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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Press Briefing by the UN Under-Secretary-General...
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov speaks with reporters about the High-Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism
Second UN High-Level Conference of Heads...
The second United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States is chaired by Raffi Gregorian, Director and Deputy to the Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (28-30 June 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
Three Day Second UN High-Level Conference...
Terrorist groups’ gains in Africa, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, “have been extremely concerning,” and he stressed that “helping African governments to combat and defeat the risks presented by these groups must be a worldwide priority for us all”
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
The UN Security Council Holds ...
Tor Wennesland, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, urged all parties in Gaza to “avoid unilateral steps and provocations” and “take steps to reduce tensions”
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
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
UN Security Council Holds a Meeting...
Prior to the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Mali crisis, a conference officer replaces the sign
UN Launches International Year for the...
The UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir stated the COVID-19 pandemic has forced more youngsters into labour and that the world “must ensure that this generation is not lost” during the opening of the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour