Matthew Rycroft
Kidnapping Mars UN Security Council Visit To Colombia
An employee of the United Nations has been kidnapped by a dissident rebel faction in southern Colombia, marring a visit...
Trump Says Assad’s Future ‘not A Deal Breaker’ On Syria
US President Donald Trump told UN Security Council ambassadors that the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was...
British Tests Point To Sarin Use In Syria
British scientists have analyzed samples from the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria and concluded that sarin...
New Draft UN Resolution Calls For Syria Gas Attack Probe
Britain, France and the United States on Tuesday presented a new UN draft resolution demanding an investigation of the...
US Warns of ‘more’ After Missile Strikes
The US envoy to the UN has warned America may take further action after bombarding a Syrian air base suspected of using...
UN Emergency Talks After US Missile Strikes
The UN Security Council has heard sharp exchanges over the US bombardment of a Syrian air base suspected of using...
US Hardens Tone On Syria At Emergency UN Meeting
U. S. Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Wednesday that the Trump administration will take action against chemical attacks...
UN Council Postpones Vote On Syria Resolution
Britain, France and the United States on Wednesday held off calling a vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution...
Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected
Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...
Russia Blames Rebels For Syria Gas Attack
Russia says that chemical gas that killed and injured dozens of civilians in a rebel-held town in northern Syria came...
UN Calls Emergency Talks After ‘gas Attack’
The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after an alleged chemical attack in Syria left dozens of civilians...
Tough-Talking Haley, Once A Critic, Is Trump’s Voice At UN
The career diplomats working at the UN headquarters building don't yet quite know what to make of the outspoken...
UN Urges DRC To Implement December Political Deal
The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly three months after a political agreement was signed in the Democratic...
China, Russia Block UN Statement On Myanmar
China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the...
UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts
US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...
Nigerian Women Displaced By Boko Haram Hold Protest
Thousands of Nigerian women forced from their homes by Boko Haram jihadists held a protest on Sunday to demand better...
UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis
UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency,...
Britain Urges Malaysia To Share Evidence On Kim VX Attack
Britain on Monday urged Malaysia to share evidence from the lethal VX nerve gas attack on Kim Jong-Un's half-brother...
Russia Opposes UN Arms Embargo On South Sudan
Russia on Tuesday (11 October) said that it would not be in favour of imposing arms embargo on South Sudan despite UN...