The U.S. has vetoed five resolutions, including three calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, one Russian oral amendment, and a proposal for Palestinian membership
This month, Ireland is chairing the United Nations Security Council. As the president of the international security body, Ireland's ambassador hopes the independent voice they bring will allow progress in several areas, including in the Arab region.
Analysis: With Ban Ki-moon's tenure expiring, calls have been growing to appoint a woman to the UN's top job - a first for the organisation in its seven-decade history.
Outgoing special coordinator Robert Serry time for two-state solution may have "expired or is about to expire" in a final statement expressing frustration at stalled talks.
At an emergency meeting, the UN's Security Council throws its weight behind the unseated President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi while the Yemen envoy warns of the rapidly deteriorating situation.
The Security Council has again stated that President Hadi who is holed up in Aden is the legitimate leader of Yemen as the international envoy Jamal Ben Omar intensifies his shuttle diplomacy to end the political crisis in the country.
