Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Gagnon, speaking to the Security Council, accused the Taliban of stripping women and girls of their most basic rights, including education, employment, free movement and participation in public life.
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Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Steven Andreasen, who served as the National Security Council’s staff director for defense policy and arms control from 1993 to 2001, teaches public policy at the University of Minnesota.
—Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Speaking at the Security Council, Ţoiu said a drone carrying explosives violated Romanian airspace for approximately four minutes before crashing into the 10th floor of a residential building, injuring a mother and child.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Elsewhere, the United Nations Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting on Lebanon for Monday afternoon.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
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Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Steven Andreasen, who served as the National Security Council’s staff director for defense policy and arms control from 1993 to 2001, teaches public policy at the University of Minnesota.
—Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Speaking at the Security Council, Ţoiu said a drone carrying explosives violated Romanian airspace for approximately four minutes before crashing into the 10th floor of a residential building, injuring a mother and child.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Elsewhere, the United Nations Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting on Lebanon for Monday afternoon.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
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