Russian Defense Ministry: Washington does not implement UNSC resolution 2401

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the US is not doing any work to implement UN Security Council Resolution no.2401 while claiming Russia of violation of the provisions of the resolution.

UN ceasefire applies to all Syria, ‘including Afrin,’ Macron tells Erdogan

French President Emmanuel Macron told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday that the latest UN ceasefire vote applied to all Syrian territory, including the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin, where Turkey is waging an offensive.

UN Security Council unanimously backs Syria ceasefire

With Russia's backing, the UN Security Council unanimously backed a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations.

Russia vetoes draft resolution extending UN-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism mandate in Syria

Russia vetoed a draft resolution submitted by United States to the UN Security Council on extending the mandate of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism in Syria for a extra year.

Russia vetoes UN resolution on Syrian investigation

Russia has blocked a Western effort at the UN Security Council to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in Syria and push President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate with international inquiries into the incident.

UNSC Draft Resolution on Syria Chemical Arms Prejudges Probe Results

The proposed UN Security Council draft resolution on chemical weapons use in Syria contradicts the principle of presumption of innocence and prejudges investigation results, Russian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Vladimir Safronkov told reporters on Friday.

Israel postpones settlement approval in bid to calm relations with U.S.

Israel postponed a vote Wednesday to authorize construction of additional Jewish settlement homes in East Jerusalem to avoid straining U.S.-Israeli relations, a local official said.

Israel recalls envoys from 2 states over UN resolution

Israel has summoned ambassadors from Senegal and New Zealand following their support for a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlement building in the occupied territories.

UN Security Council demands end to Israeli settlements after US abstains from vote

After the United States abstained from voting, the UN Security Council on Friday passed a resolution demanding Israel stop building settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, a reversal of the usual US practice of protecting Israel.

Egypt delays U.N. resolution aimed at Israeli settlements

Egypt on Thursday asked to delay a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at halting Israeli settlement expansion on Palestinian land after President-elect Donald Trump called for the measure to be vetoed.

Churkin: No possibility for passing French draft resolution on Syria at Security Council

Russia’s Permanent Representative at the UN Vitaly Churkin said that he doesn’t see a possibility for the Security Council to adopt the French draft resolution on Syria.

Analysts say Iran’s consent to let Russia use its air base changes Middle East lineup

Iran’s permission to Russian planes involved in the operation against the Islamic State terrorists in Syria to make stopovers at its Hamadan airbase is considerably changing the lineup of forces in the Middle East, analysts have told TASS.

EU cancels Vienna talks on FYROM crisis (Bulgarian media FYROM name propaganda)

The European Union has cancelled what were intended to be talks bringing together the FYROM [*] major parties to resolve that country’s current crisis, after major opposition party SDSM insisted it would not attend the meeting that had been planned for April 22 in Vienna.

Iran says missile test did not violate UN resolution

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said here Thursday that the country's recent missile launch does not violate a United Nations resolution.

Syria regrets Western countries’ stance against preventing an act of aggression

Syria regretted that the representatives of Western countries in the UN Security Council took a stand against the Russia-proposed draft resolution demanding that Turkey and other countries refrain from committing what would be an act of aggression against Syria.

Lavrov, Kerry: UNSC resolution no.2254 does not allow any preconditions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the US Secretary of State John Kerry affirmed on Wednesday that the UN resolution no.2254 adopted by the UN Security Council on the formula of the Syrian-Syrian dialogue “does not allow any preconditions”.

China backs UN resolution, stresses need to restart N.Korea dialogue

China agrees that the UN Security Council should take further action and pass a new resolution on North Korea, following its nuclear test earlier this month, but the new resolution should not stir up tensions or cause chaos in the peninsula, Chinese foreign minister said.

Major powers agree on UN draft resolution on Syrian peace process

The five permanent UN Security Council members have agreed on a draft resolution endorsing the Syrian peace process, diplomats said Friday.

UN Security Council action on Palestinian statehood blocked

UN, 30 December 2014 – Falling short of the required number of positive votes and faced with a veto from one of its permanent members, the United Nations Security Council today failed to adopt a draft resolution that would have affirmed the “urgent need” to reach within 12 months a peaceful solution to the situation in the Middle East and would have paved the way to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Arab League to push UN on Palestinian state. (Draft resolution to the Security Council setting a timeframe for creation of Palestinian state)

The Arab League has agreed to present to the UN Security Council a draft resolution that will set a timeframe for the creation of a Palestinian state.

"We can no longer wait. We can no longer live with the status quo. Israel wants us to be an authority without authority," Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said. "I understand the consequences of the UNSC move, but the most dangerous situation we can be in is remain in the status quo."