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  • In a statement aired on television on Thursday, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem condemned the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, stating that "as long as the occupation exists, the resistance will continue."
  • There has been "no tangible progress" in talks to put an end to the Middle East conflict, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday.
  • During a meeting with Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah of Kuwait, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed support for the Gulf country.
  • On Thursday, the United States imposed new economic penalties on members of the Castro family, the president of Cuba, and some of his close relatives.
  • John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, agreed to plead a guilty plea to one count of retaining national security information.

Tag: United Nations Secretary-General

February 19, 2020

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)

February 18, 2020

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

February 17, 2020

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

February 7, 2020

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

February 6, 2020

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

February 5, 2020

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

February 1, 2020

Scene at United Nations Headquarters

A view of Manhattan through the window of the Secretary-General’s conference room

January 30, 2020

UN75 Dialogue with the Secretary-General “Youth...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres takes part in a UN75 Dialogue with youth on the theme “Youth in the Driving Seat”

January 28, 2020

Holocaust Memorial Ceremony “75 years after...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony “75 years after Auschwitz – Holocaust Education and Remembrance for Global Justice” on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

January 10, 2020

UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrives to attend the Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security and upholding the United Nations Charter on 9 January 2020

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