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Chinese U.N. envoy

Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Fu Cong (front) attends a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 15, 2025.

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U.N. Security Council meeting over Gaza peace plan

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 17, 2025. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing the peace plan for Gaza during the meeting.

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U.N. Security Council meeting over Gaza peace plan

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 17, 2025. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing the peace plan for Gaza during the meeting.

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U.N. Security Council meeting on Gaza peace plan

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 17, 2025. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing the peace plan for Gaza during the meeting.

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S. Korean President Lee speaks at U.N.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (front, R) presides over the United Nations Security Council open debate at the U.N. headquarters in New York, on Sept. 24, 2025, alongside U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

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U.N. Security Council member states on Gaza crisis

Representatives from all the 15 member states of the U.N. Security Council except for the United States hold a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 28, 2025, announcing a joint statement demanding an immediate ceasefire and an unconditional lifting of restrictions on aid delivery in Gaza.

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U.N. meeting over U.S. strikes on Iran nuke sites

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi is projected on the screen as he takes part virtually in an unscheduled U.N. Security Council meeting convened at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 22, 2025, following U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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U.N. meeting over U.S. strikes on Iran nuke sites

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) speaks during an unscheduled U.N. Security Council meeting convened at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 22, 2025, following U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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U.S. vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution

Ambassadors from all U.N. Security Council member states but the United States raise their hands to vote in favor of a draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid distribution on June 4, 2025, at a Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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U.S. vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution

Dorothy Shea (C), acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, raises her hand to veto a draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid distribution at a U.N. Security Council meeting on June 4, 2025, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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U.N. Security Council on N. Korea economic sanction

A U.N. Security Council meeting is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 7, 2025, about future measures against North Korea a year after the mandate of a panel of experts overseeing economic sanctions against North Korea ended.

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Informal UNSC meeting on U.S. tariffs

An informal U.N. Security Council meeting convened by China is held to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy at the U.N. headquarters on April 23, 2025.

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Russian ambassador to U.N.

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia meets the press following a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 17, 2025.

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U.N. Security Council

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 24, 2025, the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-led resolution calling for an end to the three-year Russia-Ukraine conflict that fails to condemn Russia for its invasion.

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U.N. Security Council on N. Korea's missile firing

A U.N. Security Council emergency meeting is held at U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 8, 2025, on North Korea's launch on Jan. 6 of what it described as a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile.

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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about the use of artificial intelligence during a meeting of the Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 19, 2024.

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UNSC meeting on Middle East conflict

An emergency meeting of the Security Council is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 2, 2024, on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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U.N. Security Council meeting on Middle East conflict

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) speaks at an emergency meeting of the Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 2, 2024, on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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U.N. Security Council session

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a U.N. Security Council session on Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24, 2024.

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U.N. session on Ukraine crisis

The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled session on the crisis in Ukraine at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 10, 2024.

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U.N. meeting over Gaza

The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 13, 2024, to discuss the Gaza situation following the death of over 100 people as a result of an Israeli strike on a local school.

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U.N. Security Council meeting over permanent status

The U.N. Security Council holds a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 12, 2024, over a proposal to give a permanent seat to an African country.

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U.N. Security Council emergency meeting

A U.N. Security Council emergency meeting is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 31, 2024, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, in Tehran earlier in the day.

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U.N. Security Council emergency meeting

Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani (front, C) speaks during a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 31, 2024, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, in Tehran earlier in the day.

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U.N. Security Council emergency meeting

A U.N. Security Council emergency meeting is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 9, 2024.

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U.N. Security Council emergency meeting

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (front row, L) speaks at a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting at the international body's headquarters in New York on July 9, 2024.

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U.N. session over Russia-N. Korea defense pact

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York over Russia's latest mutual defense treaty with North Korea on June 28, 2024.

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U.N. session over Russia-N. Korea defense pact

North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song (front) speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting over Russia's latest mutual defense treaty with North Korea on June 28, 2024, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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Russian ambassador to U.N.

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 1, 2024, upon Russia assuming the role of president of the U.N. Security Council for the month of July.

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U.N. session over cybersecurity threats

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting over cybersecurity threats at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 20, 2024.

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U.N. session over Ukraine

The U.N. Security Council convenes a session over Ukraine at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 14, 2024.

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U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea

The U.N. Security Council holds a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 12, 2024, on the human rights situation in North Korea.

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UNSC meeting on Gaza cease-fire plan

A U.N. Security Council meeting is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 10, 2024. During the session, the 15-member panel backed a U.S.-proposed cease-fire plan for the Gaza Strip conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas in a resolution adopted by a near-unanimous vote, with only Russia abstaining.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Former President of Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (front row C) sits with commanders from the Basij Militia in Tehran on May 7, 2006. Iran said on Sunday any measures taken against its nuclear program by the U.N. Security Council would push Tehran towards confrontation with the West rather than cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Iran has been referred to the world body after failing to convince the international community that its nuclear power program is not a smokescreen for building weapons. Photo by Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.N. meeting on weapons in space

U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood (front, R) speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting convened over a Russia resolution on banning weapons in space at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 20, 2024.

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U.N. meeting on weapons in space

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (front) speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting addressing a Russian resolution on banning weapons in space at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 20, 2024.

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UNSC meeting on space nuclear arms race

A U.N. Security Council meeting is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 24, 2024. During the session, Russia vetoed a resolution calling for the prevention of a nuclear arms race in outer space, drafted by the United States and Japan.

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Russia vetoes U.N. anti-space nuclear arms race resolution

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia vetoes a resolution calling for the prevention of a nuclear arms race in outer space, drafted by the United States and Japan, during a Security Council session on April 24, 2024, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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U.N. meeting over Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel

The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 14, 2024, after Iran launched missiles and drones toward Israel in apparent retaliation for the bombing of an Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1.

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U.N. Security Council on Palestine membership

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (front, R) is seen at the Security Council meeting to renew consideration of Palestine's full U.N. membership, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 8, 2024.

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U.N. Security Council on Palestine membership

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (L) speaks to the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 8, 2024, after the U.N. Security Council referred Palestine's application for full U.N. membership to the committee on the admission of new members.

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U.N. meeting over attacks on Iran consulate in Syria

The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled meeting over suspected Israeli strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Syria at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 2, 2024.

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Russian ambassador to U.N. Vassily Nebenzia

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (front R) speaks at a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 28, 2024.

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U.N. session over Gaza crisis

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (C) raises her hand during a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 25, 2024, as she expresses Washington's decision to abstain from the vote on a demand for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

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U.N. session over Gaza crisis

Palestine's ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour (front, 2nd from L), speaks to the media after the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 25, 2024.

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U.N. session on U.S.-proposed Gaza resolution

The U.N. Security Council convenes a meeting to discuss a resolution proposed by the United States on the Gaza crisis at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 22, 2024.

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U.N. session on U.S.-proposed Gaza resolution

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (C) vetoes a resolution proposed by the United States on the Gaza crisis during a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 22, 2024.

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U.N. ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (front row, C) chairs a U.N. Security Council ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 18, 2024.

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U.N. ministerial meeting

The U.N. Security Council convenes a ministerial meeting on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 18, 2024.

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U.N. session on Russian invasion of Ukraine

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) speaks during a U.N. Security Council session on Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 23, 2024, a day ahead of the war's second anniversary.