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 Security Council

July 30, 2021

Press Briefing by the President of...

Following Security Council meetings, Nicolas de Rivière, France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the month’s President of the Security Council, briefs reporters

July 29, 2021

UN Security Council Convenes to Discuss...

Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Middle East situation

July 28, 2021

The United Nations Security Council Meets...

Ammar Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed, Counsellor at the Sudanese Mission to the UN, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Situation in Sudan and South Sudan

July 24, 2021

UN General Assembly Debates Poverty Eradication...

The Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Rabab Fatima, speaks at a United Nations General Assembly meeting on “Poverty eradication and other development issues” and “Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social, and related fields”

July 23, 2021

The United Nations General Assembly Meets...

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ Chef de Cabinet, speaks at a General Assembly discussion on the International Decade for People of African Descent’s midterm assessment

July 22, 2021

UN Deputy Secretary-General Meets with Costa...

Epsy Campbell Barr, Vice President of Costa Rica, meets with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed

July 17, 2021

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, speaks at a Security Council meeting on the protection of people in armed conflict, with a focus on humanitarian space

July 16, 2021

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

The Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya is chaired by Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of July

July 15, 2021

UN Flag is lowered to Half-Mast...

In honour of the death of Jovenel Mose, President of the Republic of Haiti, the United Nations flag is flown at half-mast

July 14, 2021

Press Briefing by the Head of...

After the United Nations Security Council meeting on Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC)

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