Rebeca Grynspan widens lead in latest UN chief poll
The former Costa Rican vice-president gained one encouraging vote in a closed-door Security Council ballot, but the tally does not reveal whether any permanent member opposes her.
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UK urges Iran to allow IAEA inspectors back to all nuclear sites
At the UN Security Council, Britain called renewed inspection access a first step toward rebuilding confidence in Iran’s nuclear programme as regional talks continued.
UN peacekeeping chief urges talks on Lebanon mission before mandate ends
Jean-Pierre Lacroix says the Security Council should decide soon what follows UNIFIL’s current mandate, as Lebanon seeks to keep peacekeepers in the south.
UK urges halt to E1 settlement project in UN appeal for two-state solution
Britain told the Security Council that a possible delay to an E1 housing tender would not be enough, while setting out intended measures on settlement goods and sanctions.