Mohamed Issa Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, addresses the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.
Philemon Yang,President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, holds up the gavel after it was handed to him by Dennis Francis,President of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, during the closing meeting of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly
Dennis Francis, outgoing President of the United Nations seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, holds final press conference.
Samuel Žbogar, Representative to the Security Council of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations Security Council and President of the Security Council for the month of September, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East
Dennis Francis, President of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 105th plenary meeting of the General Assembly on general and complete disarmament to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
In an effort to root out what it claims to be Islamic Jihad and Hamas infrastructure, Israel has been assaulting the northern West Bank for nearly a week. Palestinians say that the Israeli operation has destroyed roads in Jenin and killed at least twenty people. Tensions are escalating in the West Bank, according to Israeli analysts.
Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a press conference with Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
As terror groups increasingly use drones to carry out operations,United Nations experts say that tackling insurgencies in Africa is becoming more difficult.
Hadi Hachem, Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, addresses UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.