Security Council

Mansour: Draft resolution on J’lem to be tabled for vote at UNSC

Sunday-17-December-2017

Palestinian Authority (PA) ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour stated on Saturday that an Egypt-worded draft resolution on the US decision recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was submitted to the UN Security Council (UNSC) to put it to the vote no later than Monday December 18.

Europe at UNSC meeting: Jerusalem occupied Palestinian land

Saturday-9-December-2017

European countries at the UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Friday criticized the US president Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and affirmed that East Jerusalem is an occupied Palestinian territory.

UNSC to hold emergency meeting on Jerusalem on Monday

Sunday-23-July-2017

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold on Monday an emergency session on the latest Israeli escalation in Jerusalem said the Egyptian official news agency quoting diplomatic sources.

Int’l pro-Gaza group calls for restoring annexed lands

Sunday-25-December-2016

The International Popular Commission for the Support of Gaza has said that the UN Security Council’s adoption of a resolution on Israel’s settlement construction entails taking swift steps to enforce it and restore the lands of settlements to the Palestinian people.

Netanyahu refuses to abide by UNSC anti-settlement resolution

Saturday-24-December-2016

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the UN Security Council resolution on settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories expressing no intention of abiding by its terms.

Hamas welcomes UNSC resolution on settlement activities

Saturday-24-December-2016

The Hamas Movement has hailed the UN Security Council’s resolution on ending Israeli settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories as “a triumph for the Palestinian people.”

UN Security Council votes against Israeli settlements

Saturday-24-December-2016

The UN Security Council has voted in favor of a resolution demanding an immediate halt to Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories with the US remarkably abstaining.

Egypt delays Security Council vote on Israeli settlements

Friday-23-December-2016

Hours before it was expected to take place the UN Security Council on Thursday suspended a vote on a draft resolution demanding Israel to halt its settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories at the request of Egypt.