# un-security-council - Sunday 14 February, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
One question that could be considered is whether UN peacekeepers should be declared essential workers and given vaccine priority.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
Andrew Anderson of Front Line Defenders says Ireland can play a pivotal role at the UN Security Council by improving international relations at a difficult time.
# un-security-council - Thursday 31 December, 2020
# Ireland's Turn
# Ireland's Turn
A sense of realism about what can actually be achieved and a focus on diplomacy will help to define Ireland’s latest stint on the UN Security Council .
# un-security-council - Thursday 10 December, 2020
# Handover
# Handover
Ireland will take its seat on the Council on 1 January 2021.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 29 September, 2020
# Azerbaijan
# Azerbaijan
Fierce fighting raged between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces yesterday despite pleas for calm.
# un-security-council - Sunday 12 July, 2020
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
After a proposal submitted by Germany and Belgium, the cross-border aid plan was approved.
# un-security-council - Saturday 20 June, 2020
# Explainer
# Explainer
On Wednesday evening, it was announced that Ireland had won a two-year stint on the UN Security Council .
# un-security-council - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
# Diplomacy
# Diplomacy
A sustained campaign has seen Ireland win out in the first round of voting at the UN in New York this evening.
# un-security-council - Sunday 14 June, 2020
# The Top Table
# The Top Table
Ireland is facing a “very competitive” field as it vies with Canada and Norway for a seat on the UN Security Council this Wednesday.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
The government is hoping to secure a two-year rotating term on the UN Security Council in 2021.
# un-security-council - Thursday 10 October, 2019
# Syria
# Syria
The US made the surprise decision to pull troops out of northern Syria, leaving Turkey to enter.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
# Washington
# Washington
He’ll be meeting with Mike Pompeo, along with launching a new government strategy for the US and Canada.
# un-security-council - Monday 26 November, 2018
# Crisis In Crimea
# Crisis In Crimea
He now requires the parliament’s approval for the decree to come into force.
# un-security-council - Thursday 25 October, 2018
# Myanmar
# Myanmar
Myanmar has rejected accusations that its military committed atrocities in a crackdown last year.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 26 September, 2018
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
A gavel-wielding Trump at the UN Security Council accused Beijing of working against his Republican Party in upcoming midterm elections.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 4 July, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
The naivety of putting the word ‘sympathy’ in proximity to the US President’s take on journalism is breathtaking, writes the editor of TheJournal.ie.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
# All I Want Is UN
# All I Want Is UN
Leo Varadkar and Mary Robinson also made speeches calling for Ireland to win a seat on the UN Security Council .
# un-security-council - Monday 2 July, 2018
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
Today, Leo Varadkar launched Ireland’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council .
# United Nations
# United Nations
A formal launch event for Ireland’s bid to the UN Security Council will take place today.
# un-security-council - Sunday 1 July, 2018
# Beautiful Day
# Beautiful Day
The Irish government is aiming to win a non-permanent seat on the security council for 2021-2022.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 30 May, 2018
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
“The language of ultimatums is not something that anyone will be allowed to use,” Russia’s UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told the UN Security Council .
# un-security-council - Thursday 5 April, 2018
# Playing With Fire
# Playing With Fire
A war of words has erupted between Russia, the UK and the US.
# un-security-council - Saturday 31 March, 2018
# Gaza Protests
# Gaza Protests
Thousands of Gazans marched near the Israel border yesterday where Palestinian officials state Israeli soldiers opened fire.
# un-security-council - Friday 5 January, 2018
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
At least 21 people have been killed and hundreds arrested amid anti-government rallies and unrest that began last week.
# un-security-council - Friday 22 December, 2017
# Sanctions
# Sanctions
It is the third raft of sanctions imposed on North Korea this year.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 30 August, 2017
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
North Korea’s only major ally said “we are going to make a necessary response”.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
# Trouble Ahead
# Trouble Ahead
Experts have said that the world security community should accept that North Korea will have long-range nuclear arms.
# un-security-council - Friday 27 January, 2017
# Conflict
# Conflict
The UN has warned that famine is now a possible scenario for 2017.
# un-security-council - Saturday 31 December, 2016
# Peace
# Peace
The UN Security Council approves the Russian-drafted resolution on the Syria ceasefire.
# un-security-council - Saturday 24 December, 2016
# New Zealand
# New Zealand
The vote sparked furtive Security Council debate on what else might be achieved for the Palestinians before Obama leaves office.
# un-security-council - Friday 23 December, 2016
# Security Council
# Security Council
New Zealand had stepped in to replace a withdrawn Egyptian resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.
# un-security-council - Sunday 25 September, 2016
# Aleppo
# Aleppo
The eastern side of Syrian city Aleppo has been subjected to an “unprecedented” bombing campaign over the last four days.
# un-security-council - Sunday 22 March, 2015
# Crisis
# Crisis
The advance of rebel forces has continued.
# un-security-council - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
# War Crimes
# War Crimes
Benjamin Netanyahu called Israel’s soldiers “the most moral army in the world”.
# un-security-council - Thursday 18 September, 2014
# UN Security Council
# UN Security Council
That’s according to the UN Security Council , which met today.
# un-security-council - Monday 15 September, 2014
# JOining Forces
# JOining Forces
Representatives of 20 nations will take part.
# un-security-council - Friday 18 July, 2014
# Crisis
# Crisis
The US reaffirmed its strong support for Israel’s right to defend itself.
# un-security-council - Thursday 22 May, 2014
# Diplomacy
# Diplomacy
The resolution will seek to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court.
# un-security-council - Monday 7 October, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
Syria’s quick compliance with the destroying of chemical weapons stockpile has earned praise from US Secretary of State John Kerry.
# un-security-council - Tuesday 1 October, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
It is unacceptable that medical staff are being denied access to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since the Cold War, writes Irish-Libyan doctor Dr Fatima Hamroush.
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