The UN's Special Representative, Margaret Vogt, believes re-establishing a legitimate security presence and the rule of law remains the highest priority for Council to consider.
The UN Security Council has heard that the fragility of many African countries make them vulnerable to conflicts and instability that in turn become a breeding ground for terrorist activities.
President Jacob Zuma says government is unfazed by threats by the Congolese M23 rebel group that it will launch deadly attacks against South African troops should they be deployed.
A United Nations (UN) intervention brigade designed to fight armed groups in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be made up of 3 069 troops, a UN official said Saturday.
The United States says the real goal in the Korean Peninsular should not be talk of war but rather peace and the possible reunification of the two Koreas.
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has praised the principled stance of the US President Barack Obama administration in dealing with a threat of war from North Korea
The SA National Defence Force has confirmed that it will send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a United Nations intervention force.
Iran and world powers Saturday battled to break the deadlock in the crisis over Tehran's nuclear drive, extending talks into the evening after a day of exhausting diplomacy.
A United Nations spokesperson has sidestepped a question on the future of ousted President Francoise Bozize in the Central African Republic. Bozize and a large entourage fled to Cameroon.
The UN Security Council will hold urgent talks Monday after a bloody coup in Central Africa sent ousted leader Francois Bozize fleeing across the border, and left 13 South African soldiers dead.
The Korean peninsula will become a practice battlefield next week, with both North and South staging large-scale military drills as escalating tensions keeps their armies on a hair trigger.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has formally asked the Security Council to authorize the deployment of an enforcement brigade in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The United States, with support from China has circulated a draft resolution to members of the UN Security Council that would impose a fourth round of sanctions against North Korea.
Yemen's president has asked his Iranian counterpart to stop backing armed groups on its soil after coastguards seized a consignment of missiles and rockets believed sent by the Islamic Republic
Palestine's Foreign Minister says they will pursue the option of taking Israel to the International Criminal Court if the Jewish state does not reconsider settlement activity.
