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A convoy of Syrian Red Crescent trucks arrives in Douma, in the Syrian rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, on Monday. This aid convoy is the first to reach the besieged area in weeks.

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Aid Begins To Reach Besieged Syrian Region, As Civilian Deaths Continue

5:28pm March 05, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Trucks loaded with food people have entered Eastern Ghouta, but many medical supplies were blocked. Despite an ostensible "humanitarian corridor," shelling continued as the aid was being delivered.

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Friday votes in favor of a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for new sanctions against North Korea, including sharply lower limits on its refined oil imports, the return home of all North Koreans working overseas with

Latest U.N. Sanctions Are An Act Of War, North Korea Says

2:53am December 25, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Pyongyang said it's a dream for the U.S. to think it will give up its nuclear weapons. The U.N. Security Council last week approved new sanctions against North Korea after its latest missile launch.

This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows a ballistic missile test at an undisclosed location. On Friday, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to penalize North Korea for its recent missile tests with fu

U.N. Security Council Unanimously Broadens Sanctions On North Korea

8:29pm June 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

China, a longtime friend of the North, joined the rest of the Security Council members in penalizing the country for its missile tests, adding over a dozen people and entities to a blacklist Friday.

A woman navigates a stroller between the rubble of destroyed buildings in the rebel bastion of Douma, Syria, in December 2014. A new report card on the international response to Syria's violence faults the U.N. Security Council.

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U.S., Russia, Security Council Get A Share Of Blame For Syrian Violence In New Report

1:20pm March 11, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

The report from 30 aid and human rights groups faults the U.N. Security Council for its approach to Syria, while also giving credit to current peace efforts.

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At U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday, the Security Council approved a resolution that diplomats say would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades.

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U.N. Security Council Approves New Sanctions On North Korea

12:35pm March 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After the isolated nation conducted a January nuclear test and February rocket launch, the Security Council has unanimously voted for new sanctions targeting Pyongyang's weapons program.

People watch a television screen showing news of North Korea's long-range rocket launch on Feb. 7 in Seoul. The new proposed U.N. resolution would ban supplying North Korea with aviation fuel, including rocket fuel.

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U.S. Proposes Tough New Sanctions On North Korea — With China's Support

7:38pm February 26, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, says the proposed U.N. Security Council resolution "is nearly unprecedented in many respects and the toughest ... in more than two decades."

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A satellite image shows the Fordow facility in Iran. Under an agreement with six world powers, Iran would stop enriching uranium at the facility.

With Congress Virtually Out Of The Picture, What's Next For Iran Deal?

11:49am October 16, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Senate Democrats succeeded this week in fending off a resolution to disapprove of the deal. All eyes now turn to the international arena, where the deal will begin to be put into effect.

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a historic resolution aimed at ending the flow of foreign extremists to the world's conflicts. President Obama thanked the council but warned that

U.N. Security Council Unanimously Passes Anti-Terrorism Resolution

5:35pm September 24, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The measure targets travel of militants abroad as well as recruiting and funding for extremist groups. It was adopted at a meeting chaired by President Obama.