UNSC

After multiple rejections of previous appointees to take the position as Special Envoy of Libya, the UN Security Council finally approved a candidate. Ghassan Salame, former Lebanese Minister of Culture, will replace Martin Kobler, the German diplomat who served as...

In an effort to curtail the crisis in Libya, The UN Security Council voted Resolution 2357 which extends the legal framework in place to inspect vessels suspected to violate the arms embargo on the high seas off the coast of...

The Human Rights Council elected Independent Expert, Vitit Muntharbhorn, at the 2017 Geneva Summit to cultivate mandates and create a platform for LGBTQ victims of human rights violations to be heard. His work will be instrumental in bringing LGBTQ rights...

Sweden's Ambassador Olof Skoog in a press conference says that the Security Council has great responsibility to protect all people of the world, but does not include Libya in its agenda for January meetings. When La Voce asks why, the...

Former UNHCR head António Guterres was chosen as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations by the Security Council during its sixth and final straw poll Wednesday morning. With his insider's perspective and command of public speaking, Guterres has the...

Elezione a membro non permanente del CdS ONU: l'Assemblea Generale elegge subito la Svezia, fa sfiorare all'Olanda il quorum e lascia l'Italia indietro. All'ultimo scrutinio Olanda e Italia in parità, e alla fine i diplomatici raggiungono un compromesso. E' un...

Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands are three European countries vying to fill two available seats. Who’s going to win? At the Italian tastings at the Glass Palace and at the reception at the Morgan Library, we understand that the Mediterranean...

The Chief International Criminal Court Prosecutor asserts that the unstable security situation in Libya has hindered their progress to indict criminals and bring Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi into custody. Bensouda called the Government of National Accord, Libya’s interim government, to collaborate...

The UNSC encourages all political parties in Libya to recognize Daesh and other terrorist organizations as the primary enemy and unite to prevent these groups from infiltrating the country. The Security Council reaffirms that bringing members of such terrorist groups...

Great Britain and Northern Ireland on July 6 proposed a resolution to the United Nations Security Council to condemn the 1995 killing of 8,000 males in Srebrenica, Bosnia, as genocide, hoping it would possibly promote a higher level of reconciliation...