Tag: Security Council
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Scrap the veto and democratise the Security Council – By Owei Lakemfa
UNITED Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, as usual, told us what we already know. On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, he announced that: “Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon”. But, sadly, he is behind the news because hell is not breaking, it has already broken loose in the Palestine, especially in the Gaza Strip, and has merely…
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UNGA79: Nigeria demands UN Security Council seat
Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, says Nigeria has earned the right to become a member of the UN Security Council after contributing to 41 peacekeeping missions, deploying over 200,000 troops. Badaru said this, in his address at the Summit of the Future interactive dialogue 2, titled:
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UN General Assembly presses Security Council to consider Palestine’s full membership
The UN General Assembly, in a meeting convened on Friday in New York, has urged the Security Council to give “ favourable consideration” to Palestine’s request The emergency special session on the Gaza crisis overwhelmingly passed a resolution that upgrades Palestine’s right
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Israel-Hamas: Security Council rejects resolutions by U.S., Russia
On Wednesday, China and Russia vetoed a draft resolution sponsored by the United States, while a second Russian-backed resolution failed to secure sufficient votes. The Security Council failed to reach a compromise over any unified response to address the crisis in Gaza and Israel.
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Israeli-Hamas conflict: UN Security Council to consider resolution on ceasefire
T he UN Security Council is expected to consider a draft resolution led by Brazil, calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip. The council had on Monday in its first intervention in the Gaza
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Poland opposes Germany on permanent UN Security Council seat
Poland has opposed Germany gaining a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday. The proposal, made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
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Terrorism is top priority as Ghana assumes Presidency of UN Security
Ghana on Tuesday assumed the Presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for November as debates on violent extremism and terrorism in Africa top its agenda.
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Buhari presides over security council meeting, hosts victorious Commonwealth athletes
President Muhammadu Buhari has presided over the meeting of the National Security Council with service and security chiefs as well as some cabinet Ministers in attendance. Newsmen reports that others at the meeting include Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. Newsmen gathered…
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JUST IN: Buhari meets NGF, security council in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in another crucial meeting with members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the security council at the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which is sequel to the one held with the North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF), is mostly virtual, as most of the participating governors are linking via video…
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Nigeria inclusion into UN Security Council, future goal, says Onyeama
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says the clamour for the inclusion of Nigeria into the UN Security Council is a goal to be achieved in the future. Onyeama made this known on Wednesday while speaking as a Guest at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He was responding to questions…