Thursday, 19 April 2018

UN Security Council mourns death of Ivory Coast ambassador

The Security Council have bid farewell to veteran diplomat Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, the Ivory Coast's ambassador to the United Nations who died just months after starting a two-year term on the U.N.'s most powerful body
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Ivory Coast ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue to UN dies

Veteran diplomat Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, the Ivory Coast's ambassador to the United Nations and a member of the UN Security Council, has died suddenly
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Saturday, 14 April 2018

UN rejects Russian attempt to condemn US aggression in Syria

The UN Security Council overwhelmingly rejected a Russian resolution calling for condemnation of the "aggression" by the United States and its allies against Syria on Saturday
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Sunday, 8 April 2018

The Latest: Syrian news agency reports missile attack

Syria's state-run news agency says the military's air defenses have confronted a missile attack on air base in central Syria, but US officials deny launching airstrikes
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The Latest: Security Council to discuss suspected gas attack

The U.N. Security Council is planning to meet in emergency session on Monday to discuss a suspected poison gas attack in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, the last foothold for the Syrian opposition
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The Latest: McCain: Trump move 'emboldened' Syria in attack

Sen. John McCain says President Donald Trump "emboldened" the Syrian government to commit a suspected chemical attack on its people by signaling last week that the U.S. planned to withdraw its troops from the country
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The Latest: Emergency UN meeting called over Syrian attack

The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss a suspected chemical attack in Syria
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