It is also likely to be a topic of discussion when Security Council envoys meet with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday for their monthly lunch, diplomats said. The 15-member U.N. Security Council is charged with maintaining international peace and security. The council has already met dozens of times over the crisis in Ukraine since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. China supported Russia in trying to stop the Jan. 31 council meeting called by the United States. Dana Banks, senior director for Africa at the White House National Security Council, will now lead the U.S. delegation to Liberia, U.S. officials said.

Source: Daily Observer February 14, 2022 06:41 UTC