UN Security Council demands COVID-19 vaccine ceasefires - China.org.cn

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling on all member states to support a "sustained humanitarian pause" to local conflicts, in order to allow for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Libya’s new PM delays naming Cabinet as deadline passes | Al Jazeera

Libya’s newly-elected prime minister failed to name members of a much-anticipated Cabinet ahead of an expected deadline on Thursday, raising questions over whether his transitional government can unite Libya’s factions.

UN Yemen envoy urges immediate end to Houthi offensive - AA

An increasingly intense assault by Yemen's Houthi rebels on the government-held city of Marib "must stop" amid spiraling humanitarian fallout, the UN's envoy for the country warned Thursday.

UN Rejects Belgian Request to Seize Libya Frozen Assets - fars

(FNA)- The UN Security Council has rejected Belgium’s request to seize 49 million euros of Libya’s frozen assets, Libya’s permanent delegate to the UN stated Saturday.

US, Europe accuse Russia of blocking Ukraine war solutions | Al Jazeera

The United States and Europe on Thursday accused Russia of blocking any solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

UN report reveals North Korea developed nuclear weapons program in 2020 - france24

 North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund them with some $300 million stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Monday.

Security Council fails to agree statement condemning Myanmar coup | Al Jazeera

The UN Security Council has failed to agree on a joint statement condemning Monday’s coup in Myanmar, after a closed-door meeting in response to the power grab and detention of the civilian government including the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but diplomats said discussions would continue.

UN court rejects UK claim to Chagos Islands in favour of Mauritius | The Guardian

The UK has been urged to end its “unlawful occupation” of the Chagos Islands by the prime minister of Mauritius, after Britain’s claim to sovereignty over the strategically important islands in the Indian Ocean was comprehensively rejected by the United Nation’s special international maritime court in Hamburg.

Lebanon Files Complaint with UN Security Council over Israeli Violations - FARS

(FNA)- Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe filed a complaint with the UN Security Council (UNSC) and UN Secretary-General António Guterres against the Israeli regime’s repeated violations of the Arab country’s sovereignty.

UN Publishes Greece-Egypt Maritime Deal Disputed by Turkey, Athens Says - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - The Greek Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the United Nations had published the Greek-Egyptian agreement on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between the two countries.

U.N. Security Council to talk Western Sahara after Trump policy switch | One America News Network

(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is planning to discuss Western Sahara on Monday, diplomats said, after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed region in return for the kingdom normalizing ties with Israel.

‘Serious crisis’: 20,000 foreign fighters in Libya, UN says | Al Jazeera

At least 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries are in Libya causing a “serious crisis” as weapons continue pouring into the war-ravaged North African nation, a United Nations official warned on Wednesday.

Iran addresses UN Security Council over assassination of nuclear scientist in Tehran - TASS

Permanent Representative of Iran in the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi filed an address to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council over the assassination of Mohsen Fahrizade, an Iranian nuclear physicist, who led a research center under the Iranian Ministry of Defense.

UN chief says global coalition for net zero emissions by 2050 taking shape - Global Times

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a global coalition for net zero emissions by 2050 is taking shape, while calling for more action on the climatic front.

UN chief warns Yemen in imminent danger of famine | THE DAILY STAR

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that war-torn Yemen "is now in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades."

UN says planning for 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan | Al Jazeera

The United Nations’s agencies are planning for the possible arrival of 200,000 refugees in Sudan fleeing violence in Ethiopia over a six-month period, a UN refugee agency official said.

Pompeo’s visit to Israeli settlement ‘grave step’ against UN resolutions: Turkish Foreign Ministry - hurriyetdailynews

Turkey said a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to an Israeli settlement unit in occupied West Bank as part of his ongoing trip to Israel constitutes a grave step against U.N. resolutions that underline the illegality of Israel’s settlement activities in the Palestinian territories under international law.

Libya talks pause without naming transitional government | Al Jazeera

Talks on Libya’s future have adjourned without naming a new government to oversee a transition to possible elections next year.

Libyan parties discuss Presidential Council -AA

Libyan parties at a Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, organized by the UN, discuss Sunday powers and characteristics of the Presidential Council and the government of the transition period.

Libya talks aimed at unified government to begin -BBC

The warring parties in the conflict in Libya will hold talks in neighbouring Tunisia today as part of a continuing peace process.