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Members of the United Nations Security Council vote during at a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 7, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

China and Russia veto UN resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping

The 15-member Security Council voted 11 in favour of the resolution presented by Bahrain, with two against - China and Russia - and two abstentions

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Even wars have rules: UN says after Trump warns 'a whole civilization will die'

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UN expected to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution on Tuesday

Sacks of harvested wheat are seen at a grain market in Gaggarpur village, in the northern state of Haryana, India, 25 April, 2025. Photo: Reuters

World food price rise set to continue if Iran war lasts, FAO says

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

UN moves to create mechanism to safeguard Hormuz trade in face of Iran war

António Guterres meets Khalilur Rahman at the United Nations Headquarters on 26 March. Photo: Courtesy

UN chief reaffirms strong support, solidarity with Bangladesh

Displaced Palestinian children gather at a tent camp in Gaza City, February 3, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Around 4.9 million children under five died in 2024: UN

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman delivering the national statement at the 70th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday (17 March). Photo: UNB

Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to gender equality, women empowerment at UN

Sara Hossain, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran, attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

UN report says Israeli airstrike on Iran prison is a war crime

Graves are being prepared after a strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA/Handout via REUTERS

UN 'deeply disturbed' by strike on Iran school that killed 160 children

Graves are being prepared after a strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA/Handout via REUTERS

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at UN headquarters in New York City, US, on 29 January 2026. Photo: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

UN chief decries global rise of 'rule of force'

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, December 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

Independent UN body condemns vicious attacks on UN expert on Palestinian rights