This is the third time this year that the world body has met to examine veto use among the Security Council’s permanent members – China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States – including on the situation in Gaza regarding a US veto. Last week, Russia vetoed action to renew the panel of experts’ mandate to…
This in effect abolishes the monitoring of UN sanctions against the country, more commonly known as North Korea, blocking the extension of the panel for another year. Russia’s Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said the sanctions regime adopted with the intention of preventing nuclear weapons proliferation, was losing its relevance and also “to a great extent, detached…
As governments increasingly use unilateral sanctions measures to pursue foreign policy objectives, it has become common for businesses, including banks and financial institutions to over-comply with them, said the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, Alena Douhan. Ms. Douhan said some individually imposed sanctions are having a widespread detrimental impact on…
File photo. Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj-ul-Haq has said that the entire Islamic world is united against the desecration of the Quran. The United Nations imposed economic sanctions on Sweden. Addressing a public meeting in Jhang, Sirajul Haque said that Sweden has challenged 58 Islamic countries. European factories cannot operate without the cooperation of the Islamic world….
Myanmar military parade, file photo The United States has imposed sanctions on two banks run by Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense and the military junta. The US Treasury Department said in a statement that Myanmar’s military is dependent on foreign sources. The statement said that the Myanmar army imports from Russia raw materials for the purchase…
File photo: The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that the US unilateral sanctions have prevented military contacts. From Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry added that one of the reasons for the lack of US-China military ties is the US’s unilateral sanctions. Meanwhile, according to the news agency, the United States has imposed sanctions on Chinese…
Ukraine, which has been fighting a war for a year and a half, has imposed new sanctions on Iran for supporting Russia. According to foreign media, Ukraine has imposed new sanctions on Iran for supporting Russia, which has been approved by the Kiev parliament. Kiev says that since the attack on Ukraine, Iran has been…
The European Union has imposed new sanctions on Iran against the government crackdown. According to the news agency from Brussels, the new sanctions were imposed on Iranian officials and institutions in response to the violent crackdown. The sanctions include 5 individuals and 2 entities of Iran. The news agency says that there were protests in…
File photo Britain has imposed new sanctions on Russia, including various institutions and individuals. According to foreign media, 86 individuals and institutions of Russia have been targeted by the new sanctions of Great Britain. Britain has reportedly targeted Russia’s energy giants for sanctions. According to foreign media, Britain has also targeted arms delivery companies in…
File photo US President Joe Biden demanded an early end to the ongoing conflict between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan, Biden also hinted at sanctions against those responsible for bloodshed in Sudan. The US President says that the violence in Sudan is a tragedy, the bloodshed that began in the holy month of…
