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UN unanimously extends Libya's arms embargo for 1 year
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously extended the ban on the flow of weapons to Libya for another one year, even as infighting between rebel commander Khalifa Haftar's forces and UN-backed government shows no signs of abating in the s
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5 countries secure non-permanent member seats in UNSC in January 2020
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 8 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly conducted a secret ballot on Friday and elected five countries, including Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the smallest nation ever to secure a seat in the Security Council (UNSC).
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Sri Lanka: Suspended Police chief blames Sirisena for not allowing him to
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief Pujith Jayasundara on Thursday told the special parliamentary select committee, appointed to probe the Easter Sunday blasts, that President Maithripala Sirisena had denied him from attending any meetings of the Na
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India must renew efforts to gain UNSC permanent seat: VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for renewed efforts by India to gain permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.
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N Korean missile tests violated UN resolutions: Bolton
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 25 (ANI): The United States' National Security Advisor John Bolton on Saturday labelled the recent North Korean projectiles tests as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions, emphasising that sanctions must be kept in place.
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German envoy bats for India's permanent UNSC seat
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): India with a population of 1.4 billion people should have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council as its absence will hurt the world body's credibility, said German Ambassador to India Walter J Lindner here on Tuesday.
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UN grants sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid to North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 21 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday granted sanctions exemption to allow the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to carry out aid programs in North Korea to improve the health and nutrition of people in the impoverished country.
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Iran officially halts select commitments under 2015 nuclear deal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 15 (ANI): Iran has officially halted some of the commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal signed with world powers, following an order from the country's National Security Council.
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UNSC to convene a meet on west bank settlements ahead of us peace plan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
United Nations, May 2 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council is planning to hold a meeting on the settlements in disputed West Bank region on May 9 ahead of the release of the United States peace plan.
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Two days cyber exercise for agencies to deal with cyber threats
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 29 (ANI): The Defence Ministry is carrying out a two-day cyber exercise, wherein agencies including RAW, DRDO, National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) and National Security Council are learning how to tackle the threats faced in the cyber domain.
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UNSC schedules urgent meeting to address situation in Eastern Ukraine
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 25 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council has scheduled an urgent meeting for Thursday afternoon (local time) to address the situation in Eastern Ukraine.
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UNSC condemns Lanka terror attack; underlines need to hold 'perpetrators a
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 23 (ANI): United Nations Security Council on Monday condemned the "heinous" and "cowardly" terrorist attacks that shook Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
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