Libia: altri 3 mesi per UNSMIL, ma il Consiglio di Sicurezza vuole inviato ufficiale

Il monito dell’Orologio dell’Apocalisse e di ICAN: attenzione, il buio è vicino

UN Security Council Reform: Italy’s Position in “United for Consensus Group”

Ministers of the Member Countries of the “Uniting for Consensus” Group (UfC) held a virtual meeting on September 23 to assess the status and prospects of the United Nations Security Council reform process. The Ministers noted that, despite the persistence...

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Israel and Palestine: Surreal Times at the UN Security Council

byLuca Cristo

While discussing the recent incursion of Israeli troops in the Palestinian territories of Sur Bahir and Wadi Hummus in which Israeli troops destroyed a number of Palestinian homes, the Israeli delegation at the UN Security Council used its time to...

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Trump Attacks China for Meddling in 2018 Election at the UN Security Council

byMichael Feynberg

Trump gets off topic at the beginning of the United Nations Security Council meeting on the "nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction." However, other presidents stay on track and criticize the United State's foreign policy and interventionist action.

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UN Shows New Hope for Peace to Africa after Eritrean-Ethiopian Agreement

byValentina Zavala-Arbelaez

The recent peace agreement ending conflict between the two African nations signals benefits to come as the U.N. Security Council welcomes potential ends to sanctions placed on Eritrea.

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Children in Armed Conflict: Agreement on UN Resolution Begs for Action

byValentina Zavala-Arbelaez

With 350 million children being affected by armed conflict today, today's UNSC resolution seeks to provide increased protection towards children and accountability towards violators of the resolution. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven chaired the important meeting.

Il saluto di Sebastiano Cardi: “Ho lavorato per aumentare l’impronta italiana all’ONU”

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Cardi’s Farewell: “I did my best to have Italy leave a greater mark on the UN”

byStefano Vaccara

We met with the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Sebastiano Cardi, at the end of May, just before leaving his office to continue his commitment to Italian Foreign policy in Rome. We asked him to take stock...

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Crisis with North Korea: the UN Charter Has Been Violated by the Security Council

byRonda Hauben

During the 72° General Assembly the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, provided not only an understanding of the nature of the obligation that Art. 32 bestows on the Security Council, but also an understanding of the importance...

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UN Resolution on Gambia Leaves Loophole for Violence

byEilish Rose Anderson

UN Security Council votes on resolution to endorse actions of ECOWAS in Gambia "to ensure, by political means first, respect of the will of the people.” When Journalists asked to the French Ambassador Francois Delattre if the resolution gave authorization...

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De Mistura and the Uphill Battle to Mediate Peace in Syria

byTeddy Ostrow

On July 26, de Mistura announced that he aims for the next round of intra-Syrian peace talks to take place in late August, rather than early August as he had hoped a month prior. Russia and Syria's plan to create...