The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday in connection with the assassination of the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniya.

From July 1, the chairmanship of the UN Security Council was transferred to Russia for a period of one month. The main events under the chairmanship of Russia are expected to take place in the middle of the month, and they will be devoted to the establishment of a fairer, more democratic and stable world order, regulation of the situation in the Middle East, as well as cooperation of the UN with the CSTO, CIS and SCO.

Today, May 10, the UN General Assembly is considering the issue of Palestine's full membership. After the US vetoed a resolution calling for Palestine's full UN membership on April 18, the UN General Assembly will today vote on a draft resolution calling for the UN Security Council to reconsider the issue and grant additional rights to Palestine.

The United States vetoed the draft resolution on Palestine's full membership in the UN. 12 member states of the UN Security Council voted "in favor" of the project, Great Britain and Switzerland abstained.

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza for the first time since October 7. While this decision only calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan, it can lead to a lasting and sustainable peace.

Russia and China have vetoed a US-proposed UN Security Council resolution to support diplomatic efforts to end a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The representative of Russia called the US initiative hypocritical and emphasized that meaningless resolutions that do not require opening fire and lead nowhere will not be adopted.

The participants of the 3rd diplomatic forum held in the Antalya region of Turkey noted that the UN and the UN Security Council are in need of reform, that they are in a state of stagnation against the background of the changes taking place in the world, and that more and more civilians are being killed in armed conflicts.

Algeria submitted to the UN Security Council a draft resolution on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The United States opposed this initiative, which is expected to be voted on by the Security Council on Tuesday.

The UN Security Council adopted a draft resolution demanding an immediate end to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.

The UN Security Council last week passed a resolution to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza after several delays.