Headlines
  • After speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, US President Donald Trump announced the beginning of a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
  • The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been welcomed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who expressed optimism that it will lay the groundwork for long-term stability in the Middle East.
  • As part of an earlier two-week ceasefire agreement between Tehran and the United States to pause the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's Foreign Ministry praised the ceasefire reached by Israel and Lebanon.
  • At midnight local time on Friday, gunfire broke out in the southern suburbs of Beirut as a ceasefire with Israel came into effect.
  • The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health estimates that since March 2, Israeli forces have killed at least 2,196 civilians and injured another 7,185.
  • The Lebanese government urges people not return back to their homes in southern Lebanon, despite Israel and Lebanon have reached a 10-day ceasefire.
  • The United States is "very close" to a deal with Iran, President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House.

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July 24, 2019

UN Security Council Considers Situation in...

A wide view of the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Leila Zerrougui (on screen), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, briefs the Council

July 22, 2019

UN Secretary-General Meets Foreign Minister of...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Nabeela F. Tunis, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone

July 18, 2019

UN General Assembly Observes Nelson Mandela...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the informal meeting of the General Assembly to observe the annual Nelson Mandela International Day

July 17, 2019

Press Briefing by IFRC on Cities...

Julie Arrighi, Climate Advisor at the Red Cross and Red Crescent Climate Centre, briefs press on the new Red Cross guidelines to help cities prepare for heatwaves and extreme weather events that are now among the world’s deadliest types of natural hazard

July 9, 2019

United Nations Security Council Considers Linkages...

Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security, with a focus on linkages between international terrorism and organized crime

June 13, 2019

Modi Visits Kyrgyzstan for SCO Meeting

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi emplanes for Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic to attend the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Security Council Meets on Maintenance of...

Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Security Council meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and mediation

June 12, 2019

Inclusive Playground Exhibit at UN Headquarters

The Permanent Mission of Ecuador organized the temporary installation of an inclusive playground, with the aim of promoting empathy and playfulness for all children, including those with disabilities.
Parents and children at play at the United Nations, New York

June 8, 2019

Modi Gets Highest Honor of Maldives

The President of Maldives, Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih presenting the Maldives Highest Honour Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in Male, Maldives

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