Headlines
  • In a statement aired on television on Thursday, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem condemned the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, stating that "as long as the occupation exists, the resistance will continue."
  • There has been "no tangible progress" in talks to put an end to the Middle East conflict, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday.
  • During a meeting with Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah of Kuwait, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed support for the Gulf country.
  • On Thursday, the United States imposed new economic penalties on members of the Castro family, the president of Cuba, and some of his close relatives.
  • John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, agreed to plead a guilty plea to one count of retaining national security information.

Category: Pick of the Day

March 7, 2020

Commemoration of International Women’s Day

Grammy Award-winning singer and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Angélique Kidjo performs at an event marking International Women’s Day (8 March)

March 4, 2020

UN Security Council Meets on Situation...

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning Iraq

February 29, 2020

UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Syria...

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed signs a book of condolences on the passing of Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, former President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

February 27, 2020

UN Security Council Considers Non-Proliferation

Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and supporting the Non-proliferation Treaty ahead of the 2020 Review

February 24, 2020

Modi Meets Trump

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and the President of United States of America (USA), Donald Trump and First Lady Mrs. Melania Trump at Motera Stadium, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

PM Modi Arrives in Ahmedabad

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being welcomed by the Governor of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Vijay Rupani and the Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Nitinbhai Patel, on his arrival, at Ahmedabad

February 22, 2020

UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Syria

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the latest developments in Syria. At right is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on 21 February 2020 at United Nations, New York

February 21, 2020

UN Security Council Considers Situation in...

Olof Skoog Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic

February 19, 2020

UN Secretary-General Visits Lahore Fort

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is in Pakistan to attend the International Conference on 40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, which is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

February 17, 2020

UN Secretary-General Meets Refugees in Pakistan

United Natiins Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with refugees in Islamabad during his official visit to the country. Today, Pakistan is the world’s second largest host of refugees

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