Headlines- The catastrophic flooding in Nepal has left at least 1,010 people dead and 3,916 missing,546 people are missing and 16 people have died in Tibet.
- While Iran's economy, military, and leadership have all significantly deteriorated, US President Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is in "extremely good shape," adding that "it doesn't mean we won't smack them to see what happens."
- An apparent mentally unstable woman was shot and killed by New York City police after allegedly stabbing two people in Times Square.
- Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra Modi, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, gathered in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
- On Monday, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, accused Russian and Israeli-linked social media platforms of spreading disinformation regarding the July refugee crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump's administration was given permission by the US Supreme Court to proceed with the $400 million White House ballroom construction project.
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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
UN General Assembly Special Session on...
President of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, Harib Saeed Al Amini, speaks at the United Nations General Assembly’s Special Session on Challenges and Measures to Prevent and Combat Corruption and Strengthen International Cooperation (2-4 June)
Wreath Laying Ceremony with UN Secretary-General
The wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2021(May 29) is attended by UN Secretary-General António Guterres
In connection with Syria, the UN...
The Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, speaks during a videoconference with members of the Security Council about the Middle East (Syria)
Extractive Industries as a Source of...
Amina Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at the Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries on “Transforming the Sector into an Engine for Sustainable Development”
The United Nations General Assembly is...
Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, speaks at a high-level event on “Culture and Sustainable Development” at the United Nations General Assembly on World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
UN Secretary-General Meets with Ministers of...
The League of Arab States’ Foreign Ministers meet with UN Secretary-General António Guterres on May 20,2021
UN Security Council Holds Open...
Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at a Security Council open debate on Peace and Security in Africa: Resolving Root Causes of Conflict and Fostering Post-Pandemic Recovery in Africa
Press Conference by Arab Group Chair,...
Press briefings by Sofiane Mimouni, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations and Chair of the Arab Group for the month of May 2021; Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Niger to the United Nations and Chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for the month of May 2021; and Riyad Mansour, Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations
UN Security Council: Gaza Hostalities
On Sunday (16 May), United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that the current hostilities in Gaza and Israel are “utterly appalling,” and that “fighting must end.” “It has to end right now.”