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 →
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 →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 →
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 →
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 →
This is an extract from an article published on the Foreign Policy website on 27 March 2020. The United Nations Security Council is watching the greatest global health crisis in a century unfold from the sidelines, quarreling over the wisdom … Continue reading →
On 12 April 2017, the Security Council rejected a draft resolution that would have condemned the reported chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Khan Shaykhun and expressed its determination to hold the perpetrators accountable. The following is a … Continue reading →
Published on 29 Mar 2017 Informal comments to the media by H.E. Mr. Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of March, on the situation in … Continue reading →
Recognizing the threat to stability and development posed by the rise of radicalization among young people, the Security Council today urged Member States to consider ways to give youth a greater voice in decision-making at the local, national, regional and … Continue reading →
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the five active principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security as well as accepting new members to the United Nations and … Continue reading →