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The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping force from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The withdrawal will start in South Kivu in eastern Congo, gradually handing over its responsibilities to the Congolese government.
2023-12-19

The United Nations Security Council meets in an emergency session but fails to achieve unanimity for a joint statement.
2023-10-9

Tigray People's Liberation Front authorities say that Eritrea has launched a full-scale intervention into the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
2022-09-20

Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls for the United Nations Security Council to stop human rights abuse in her country.
2020-09-4

Norway and Ireland win seats in the United Nations Security Council, joining new members India and Mexico. Canada, which was considered a favorite, and had strongly campaigned for a seat for four years on the council, fails to get enough votes. Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he is proud of the campaign but declines to comment on the reasons for their loss.
2020-06-17

Russia asks for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council to convene.
2018-11-26

Leaders from Eritrea and Ethiopia officially declare an end to their countries' 20-year border conflict.
2018-07-9

The United Nations Security Council is exploring humanitarian air drops to besieged areas of Syria.
2016-06-1

China's Ministry of Commerce says that it is restricting trade with North Korea, in line with the recent sanctions approved by the United Nations Security Council last March. China will be banning the export of jet fuel and import of gold, some coal and "rare earth metals" used in high-tech goods.
2016-04-5

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the President of Argentina, states that Argentina will lodge a complaint with the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly about the alleged "militarisation" of the area around the Falkland Islands by the United Kingdom.
2012-02-7