Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
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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
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
Press is Briefed on Situation in...
Jerry Matthews Matjila Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations, speaks to press regarding the situation in Sudan
Press Briefing by Foreign Ministers of...
Néstor Popolizio Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, speaks during the press conference on Venezuela. At right is Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and at left is Roberto Ampuero, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile on 3 June at United Nations
India’s Narendra Modi Begins His Second...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a second term on Thursday (May 30) during a glittering ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi, after a landslide election victory
Security Council Considers Situation in Middle...
Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria) on 28 May
Wreath-laying Ceremony to Honour Fallen Peacekeepers
Private Chitete is honoured for his “brave and selfless” action during an operation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in November 2018, when he sustained fatal injuries saving a fellow UN peacekeeper who survived
Security Council Considers Situation in Libya
Smaïl Chergui Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Libya on 21 May
Secretary-General Visits Fiji
Secretary-General António Guterres talks to one of the crew members on “Uto Ni Yalo”, a traditional Polynesian sailing canoe with a solar-powered propulsion system. The boat is used to advocate for ocean conservation.Mr. Guterres is on a visit to the South Pacific to spotlight the issue of climate change ahead of the Climate Action Summit that he is convening in September in New York. The trip takes him to New Zealand, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu