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.

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January 19, 2022

Ahead of Security Council Meeting, President...

Anniken Huitfeldt, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Security Council, briefs reporters on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, prior of the Security Council meeting

January 18, 2022

UN Security Council Holds Meeting on...

Kaavya Asoka, Executive Director of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG), addresses the Security Council meeting on Women, Peace and Security on the theme Protecting Participation: Addressing Violence Against Women in Peace and Security Processes

January 12, 2022

At UN Security Council, Africans Urge...

The African members of the U.N. Security Council urged their counterparts on Tuesday to support sanctions imposed this week on Mali’s coup leaders by a bloc of West African nations

January 8, 2022

UN Headquarters in the Snow

Outside the General Assembly building at UN Headquarters, a view of Henry Moore’s sculpture in the snow

December 20, 2021

UN Secretary-General Pays a Visit to...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is in Lebanon to reaffirm the UN’s assistance for the country and its people, including political teams, peacekeepers, humanitarian relief workers, and development professionals. The Secretary-General will meet with officials from the government, including President Michel Aoun and Speaker

December 15, 2021

UN Secretary-General Meets With US Special...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres talks with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry

UN Security Council Holds a Meeting...

Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg briefs the Security Council on the situation in Yemen

December 13, 2021

UN Secretary-General Meets With the President...

Guterres meets with Mona Juul, Norway’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Security Council’s January President

December 10, 2021

UN General Assembly Meets to Discuss...

During the 50th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, Anna Karin Eneström, Sweden’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, introduces a draft resolution on “Strengthening of the coordination of the United Nations’ emergency humanitarian aid”

December 7, 2021

UN Secretary-General Meets With Members of...

Members of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity meet with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

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