The UN Security Council is the premier global body for maintaining international peace and security, but it faces steady calls for reform to better meet twenty-first-century challenges.

The U.N. Security Council met on Sunday to discuss U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan ...

A country led by an accused war criminal is now in charge of the United Nations Security Council. Hard as it is to believe, it’s Russia’s turn to assume presidency of the powerful body ...

BRICS countries reached a consensus on Sunday at the summit in Rio de Janeiro to endorse the proposal to reform the UN ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Sunday received a call from the Secretary General of the United ...

Karin Landgren, the executive director of Security Council Report, a nonprofit organization focused on making the Security Council more effective, and a former UN undersecretary-general, has ...

UN Security Council demands immediate Gaza ceasefire as US abstains. UNSC calls for a ‘lasting, sustainable ceasefire’ in Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza and the release of all captives.

The United Nations Security Council voted 14-0 in favor of a U.S. cease-fire proposal for Gaza on Monday, with both Israel and Hamas favoring the deal.

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza.

Officials at UN Security Council push for a permanent seat for Africa. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges reform, says the African continent is underrepresented in a changing world.

The last open public Security Council session to discuss North Korea’s human rights was held on December 11, 2017. The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates monthly among the 15 countries that ...