Security Council

Bahrain takes aim at Iran at UN, warns Hormuz threat endangers global economy

Addressing the council, Al Zayani praised international efforts to maintain stability but pointed to what he described as escalating Iranian aggression.

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025.
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres addresses the General Assembly last month. It is time to create alternatives to the UN, the writer argues.

UN 'cooperating actively' with Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza, Guterres says

Mohamed Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

UN Security Council calls urgent meeting to discuss recent Israeli West Bank policies

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

US, 40 partner countries, hold symposium to implement UNSC regulations against Iran


US warns settlement building thwarts two-states as Atarot project advances

New Israeli settlements "undermine the viability of a negotiated two-state solution," US Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council.

 The site of the Atarot project in east Jerusalem.

US warns settlement building thwarts two-states as Atarot project advances

New Israeli settlements "undermine the viability of a negotiated two-state solution," US Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council.

 The site of the Atarot project in east Jerusalem.

Israel has done little to stop settler violence, UNSC envoys charge

“The safety of Israelis is definitely important, but Palestinians deserve equal measures of security and dignity.”

 Israeli settlers are seen on the edge Burin village in the West Bank in early November.

UN Security Council discuss Afghanistan in emergency meeting

The UN Security Council called for the establishment, through negotiations, of a new government in Afghanistan.

 Afghanistan's UN ambassador Ghulam Isaczai addresses the United Nations Security Council regarding the situation in Afghanistan at the United Nations in New York City, New York, US, August 16, 2021.

Forward challenges United Nations Secretary-General selection process

The movement is trying to fight global challenges by establishing "coherent political force" working to solve them within elected bodies.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

Erdan to UN: Iran responsible for attack on Israeli ship near Oman

In the letter, the ambassador emphasized that Israel has the right and will “take all necessary measures to protect its citizens.”

Former Israeli Minister Gilad Erdan attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the Foreign Ministry, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Jerusalem.

UNSC must combat state-sponsored Iranian terror, Erdan says

Security Council has taken steps to stop the financing and material support of terrorist groups, but "more must be done."

An Iranian carries the Iranian and Hezbollah flags during the commemoration of the 41st anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2020

Anne Neuberger, Biden's Jewish pick for cybersecurity adviser - Politico

According to two people familiar with the plans, Biden plans to name Neuberger as deputy national security adviser for cybersecurity in the incoming NSC, Politico reported.

Anne Neuberger

Netanyahu, Mladenov meet for last time

During the five-year period that he has held his office, Mladenov has briefed the UNSC monthly on the situation on the ground.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov

Mladenov’s Libya appointment on hold until replacement found

No timeline has been set for the process of seeking a replacement.

UN SPECIAL Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov briefs the UN in New York in 2017.