US-Russia dispute over UNSC agenda illustrates its polarisation
United Nations, March 5 (IANS) In a stark portrayal of the Security Council’s polarisation that paralyses its work, a dispute between the US and a combination of Russia and China over charting Iran in the month’s agenda has stalled the adoption of its programme of work while Washington presides over it. After a flamboyant start […]
US, Venezuela face off defiantly at UNSC as tensions escalate
United Nations, Dec 24 (IANS) The US and Venezuela defiantly faced off each other at an emergency session of the Security Council as tensions continued to rise with Washington capturing two ships carrying oil from the Latin American nation and trying over the weekend to intercept another tanker headed there. “The United States will impose […]
