Headlines
  • In the war-torn Gaza Strip, where about two-thirds of the population struggles to obtain food, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has been forced to reduce its monthly food aid, the organization announced on Monday.
  • As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
  • After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
  • Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
  • Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
  • After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.

Tag: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

March 13, 2021

Executive Director of WFP Briefs Press...

Executive Director of WFP Briefs Press on Yemen

March 11, 2021

UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Ten...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on ten years of ongoing conflict in Syria

March 10, 2021

UN Security Council Holds Videoconference in...

T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, addresses the videoconference with Security Council members in connection with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) -UN Photo by Evan Schneider

March 9, 2021

UN Observance of International Women’s Day...

UN Observance of International Women’s Day 2021 on Theme “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World”

March 5, 2021

UN Security Council Holds Videoconference in...

Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, addresses the videoconference with Security Council members in connection with the Middle East (Syria)

March 4, 2021

UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar...

Christine Schraner Burgener, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar, briefs reporters

March 3, 2021

UN Secretary-General Attends Unveiling of ‘Pandemic...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attends the unveiling of the installation ‘Pandemic Classroom’ at United Nations Headquarters to call attention to the need for governments to prioritize the reopening of schools

March 2, 2021

Press Conference Following High-Level Pledging Event...

Mark Lowcock, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks during the press conference following the virtual high-Level pledging event for the humanitarian situation in Yemen

February 27, 2021

UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Briefs...

Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar, briefs the General Assembly on the situation in Myanmar at an informal meeting of the plenary

February 25, 2021

UN General Assembly Hears Briefing by...

United Nations General Assembly holds an informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General António Guterres on the “Call to Action for Human Rights”

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