo »Syrians protest today in front of the Russian Embassy, seen left, in Qatar in protest against the use of Russia's veto against the amended resolution on Syria in the UN Security Council. on , Tuesday Feb 7, 2012.
View Photo »The Human Rights Council should take the necessary steps to support implementation of the commission's recommendations, including calling on the UN Security Council to impose targeted sanctions and refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court
We reaffirm our commitment to work toward a diplomatic solution, implement UN Security Council Resolution 1929 (2010) and other relevant Security Council Resolutions, and consider additional measures given Iran's continued failure to abide by its international obligations
We should raise the issue at the UN Security Council because it was an attack on our country and soldiers… We need not bow before any one. The time has come to build a new Pakistan by introducing a new system reflecting will of the people.
The European Union, the United States and Turkey can go to the UN general assembly and weaken Chinese and Russian positions there. That would put more pressure on Syria and facilitate a UN Security Council resolution
The BRICS countries oppose the interference by foreign forces in the internal affairs of the countries in the region. The countries maintain that the UN Security Council should play an active role, and all the parties should strictly implement the resolutions by the Security Council
The army’s indiscriminate shelling in Taizz shows President Saleh’s brazen disregard for the lives of Yemeni civilians right up to the time he signed a deal to transfer power ... Because President Saleh’s signature is only as good as the actions that follow, concerned governments and the UN Security Cou...
The United Nations did not investigate Bouchuiguir’s claims before they were used by the UN Security Council to bolster their efforts to pass UN Security Council Resolution 1973, opening the door to NATO bombs!
You know that the Iranian nuclear issue, instead of being a technical matter became a political issue ever since it became the subject of debate in the UN Security Council. And ever since it became a political issue, the problem became more complicated.
Canada continues to urge the Libyan authorities to abide by their obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1970, including the obligation to co-operate fully with the ICC and the Prosecutor. Canada continues to support the ICC in its efforts to ensure that justice is served and to show the world...
Why was it allowed to pursue Syrians in Arsal, while the army, which is responsible for protecting Leb and implementing U.N. Security Council 1701, was thwarted from heading to Siddiqin?
The UN Security Council will take responsibility to enforce the implementation of the GCC initiative and its mechanism deal and will take decisive procedures against any party hindering the process.
We cannot live without military spending, and this must be the type of spending worthy of the Russian Federation. Not some banana republic, but the Russian Federation – a very large country, a permanent member of the UN Security Council that possesses nuclear weapons
