Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law

UN Security Council Establishes Special Political Mission to Support Ceasefire in Yemen (January 16, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 16, 2019, the UN Security Council passed a resolution in which it created a Special Political Mission, the United Nations

UN Security Council Authorizes Deployment of Team to Monitor Ceasefire in Yemen (December 21, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 21, 2018, the UN Security Council passed a resolution that welcomed the meeting between the Yemeni government and the Ho

UN Security Council Passes Resolution on Integrating Support of Police, Justice, Correctional Sectors (December 13, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 13, 2018, the UN Security Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for the “integrating UN support to police, jus

UN Syrian Commission Releases Report on Missing Persons (November 27, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 27, 2018, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic released a

UN Security Council Passes Resolution Ending Sanctions on Eritrea (November 14, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 14, 2018, the United Nations Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, lifted the arms embargo, trav

UN Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Force Interim Security Force in Abyei (November 15, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 15, 2018, the United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abye

UN Releases Report Documenting Mass Graves in Iraqi Areas Formerly Controlled by ISIL (November 6, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 6, 2018, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a joint

U.S. Federal Judge Sentences Syrian Man to Life in Prison for Bomb Construction in Iraq (November 7, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 7, 2018, Senior U.S. District Judge Roslyn O.

UN Security Council Extends Security Force in Abyei Final Time Unless Progress is Made (October 11, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On October 11, 2018, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2438 in which it extended modifications to the mandate of the United