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Germany has big plans for UN Security Council seat
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas' business trip to New York in June has borne fruit. He had long been making the case for Germany to have a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, the United Nations' most important body.
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Turkey urges UN to reform Security Council
The UN Security Council should be "a more transparent, democratic, representative and accountable body", Turkey urged member countries.
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National Security Council advises to extend state of emergency for another three months
Turkey's National Security Council (MGK), the top security body in the country, advised extending the ongoing state of emergency for another three months after a meeting on April 17.
National Security Council extends state of emergency for another three months
Turkey's National Security Council (MGK), the top security body in the country, advised extending the ongoing state of emergency for another three months after a meeting on April 17.
Russia nixes US-draft Security Council Syria resolution
Russia vetoed a UN Security Council draft text on April 10 that would have established a new expert body to determine culpability for a suspected chemical attack in Syria.
#DiplomaticCentennial / Ion Jinga: Romania's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on UN Security Council, priority zero
The current priority zero for the Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN is Romania's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2020-2021. '' Only 15 states are there, five of which are permanent members.
U.N. Security Council to Vote Friday on Demand for Syria Truce
The United Nations Security Council will vote at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) on Friday on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations, said Kuwait's U.N. mission, the council president for February, Reuters reported.
UNSC: US vetoes resolution against recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital
The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution against recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital city. The resolution scored support of 14 members of the UN Security Council.
Kangaroo Court
The so-called 'International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia' (ICTY) was established under the UN Security Council's Resolution 827, but because the Security council has no judicial authority it can not delegate to a court powers which it does not have itself. Therefore the ICTY is illegal under the UN's own rules.
An illegal court
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Hague Tribunal Declares ‘Mission Accomplished’
The president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, which closes this month, told the UN Security Council that the court had “forever changed the landscape of international justice”.
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