The Latest Breaking News from the Security Council

The U.N. special envoy for Haiti is urging immediate deployment of a specialized international force to counter escalating gang violence and develop the understaffed and ill-equipped police force, warning that delays could lead to a spillover of insecurity in the Caribbean and Latin America

But officials reject Russian claims attack had put operation of the grain corridor at risk

The United States has announced a truce deal in Sudan will take effect following two days of intense negotiations.

The United Nations chief and representatives from Western nations berated Russia’s top diplomat as he chaired a U.N. meeting

Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy to Yemen, described the current opportunity for peace between Yemenis as “delicate and rare,” pledging to intensify efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire and revive the political process. Grundberg praised the “constructive dialogue” recently held by Saudi officials in Sanaa and their “productive discussions”…

The Russian presidency of the U.N. Security Council has been the most contentious in the memory of longtime U.N. diplomats

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended stronger ties with Beijing in order to reorient the global geopolitical order, possibly boosting Chinese plans to counter decades of U.S. preeminence in world affairs.

Russian threats to nuke Ukraine

A former Colombian rebel leader who now heads a political party has addressed the U.N. Security Council for the first time

Lebanon said on Sunday that it intends to file a complaint with the UN Security Council against Israel's aggression on Lebanon, following a rocket barrage fired at Israel from southern Lebanon on Thursday. Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Bou Habib, said the complaint is to be presented by…

Canada on Thursday said it will deploy a military aircraft to Japan to support implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea.