United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for India “to refrain from taking steps that could affect the status of Jammu and Kashmir”. “The secretary general has been following the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with concern and makes an appeal for maximum restraint,” his spokesperson said. “The position of the United Nations on […]

DefenceTalkTripoli: Fighting raged south of Libya’s capital Sunday despite a UN call for a two-hour ceasefire, as forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar and the internationally recognised government exchanged air strikes. The unity government said the fighting had killed 21 people, while the United Nations said there had been “no truce” despite calls for a two-hour […]https://www.defencetalk.com/clashes-rage-in-libya-despite-un-truce-call-72263/

DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the military alliance needs to be ready for a world with more Russian missiles, after a UN warning that the global arms control system is collapsing. “NATO does not want a new Cold war, we don’t want a new arms race. And therefore we call on Russia to come […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-says-bloc-preparing-for-more-russian-missiles-72163/

DefenceTalkUS Ambassador Nikki Haley said today that it was “time for the Security Council to act” following the release of a report by UN experts concluding that Iran had violated the arms embargo on Yemen. The report found that Tehran had failed to block supplies to Yemen’s Huthi rebels of ballistic missiles that were fired […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-wants-un-action-over-report-on-iranian-missiles-to-yemen-71478/

DefenceTalkUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea’s latest missile test and urged Pyongyang to “desist taking any further destabilising steps”. “This is a clear violation of Security Council resolutions and shows complete disregard for the united view of the international community,” Guterres said in a statement. North Korea earlier fired an intercontinental […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-chief-strongly-condemns-north-korea-missile-launch-70870/

DefenceTalkIran in a complaint to the United Nations has accused the United States of violating its nuclear agreement with world powers by imposing new sanctions over Tehran’s ballistic missile testing and rights abuses, Iranian news agencies reported on August 1. The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on six Iranian firms last month for their role in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-accuses-us-of-violating-nuclear-deal-in-complaint-before-un-70218/

DefenceTalkThe United States has accused Iran of flouting a United Nations Security Council resolution by launching its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket to date. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on July 27 said the “provocative act” also violates the “spirit” of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers. “We consider that to be continued ballistic-missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-irans-latest-satellite-rocket-test-violates-un-resolutions-70194/

DefenceTalkChina’s UN ambassador said Tuesday that there was “no reason” to refuse dialogue with North Korea despite a series of ballistic missile tests that have been strongly condemned by the Security Council. “There is no reason why dialogue is not taking place in the current situation,” Ambassador Liu Jieyi told reporters after a council meeting, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-un-envoy-says-no-reason-not-to-talk-with-north-korea-70021/

DefenceTalkBamako: Shelling and rocket fire on a UN camp in Mali’s troubled Timbuktu killed one yet to be identified person and wounded nine peacekeepers, the United Nations mission said Wednesday. It is the latest attack to hit the mission, known as MINSUMA, stationed in the country since 2013 and considered its most dangerous active peacekeeping […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rocket-attack-on-un-camp-in-mali-kills-one-wounds-9-69890/

DefenceTalkRussia on Wednesday blocked UN Security Council condemnation of North Korea’s latest missile test even though China had backed the strongly-worded statement put forward by the United States, diplomats said. The proposed statement seen by AFP would have demanded that North Korea “conduct no further nuclear tests” and halt missile launches after Pyongyang carried out […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-blocks-un-condemnation-of-north-korea-missile-test-69771/