UN Security Council – Page 2 – Asia Times

More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 now live in camps near Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh. But a British move in the UN to set a timeline for them to be returned may not succeed. Photo: AFP / Masfiqur Sohan

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, France, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Russia, China may veto British move in UN on Rohingya return

by Bertil Lintner December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A Yemeni child receives treatment for malnutrition at a hospital in the city of Taez on November 21. Photo: AFP

Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Why states must act from a human security perspective

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 12, 2018

Palestinian schoolchildren chant slogans and raise the victory gesture over a UN flag during a protest at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school, financed by US aid, in the Arroub refugee camp near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on September 5, 2018.
Photo: AFP / Hazem Bader

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Ways must be found to finance international cooperation

by Jeffrey D. Sachs November 29, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greets top North Korean official Kim Yong-chol in July. Photo: AFP / Pool

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Cancellation of talks in New York casts shadow over Korean summit

by Andrew Salmon November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump delivers a threat-filled address at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017. Yet science fiction envisages an even bleaker future. Photo: Reuters / Lucas Jackson

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Cyprus, European Union, France, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Putting America first: same strategy, different spelling

by Alexander Casella October 30, 2018October 30, 2018

People react as they see the body of Nasir Shafi, 11, who according to local residents was shot by Indian security forces during a protest on Friday evening in Theed on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, September 17, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Australia, China, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Conflict resolution must focus on human suffering

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 3, 2018October 3, 2018

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivers a speech outside Kuala Lumpur on January 7, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

The world according to Mahathir

by Nile Bowie October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

US National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks in Washington on Sept 10. The US threatened to sanction ICC judges and officials if there are moves to charge Americans who served in Afghanistan with war crimes. Photo: AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds

Afghanistan, China, France, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

US will not cooperate with ICC probe into Afghanistan

by Bertil Lintner September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Iran sanctions.Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Turkey, World

Can Donald Trump’s sanctions break Iran?

by Hassan Hakimian September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar Commander In-Chief (L) and National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shake hands after their meeting in Naypyidaw in a file photo. Photo: AFP/ Phyo Hein Kyaw

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, World

Myanmar: where ‘genocide’ doesn’t really matter

by Bertil Lintner August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Idlib, Syria. Map: Wikimedia Commons

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Civilians in peril as Syrian regime readies for attack

by Asia Times and agencies August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A Rohingya refugee man stands before Kutupalong camp in Ukhia near Cox's Bazar on August 13, 2018.Photo: AFP/Chandan Khanna

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, Italy, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Storm of accountability gathers over Myanmar

by David Scott Mathieson August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme visits a WFP-supported children’s nursery in Komchon Ri village in North Korea on May 9, 2018. Photo: WFP/Silke Buhr

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Security Council backs US plan for humanitarian aid in North Korea

by Andrew Salmon August 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The flags of the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – ripple in the breeze ahead of the summit. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Explaining Turkey’s interest in BRICS

by Altay Atli August 2, 2018

Pristina, Serbia - February 2, 2007: United Nations flag. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. Photo: iStock

China, France, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

To veto, or not to veto, that is the question

by Hakimi Abdul Jabar June 8, 2018June 8, 2018

Vitaly Naumkin, head of the Centre for Arab Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, is pictured in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2007. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Top Russian pundit calls for Palestine talks in Moscow

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a protest on May 18, 2018 against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem. Photo: Handout via Reuters

European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Letter from Iran: Mr. Trump, you have been served

by Pepe Escobar May 19, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Europe must resist Trump’s dangerous Iran strategy

by Jeffrey D. Sachs May 19, 2018

A Rohingya refugee woman at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Dhaka banks on UN Security Council to help send the Rohingya ‘home’

by Faisal Mahmud May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Airspace is empty over Syria after the European Aviation Safety Agency published a rapid alert notification warning of the possibility of missile activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. Diagram: FlightRadar24

AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Missiles ‘nice and new and smart’ coming to Syria, Trump warns

by Asia Times and Reuters April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Bill of Rights. Photo: iStock

China, France, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Growing disdain for America’s false democratic ideals

by Christina Lin April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

Symbolic of Sino-American relations, the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the People's Republic of China fly next to each other on a sunny, windy day. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Can China and US be partners instead of rivals?

by Sabena Siddiqui March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss North Korea on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joe Penney

AT Finance, China, France, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The UN’s crimes of omission

by Nabil Fahmy March 15, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Reuters via KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Moon-Kim summit must be guided by calm realism

by Taehwa Hong March 13, 2018

In a file photo, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya. speaks to members of the Security Council on February 24, 2018. On Monday, Russia vetoed a Western-backed resolution targeting Iran. Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What the Russian veto on Yemeni war signifies

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

United Nations flag. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Indonesia eyes United Nations Security Council seat

by Alek K Kurniawan February 28, 2018March 1, 2018

People walk through the damage, after an air raid in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Bassam Khabieh

China, France, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Can UN Security Council end carnage in Syria’s Ghouta?

by Asia Times and Reuters February 24, 2018February 18, 2020

HMS Sutherland. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, European Union, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

UK between a rock and a hard place in South China Sea

by Emanuele Scimia February 19, 2018

A file shot of an oil tanker on the high seas. The US fears China may have secretly helped North Korea evade UN sanctions on oil trading. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan

HK vessel ‘seized’ over oil transfer, Beijing denies breaking sanctions

by Asia Times staff and AFP December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks to members of the press after a meeting about North Korea's nuclear program at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on December 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Stephanie Keith

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Tillerson urges long halt to weapons tests before talks

by Reuters December 16, 2017February 18, 2020