Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
Weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare, and targeting thousands of Lebanese people using pagers, two-way radios and electronic equipment without their knowledge is a violation of international human rights law,
Explosives put in devices before they arrived in Lebanon, says Lebanon's UN mission
A preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities into the communications devices that blew up in Lebanon this week found that they were implanted with explosives before arriving in the country, according to a letter sent to the U.
UN denounces Lebanon device blasts as violation of international law
Blasts that killed at least 37 people, wounded nearly 3,000 on Tuesday, Wednesday targeted communication devices used by Iran-backed Hezbollah
Lebanon UN Mission Says Devices Booby-trapped Before Lebanon Entry
An initial investigation by Lebanese authorities has found that hand-held devices that exploded this week were booby-trapped before they entered the country, Lebanon's mission to the United Nations said Thursday.
Booby-trapped device attacks in Lebanon breach international law, says UN rights chief
The UN human rights chief on Friday denounced the booby-trapped device attacks in Lebanon, stating that they constitute a breach of international human rights law and could amount to a war crime. Volker Turk told the Security Council,
UN Security Council meets for emergency session, says "Lebanon on brink of catastrophe"
The United Nations Security Council met in an emergency session on Friday following Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut and in the south which have ...
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UN pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council
By Mike Brand, University of Connecticut World leaders will gather at the United Nations on September 22-23, 2024, where they ...
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Lebanon Urges United Nations Security Council to Condemn Deadly Explosions
Lebanon’s caretaker foreign minister is warning the UN Security Council that if it doesn’t condemn this week’s deadly ...
UN Security Council to meet Friday over Lebanon pager blasts
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday over the pager blasts in Lebanon targeting militant group Hezbollah, ...
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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-EMERGENCY SESSION-LEBANON
China permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks during a UN Security Council ...
US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council
The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council for ...
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PH to campaign for Security Council seat at UNGA 79 – DFA
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo will campaign for the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent United Nations Security ...
Ukraine's Zelenskiy to address UN Security Council on Tuesday
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will on Tuesday address a meeting of the United ...
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Philippines says UN Security Council bid a ‘top priority’
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo announced the Philippines is making its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the ...
United States Backs Africa’s U.N. Security Council Bid, With a Catch
The announcement provides U.S. support to permanent council seats for African nations, though not new veto powers. But the ...
US pushes to add 2 permanent UN Security Council seats for African nations
The Biden administration has announced plans to expand the influential United Nations Security Council by adding two ...
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4 Obstacles to India Joining the UN Security Council
Despite persistent lobbying, experts say it’s unlikely India will gain permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council ...