# UN Security Council
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14th April 2024 - 20th April 2024
United Nations
Palestinian bid for statehood recognition fails after US vetoes UN Security Council motion
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18 Apr
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March 2024
UN Resolution
Higgins says failure to implement Gaza ceasefire 'would be unforgiveable' after UN vote
The resolution demands an “immediate ceasefire” for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan that leads to a “lasting” truce.
Elsewhere, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees have said that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza.
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25 Mar
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Gaza
Israel steadfast on Rafah assault after US-backed ceasefire call vetoed at UN Security Council
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22 Mar
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Last year
2023
Afghanistan
UN Security Council calls for increased engagement with Taliban through special envoy
29 Dec 2023
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Palestine
UN Security Council passes resolution for acceleration of aid into Gaza after days of negotiations
It comes after the UN warned that the entire population of Gaza faces “an imminent risk of famine”.
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22 Dec 2023
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Khan Yunis
Israeli army bombs scores of targets in Gaza as diplomats press on with efforts to halt fighting
As places for people to go continues to shrink, international outrage has mounted over the rising death toll.
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21 Dec 2023
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US
Former president Mary Robinson says Joe Biden is ‘losing respect’ due to his position on Gaza
19 Dec 2023
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Missiles testing
North Korea resumes weapons launches by firing ballistic missile into sea
18 Dec 2023
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Israel-Gaza war
Israeli hostage allegedly killed in Gaza amid failed rescue operation
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9 Dec 2023
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Israel-Gaza war
Israel forces squeeze Gaza's main cities as UN Security Council to consider urging ceasefire
The council is under acute pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to back an immediate ceasefire after weeks of war.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said Ireland will co-sponsor the resolution on Gaza before the UN Security Council today.
Weeks of fighting have left 17,177 people dead in Gaza, according to the latest toll from Hamas which rules the coastal strip.
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8 Dec 2023
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Haiti
UN Security Council approves multi-national force to stabilise Haiti after year of pleas
2 Oct 2023
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Ukraine
Russia refuses to speak at UN Security Council meeting on its attacks on Ukraine’s Odesa
27 Jul 2023
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Syria
Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas after Russia vetoed UN decision
13 Jul 2023
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Mali
UN Security Council ends Mali peacekeeping mission at government's insistence
30 Jun 2023
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triple lock
Tanaiste says ‘Russia cannot have a veto’ on Irish peacekeeping missions
31 May 2023
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Ukraine War
Russia defends itself from criticism over UN Security Council presidency
3 Apr 2023
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Security Council
EU to guard against any Russia abuse of UN presidency, foreign policy chief says
2 Apr 2023
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Ukraine
Ukraine's foreign minister says Russia UN Security Council presidency a 'slap in the face'
1 Apr 2023
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All time
Aung San Suu Kyi
UN Security Council adopts first ever Myanmar resolution and calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi
21 Dec 2022
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United Nations
Russian invasion of Ukraine and veto undermines UN Security Council, Coveney says
6 Dec 2022
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triple lock
Change to triple-lock mechanism 'sensible' due to changed global situation, says Coveney
19 Nov 2022
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Biological weapons
UN Security Council rejects Russian call for biological weapons probe
3 Nov 2022
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hell on earth
The Horror of Haiti: Sexual violence and murder gangs as Ireland works on diplomatic solution
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29 Oct 2022
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Sabotage
Nord Stream pipeline blasts equal to several hundred kilos of TNT says report
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30 Sep 2022
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New York
Ireland would have to assess whether to take in fleeing Russians, says Taoiseach
23 Sep 2022
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United Nations
Ireland 'deeply frustrated' at Security Council’s failure to act on Russia, Palestine and climate change
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23 Sep 2022
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New York
Ukraine conflict: Coveney expecting 'abrasive' exchanges at pivotal UN Security Council meeting
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22 Sep 2022
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Zaporizhzhia
UN nuclear watchdog warns of 'grave hour' at Ukraine nuclear plant following shelling
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11 Aug 2022
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Security Council
Irish diplomats secure aid for 4.1 million displaced people despite threat of Russian UN veto
19 Jul 2022
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Peace missions
Government renews approval for Irish peacekeeping missions in Syria and Kosovo
16 Jun 2022
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UN
Zelenskyy calls for meeting with Putin 'to end the war' as Mariupol evacuation 'thwarted'
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23 Apr 2022
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Ukraine
Ukraine receives missiles from Norway amid warning Mariupol defenders are facing 'last days'
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20 Apr 2022
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Ukraine
Simon Coveney to address UN Security Council today on Bucha and Kyiv visit
19 Apr 2022
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Security Council
UN votes to secure formal presence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
17 Mar 2022
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