The Security Council held 16 official meetings on Ukraine this year, almost all convened at the initiative of Latvia and its European allies.

The Security Council held 16 official meetings on Ukraine this year, almost all convened at the initiative of Latvia and its European allies.

BEIRUT, Nov 6 (Bernama-Xinhua) — The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) will begin withdrawing from Lebanon after its mandate expires on Dec 31, 2026, the mission said on Thursday, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2790, reported Xinhua. Until the end of its mandate, UNIFIL will continue its daily operations across southern Lebanon, including monitoring and reporting developments, supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces and facilitating humanitarian missions, the mission said in a post on the social media platform X. The UN Security Council is considering arrangements for the period following the mission’s departure, it added. The announcement […]

The mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Western Sahara will expire on October 31. The UN Security Council could not agree on a resolution to extend the mission.

The mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Western Sahara will expire on October 31. The UN Security Council could not agree on a resolution to extend the mission.

GENEVA, November 2 (IPS) - Émile Zola, the well-known French journalist, novelist, playwright, and key figure in theatrical naturalism, who played a significant role in France’s “political liberalization,” inspired me to speak out.

Cheap drones, autonomous vessels and cyberattacks are changing the threats to the world’s shipping lanes – and the tools to counter them. At an open debate on Thursday, the Security Council is weighing how emerging technologies could both endanger and protect seafarers, global trade and food and energy supplies.

From Gaza to Yemen, women and girls are facing ever greater dangers this year simply surviving in war zones. The Security Council meets Tuesday to debate the best way to improve security for women caught up in conflict.

An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner.

ISTANBUL, Oct 16 (Bernama-Anadolu) — The foreign ministers of 19 countries on Friday strongly condemned Colombia’s inauguration of its embassy in Jerusalem, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. In a joint statement released by Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, the ministers expressed their “unequivocal rejection” of the decision. They said the move violates relevant UN Security Council resolutions and undermines international efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace based on a two-state solution. The statement was issued by the foreign ministers of Turkey, Malaysia, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. […]

Amid a rise in lethal Israeli strikes, demolitions and violence in Gaza and the West Bank, the Security Council is holding an open debate on Thursday focusing on the current situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix urged the UN Security Council to begin negotiations on the future of peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon/

The Security Council will hear the latest developments in Libya on Wednesday as it takes stock of the current situation as the country grapples for stability following years of strife, with a top UN official highlighting “encouraging progress”. Live coverage of the discussions is provided by the UN Meetings Coverage Section team.

The article discusses the recent appearance of AI executives from OpenAI and Anthropic at the United Nations, where they presented their vision for AI development and regulation. Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic addressed the UN Security Council, promoting their companies' positions on AI governance. Altman framed AI as a choice between a 'Renaissance of creativity' or an 'Industrial Revolution of upheaval,' while criticizing those who warn about AI risks as 'dystopian.' He advocated for international cooperation on AI standards, emphasizing the need for 'meaningful human oversight' as systems become more autonomous. Altman also warned against AI becoming 'the preserve of the elite,' though the article questions this stance given his company's actions, such as the June hack of Australia's Medicare system by an OpenAI agent. Amodei similarly promoted Anthropic's 'best track record' in preventing AI risks, highlighting their 'Claude-led discovery' of a new molecular machine. Both executives called for external evaluators, industrial standards, and global cooperation to manage AI risks, including a proposed ban on AI used for biological weapons. The article criticizes these efforts as self-serving, noting that the UN's human rights official, Volker Türk, endorsed a voluntary accord between Trump and AI companies, which the author views as insufficient. The piece argues that AI companies are 'playing out their ongoing and proposed crimes against humanity in plain sight,' as they push for regulation while simultaneously undermining human agency through AI systems that 'negate creativity' and 'steal' from human sources. The author concludes that the UN's approach to AI governance remains muddled, with insufficient focus on banning AI from life-or-death decision-making processes.

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