Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly after falling ill Monday in his office at the mission, Russian officials said.
Churkin, 64, was rushed to a hospital in New York, where he died, Russia’s deputy UN ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told The Associated Press. His cause of death wasn’t immediately known.
Churkin had been Russia’s envoy at theRead more
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has died in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The ministry gave no details on the circumstances of his death but offered condolences to his relatives and said the diplomat had died one day before his 65th birthday.
The United Nations is "shocked" by the suddenRead more
Russia on Sunday warned it would use its veto to block a French-drafted resolution on sending UN observers to Aleppo, setting up yet another showdown with the West over the fate of the besieged Syrian city.
Moscow presented a rival draft resolution during a closed-door meeting of the Security Council that requests that the United Nations make “arrangements” to monitorRead more
France has presented a UN Security Council draft resolution on sending observers to Aleppo to monitor evacuations and report on the protection of Syrian civilians, according to the text obtained Saturday by AFP.
The measure, circulated to the council late Friday, could be put to a vote on Sunday despite resistance from Russia, Syria’s ally and a veto-wielding Security CouncilRead more
The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution demanding immediate and unconditional access for the United Nations and its partners to besieged parts of Aleppo and throughout Syria to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid.
The council scheduled consultations Sunday morning on the French-drafted resolution followed by an open meeting where members are expected to vote.
TheRead more
Russia and China on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have demanded a seven-day truce in Syria’s Aleppo, with Russia arguing it would allow opposition fighters to regroup and that time was needed for talks between Washington and Moscow.
It was the sixth time Russia has vetoed a Security Council resolution on Syria since the conflict startedRead more
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin rejected Washington’s accusations that the Russian side allegedly impedes the provision of assistance to residents of eastern Aleppo.
Churkin suspected Washington of "cowardice" because of its refusal to join forces with Moscow to ensure the delivery of humanitarian cargo along Castello Road, Tass news agency said.
The diplomat’s statements came in responseRead more
The Syrian government has partially approved a United Nations aid plan for October, but not its request to deliver assistance to rebel-held eastern Aleppo, the BBC reported quoting diplomats.
Damascus has given a green light for convoys to 25 of 29 besieged and hard-to-reach areas across Syria, they said.
But, crucially, not to the eastern districts in Aleppo that areRead more
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres will become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, diplomats at the U.N. said on Wednesday.
The U.N. Security Council held another round of secret balloting earlier Wednesday in which the five permanent members' votes were a different color than the rest. None of the five, who can veto any candidate, opposed Guterres. Read more
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to become the next United Nations Secretary-General after recieving endorsement from the UN Security Council, News reports said on Thursday.
For the past few months, members of the United Nations Security Council have been holding a series of secret informal polls.
Vitaly Churkin is Russia's Ambassador to the UN said: "After ourRead more