Headlines- A draft law that would require ships from countries permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz to pay for services provided by Iran has been backed by the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian parliament.
- Any state that joins US sanctions on Iran would be considered as an enemy, according to Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei, and Tehran will target its interests in retaliation.
- On Sunday, Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran, defended Tehran's expired Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States as the best way to put an end to the two countries' hostilities, which he termed a "neither war nor peace."
- Over 10,000 people rallied in Stockholm on Sunday to call for more robust action on climate change.
- Early on Sunday, over 90,000 people were urged to evacuate as a rapidly spreading wildfire moved from the foothills of the Sierra to the center of Reno, Nevada.
Tag: UN General Assembly
UN Security Council Meets on Women,...
Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, speaks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on women and peace and security.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.
UN General Assembly Holds High-level Forum...
Andrea Carstensen, Representative of the Global Youth Caucus on SDG16 of the Major Group for Children and Youth, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace on the theme “Cultivating and nurturing the culture of peace for present and future generations”
Guided Tour of UN Headquarters for...
A view of visitors at the peace and security exhibit during a guided tour of the United Nations Headquarters.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Abdullah Ali Fadhel Al-Saadi, Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Director of Coordination of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
Permanent Representative of United States to...
Representative of the United States to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security, on the theme “Multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order”
Ministerial Opening of High-level Political Forum...
Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the ministerial opening of the High-level Political Forum 2024.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Mutryce Agatha Williams (right at table), Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the question concerning Haiti.