Headlines- In response to what it terms a "deteriorating" humanitarian crisis, the UN has more than doubled its aid request for Lebanon.
- After a series of evacuation warnings, Israel's air force has continued to strike southern Lebanon.
- Iran's World Cup football squad members granted US visas, making it possible for them to enter the US.
- Iran has launched multiple drones for one-way attacks in the direction of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iranian leaders are "strong" and "proud," but in the end, he said, "they've got no choice" but to reach an agreement US president Donald Trump stated on Friday that Iranian leaders have not yet reached a deal with the U.S. to stop the ongoing war.
Tag: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
UN Security Council Considers Non-Proliferation
Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and supporting the Non-proliferation Treaty ahead of the 2020 Review
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Syria
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the latest developments in Syria. At right is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on 21 February 2020 at United Nations, New York
UN Security Council Considers Situation in...
Olof Skoog Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic
UN Secretary-General Visits Lahore Fort
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is in Pakistan to attend the International Conference on 40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, which is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Refugee Summit in Pakistan
2.7 million Afghans are registered as refugees worldwide, with just over half – 1.4 millio, in Pakistan. Their needs, and those of the communities hosting them, are the focus of the conference, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in his opening statement
UN Secretary-General Meets Refugees in Pakistan
United Natiins Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with refugees in Islamabad during his official visit to the country. Today, Pakistan is the world’s second largest host of refugees
Press Briefing on Upcoming UN Ocean...
Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Permanent Representative of Palau and co-facilitator to oversee the preparatory process of the 2020 UN Ocean Conference and conclude the intergovernmental consultations on the declaration, speaks at the press briefing on the UN Ocean Conference, to be held during 2 to 6 June 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal
UN Secretary-General Swears in Director-General of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres swears in Zainab Hawa Bangura, as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi
UN Security Council President Briefs Press...
Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February, speaks to reporters ahead of Security Council consultations on Myanmar and other matters
Scene at United Nations Headquarters
A view of Manhattan through the window of the Secretary-General’s conference room