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Sep 18, 2020 · 18 September 2020 Human Rights. The Belarus Government should end “violent crackdowns” and “increasing repression” against protesters who are still contesting the result of last month's Presidential elections, UN deputy rights chief Nada Al Nashif told the Human Rights Council on Friday. At the end of a memorable day of back-and-forth ...
May 18, 2021 · Today we are very pleased to be joined by the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. This press briefing comes ahead of a UN Security Council meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19th, entitled “Peace and Security in Africa: Addressing Root Causes of Conflict While Promoting Post-Pandemic Recovery.”
From 2016 to 2017, Ukraine served its fourth term as a non-permanent member in the United Nations Security Council in the Eastern European Group, having previously served its terms in 1948–49, 1984–85 and 2000–01. Following the annexation of Crimea to Russia in 2014, UN member states voted to retain recognition of Crimea as part of Ukraine.
PERMANENT AND NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS The Council is composed of 15 Members: Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non ...
Jun 6, 2023 · AFP. EU member Slovenia defeated Russian ally Belarus on Tuesday for a rotating seat on the UN Security Council. In a secret ballot at the UN General Assembly, Slovenia easily won the coveted spot with 153 votes. Belarus had 38 votes. Belarus first applied for a two-year spot on the Security Council in 2007 and had been running unopposed.
The Byelorussian SSR was one of only two Soviet republics to be separate members of the United Nations. Both republics and the Soviet Union joined the UN when the organization was founded in 1945. The British Embassy Pyongyang is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, representing the United ...
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