Headlines
  • The body of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, was found by rescue personnel in southern Lebanon.
  • A day before the previous ceasefire was about to expire, US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that the Iranian regime was "seriously fractured" as part of his justification for extending the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely.
  • US President Trump has not given Iran a "firm deadline" to submit its most recent proposal, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
  • As part of the embargo against Iran, U.S. forces have ordered 29 vessels to turn around or return to port, according to U.S. Central Command.
  • Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has warned that Lebanon urgently needs €500 million to handle the aftermath of weeks of fighting as the country rushes to contain a worsening humanitarian disaster.

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June 29, 2021

Estonia’s President Briefs Press on Her...

President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid speaks to media about her new role as Global Advocate for Every Woman Every Child at United Nations Headquarters in New York

June 26, 2021

UN Secretary-General Meets King and Queen...

During a visit to Brussels, Belgium, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Royal Palace of Brussels

June 24, 2021

UN General Assembly Debates the Necessity...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Eduardo Rodrguez Parrilla, speaks at the United Nations General Assembly about the importance of removing the United States of America’s economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba

June 19, 2021

Re-appointment of United Nations Secretary-General Guterres

The United Nations General Assembly has re-elected António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term, beginning January 1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2026, by acclamation

June 16, 2021

Yemen’s Special Envoy Briefs the Press

Following his briefing to United Nations Security Council on Yemen, Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy for Yemen, virtually briefs reporters

June 15, 2021

UN Security Council Holds a Meeting...

Prior to the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Mali crisis, a conference officer replaces the sign

June 11, 2021

Press Briefing on New Emissions Reduction...

Sanda Ojiambo, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, and Paul Simpson, Chief Executive Officer of CDP (not pictured), update media on new findings from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), an organisation that helps businesses set aggressive carbon reduction targets on June

June 8, 2021

The 76th Session of the UN...

the United Nations General Assembly meeting where the President of the United Nations was elected, Secretary-General António Guterres (right) congratulates Abdulla Shahid (not pictured), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, President-elect of the United Nations General Assembly’s seventy-sixth session

June 5, 2021

Celebrating World Environment Day 2021

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), speaks during the UN Environment Day 2021 event on the subject “Reimagine. Recreate. Restore”

June 4, 2021

The UN Security Council Meets to...

Reena Ghelani, Deputy Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Coordination and Response Division, updates the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East

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