On November 1, Australia took the Rotating Presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Australia's Presidency comes at a time when the world faces an unprecedented numbers of complex challenges to international peace and security, including the thread of ISIL in Iraq and Syria. Australia will use its Presidency of the UN Security Council to promote the country's national interests and priorities as well as strengthening international cooperation against terrorism. Besides, Australia will also seek to advance the deployment of more women in the police components of the UN. The President of the UN Security Council is the presiding officer of that body. The President is the head of the delegation from the Security Council member state that holds the rotating Presidency. The country will take the position until November 30./. … [Read more...] about Australia takes United Nations Security Council Rotating Presidency
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Italy supports Vietnam’s bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council in the 2008-2009 term
State President Nguyen Minh Triet has emphasised Viet Nam's desire to beef up trade ties with Italy. While receiving Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Massimo D'Alema in Ha Noi on October 8, President Triet said Viet Nam will work to maintain its economic growth and ensure an open investment environment for foreign investors. The State leader also expressed his delight at the motorbike maker Piaggio's building of a factory in Viet Nam, hoping that the move will create a new wave of Italian investment into the Southeast Asian country. He thanked the Government and people of Italy for their assistance to Viet Nam in socio-economic development as well as their support for Viet Nam's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council in the 2008-2009 term. For his part, Deputy PM D'Alema said that Italy and Viet Nam have shared a long friendship and that Italy wanted to bring the bilateral … [Read more...] about Italy supports Vietnam’s bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council in the 2008-2009 term
Francophonie urges African role on Security Council
KINSHASA - Leaders of French-speaking nations ended a summit Sunday by calling for an overhaul of the UN Security Council to give Africa better representation, while host country Democratic Republic of Congo was forced to defend its rights record. Speaking at the end of the 14th Francophonie summit, held in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, participants said Africa - with its one billion people - needed a stronger voice in international dialogue. "We reiterate our support for the continuation of the reform of global governance for a balanced, multilateral system guaranteeing a permanent and fair representation for Africa in decision-making bodies," summit heads said in their closing statement. … [Read more...] about Francophonie urges African role on Security Council
Vietnam will perform its important role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council
Vietnam will perform well to fulfil its great responsibility as a non- permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, worthy of the trust of the international community, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in an interview immediately after Vietnam was elected as a non-permanent member of the Council for the 2008-09 term collecting a high number of votes from member countries. Here is the full text of the interview: Question: Could you elaborate on the significance of Vietnam’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term? Mr Dung: On behalf of the Government and people of Vietnam, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Asian nations, permanent members of the UN Security Council and other UN members for electing Vietnam to this important position. In the wake of Vietnam’s entry to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the country’s becoming a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council represents an … [Read more...] about Vietnam will perform its important role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council
U.N. Security Council condemns Syria over massacre
The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of Houla, a sign of mounting outrage at the massacre that the government and rebels blamed on each other. Images of bloodied and lifeless young bodies, laid carefully side by side after the onslaught on Friday, triggered shock around the world and underlined the failure of a six-week-old U.N. ceasefire plan to stop the violence. Western and Arab states opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad put the blame for the deaths squarely on the government. But Damascus rejected the charge. "The Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the killings, confirmed by United Nations observers, of dozens of men, women and children and the wounding of hundreds more in the village of (Houla), near Homs, in attacks that involved a series of government artillery and tank shellings on a residential neighborhood," the non-binding statement … [Read more...] about U.N. Security Council condemns Syria over massacre