Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday that the humanitarian toll is mounting.
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Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
We're joined now by two counterterror experts, former Homeland Security official John Cohen and Javed Ali, the former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Thursday’s Security Council meeting, which was attended by Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, unfolded against a backdrop in which security forces have seen some security gains in downtown Port-au-Prince but as armed groups continue to expand and tighten their grip.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Ukraine’s aerial attacks on Russia increased nearly fourfold last year, from 6,200 in 2024 to more than 23,000 in 2025, Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said last month.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
We're joined now by two counterterror experts, former Homeland Security official John Cohen and Javed Ali, the former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Thursday’s Security Council meeting, which was attended by Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, unfolded against a backdrop in which security forces have seen some security gains in downtown Port-au-Prince but as armed groups continue to expand and tighten their grip.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Ukraine’s aerial attacks on Russia increased nearly fourfold last year, from 6,200 in 2024 to more than 23,000 in 2025, Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said last month.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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