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UN Security Council voted for US ceasefire resolution

War in Gaza continues despite UN-backed peace plan

The UN Security Council voted on Monday to endorse President Biden's three-phase peace plan that he said Israel had accepted. But had it?

World • 15 Jun 24

The forum will consider Ireland's triple-lock system - the three-stage process which must be followed before more than 12 Irish Defence Forces can be dispatched abroad (File pic: RollingNews.ie)

What is the forum on international security policy?

Analysis and Comment • 22 Jun 23

Minister Coveney visits Odesa ahead of his UN update next week (Pic: Dept of Foreign Affairs)

Coveney to tell UN Russia must be 'held accountable'

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence has promised to deliver a clear message to the UN Security Council in New York next Thursday, that Russia must be held accountable for its aggression inside Ukraine.

World • 15 Sep 22

Kim Jong-un is said to have personally supervised the missile launch

US urges tougher UN sanctions against North Korea

The United States has called for tougher international sanctions against North Korea at the UN Security Council, accusing Pyongyang of "increasingly dangerous provocations" after it test-fired its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile.

World • 26 Mar 22

Eleven of the council's 15 members voted for the motion

Russia vetoes UN resolution deploring 'aggression'

Russia, as expected, has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that deplored "in the strongest terms" the country's "aggression" against Ukraine and demanded the immediate withdrawal of its troops.

World • 26 Feb 22

Mary Robinson was speaking at a meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security

Mary Robinson calls on UN not to fail Afghan women

The former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, has called on the UN Security Council not to fail the women and girls of Afghanistan.

World • 07 Sep 21

Irish Ambassador to the United Nations Geraldine Byrne Nason wants to see human rights issues addressed in Afghanistan

'We will hold Taliban to account' - Irish UN Ambassador

The Irish Ambassador to the United Nations has said that Ireland will hold the Taliban to account on human rights issues, particularly when it comes to their treatment of women and girls.

World • 01 Sep 21

Ireland and Norway had presented a draft resolution last month to keep the Bab al-Hawa crossing open for one year

Coveney is 'proud' as UN extends Syrian aid operation

The United Nations Security Council has agreed to extend a cross-border aid operation into northwest Syria from Turkey for 12 months.

World • 09 Jul 21

The conflict in Tigray began last November when Ethiopia sent government troops to oust the regional leadership

Tigray forces seize regional capital in Ethiopia

Tigrayan forces have said they have Ethiopian government troops on the run around the regional capital Mekelle after taking full control of the city in a sharp reversal of eight months of conflict.

World • 29 Jun 21

Motor tricycles pictured next to the downtown market in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region

Ethiopian government declares ceasefire in Tigray

The former governing party in Ethiopia's Tigray region has said it was back in control of the regional capital Mekelle, and the government which ousted its leadership late last year declared a ceasefire with immediate effect.

World • 28 Jun 21

Millions of people inside Syria, and refugees outside, are said to be grappling with trauma and extreme poverty, along with 'a deep sense of hopelessness about the future'

Key role for Ireland in maintaining Syria aid corridor

The UN's Special Envoy for Syria has said he is hopeful that Ireland, working alongside his home country of Norway, can help maintain the only remaining cross-border aid corridor into Syria from Turkey.

World • 04 Feb 21

Children are led to school in the Atme camp close to the border with Turkey in Syria's northwestern Idlib province

Ireland to renegotiate Syrian humanitarian aid corridor

Ireland is being tasked with renegotiating the mandate to maintain a crucial humanitarian aid corridor from Turkey into north-west Syria, as part of its new role on the UN Security Council.

Ireland • 03 Feb 21

The UN flag is to fly at Leinster House for the duration of Ireland's term on the Security Council

UN flag to fly at Leinster House to mark Irish role

The United Nations flag is to fly in Leinster House to mark Ireland's new role on the UN Security Council which begins tomorrow.

Politics • 31 Dec 20

View from the UN as Ireland wins Security Council bid

Irish and Canadian officials stood outside UN headquarters in New York as ambassadors arrived to cast their votes to elect non-permanent members to the UN Security Council.

Analysis and Comment • 17 Jun 20

UN Security Council: Ireland is looking for a seat at this table

Crunch time for Ireland's Security Council bid

After two years of lobbying, speeches, phone calls, music concerts, promotional videos and celebrity endorsements, it is finally crunch time for Ireland's bid to win a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council.

Analysis and Comment • 17 Jun 20

Mary Robinson and Bono helped launch the 'Drive for Five' campaign

Ireland launch education campaign for girls at UN

Ireland has hosted a major event at the United Nations in New York highlighting the importance of education for girls.

Education • 11 Feb 20

The UN Security Council resolution would have extended cross-border aid for 12 months

UN Syrian aid vote blocked by Russia and China

Russia and China have voted to block a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended for a year cross-border humanitarian aid to four million Syrians.

World • 21 Dec 19

Libya's UN-backed government and rebel militias have blamed each other for the attack

UNSC fails to condemn attack on Libya migrant centre

The UN Security Council has failed to agree a joint statement denouncing an air strike on a migrant detention centre in Libya where 44 people were killed and more than 130 were seriously injured.

World • 04 Jul 19

The North Korean complaint came just days after Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un met at the demilitarised zone

N Korea says US 'hell-bent' on hostile acts against it

North Korea has accused the United States of being "hell-bent" on hostile acts, just days after the two countries' leaders met at the demilitarized zone on the Korean peninsula.

World • 04 Jul 19

SeaFest is a maritime festival featuring dozens of free events

Global representatives in Cork for maritime events

Government representatives and ambassadors from 31 countries from the Pacific, Caribbean and African coasts who are facing significant challenges from climate change are in Cork this weekend for SeaFest and the Ocean Wealth summit.

Ireland • 08 Jun 19

Israel seized from the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War

Syria requests UN meeting on US move on Golan Heights

Syria has asked the United Nations Security Council to hold an urgent meeting on the decision of the United States to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory.

World • 27 Mar 19

Venezuelan security forces clashed with supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido at the weekend

Russia accuses US of preparing military intervention

A top Russian security official has accused the United States of deploying forces in Puerto Rico and Colombia in preparation for a military intervention in Venezuela to topple Russia's ally, President Nicolas Maduro, something the US has denied.

World • 26 Feb 19

Leo Varadkar said Ireland wanted to bring that "vision and voice" to the UN Security Council

Taoiseach defends quest for UN Security Council seat

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended a decision for Ireland to seek a seat on the United Nations' Security Council.

Politics • 13 Feb 19

Avigdor Lieberman said that he and his party was quitting the Israeli government

Israeli defence minister resigns over Gaza ceasefire

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced his resignation in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a "capitulation to terror", weakening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government.

World • 14 Nov 18

Jordan and Israel have said their borders will remain closed, even as thousands of Syrians flee the government offensive

UN to discuss violence, refugees in southwest Syria

The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss the Syrian army's Russian-backed offensive against rebel groups in the southwest of the country.

Syria • 04 Jul 18