Category Archives: Security Council
Ukrainian President Zelensky Addresses U.N. Security Council
On 6 April Ukrainian President Zelensky addressed the UN Security Council, accusing Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians “just for their pleasure” and questioning the mandate of the Security Council itself. He described the massacres left by Russia’s retreat troops: … Continue reading →
Russia Vetoes Security Council Resolution Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine – Video
In its third emergency meeting on Ukraine in the same week, Russia, which is currently the Chair of the Security Council, vetoed a draft resolution on 25 Feb that would have condemned the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. Introducing the … Continue reading →
P5 Joint Statement on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races
On 3 January 2022 the five permanent members of the UN Security Council issued the following Joint Statement: The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the … Continue reading →
Russia Vetoes linking Climate Change to Global Security
On 13 December Niger and Ireland sponsored a draft resolution that would have requested the UN Secretary‑General to integrate climate‑related security risk as a central component of United Nations conflict‑prevention strategies aiming to help counter the risk of conflict relapse. … Continue reading →
Responsibility to Protect
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) embodies a political commitment to end the worst forms of violence and persecution. It seeks to narrow the gap between Member States’ pre-existing obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law and the reality faced … Continue reading →
Britain Hosts UN Security Council Debate on Climate Change
The Security Council’s first ever discussion of the maintenance of international peace and security in the face of climate change was hosted by the UK, the current chair of the Security Council, and attended by world leaders.
Continue reading →Recommendations for Security Council Reform
On 27 July 2020 Together First published a report by international legal expert Mona Ali Khalil in which she outlines her recommendations for achievable, short-term reform of the UN Security Council. In the report, Mona Ali Khalil makes a number … Continue reading →
Reforming the UN Security Council
The Together First campaign is commissioning a series of reports looking deeper into specific issues arising from the erosion of multilateralism in our global system. For the first of these expert reports, they have commissioned Mona Ali Khalil to address … Continue reading →
Global Ceasefire Resolution Stymied by Conflicts Within Security Council
On 23 March 2020 the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, appealed to all warring parties across the world to lay down their arms in support of the bigger battle against  COVID-19 — the common enemy that is now threatening … Continue reading →