Headlines
  • In southern Lebanon, the Israeli army claims to have killed two Hezbollah members..
  • On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards opened fire on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • According to US President Donald Trump, the United States is extending the cease-fire with Iran until Iran submits a proposal and talks conclude.
  • It has been decided to postpone Vice President JD Vance's trip to Islamabad for talks.
  • Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, hailed US President Donald Trump for accepting his country's request to extend the ceasefire.
  • US President Donald Trump said Iranian ports would remain blocked until Tehran presents a "unified proposal."
  • For the first time since a 10-day truce went into effect on Friday, the Iran-backed Hezbollah claimed to have fired rockets and drones at Israeli forces on Tuesday "in response to the blatant and documented violations" by Israel.

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July 31, 2021

UN General Assembly Debates the Fifth...

Courtenay Rattray, High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States, speaks at the Preparatory Committee for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries’ second session (LDC5)

July 30, 2021

Press Briefing by the President of...

Following Security Council meetings, Nicolas de Rivière, France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the month’s President of the Security Council, briefs reporters

July 29, 2021

UN Security Council Convenes to Discuss...

Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Middle East situation

July 28, 2021

The United Nations Security Council Meets...

Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed, Counsellor at the Sudanese Mission to the UN, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Situation in Sudan and South Sudan

July 24, 2021

UN General Assembly Debates Poverty Eradication...

The Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Rabab Fatima, speaks at a United Nations General Assembly meeting on “Poverty eradication and other development issues” and “Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social, and related fields”

July 23, 2021

The United Nations General Assembly Meets...

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ Chef de Cabinet, speaks at a General Assembly discussion on the International Decade for People of African Descent’s midterm assessment

July 22, 2021

UN Deputy Secretary-General Meets with Costa...

Epsy Campbell Barr, Vice President of Costa Rica, meets with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed

July 17, 2021

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, speaks at a Security Council meeting on the protection of people in armed conflict, with a focus on humanitarian space

July 16, 2021

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

The Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya is chaired by Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of July

July 15, 2021

UN Flag is lowered to Half-Mast...

In honour of the death of Jovenel Mose, President of the Republic of Haiti, the United Nations flag is flown at half-mast

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