Headlines- The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last month claimed the lives of over 5,000 people, according to officials, who also stated that the country would need $346 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reconstruction.
- According to the US Central Command, strikes against Iran were carried out for the seventh consecutive night.
- Iranian foeces targeted a Thai-flagged vessel that attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
- The US attacked an Iranian oil tanker docked at Karg Island, deputy governor of Bushehr, Iran said.
- After what it described as an Iranian strike involving ballistic missiles and drones, Kuwait's military claimed on Friday that several of its ground forces injured and that both military and civilian facilities damaged.
- Iran said it attacked an American military base in eastern Syria on Friday.
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UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Chinese Special Representative for African Affairs Liu Yuxi speaks to the United Nations Security Council on the topic of peace and security in Africa and the impact that development policies have on the implementation of the Silencing the Guns initiative
UNICEF Talks Female Genital Mutilation with...
According to the World Health Organization, female genital mutilation affects 87% of Sudanese females between the ages of 15 and 49, one of the highest rates in the world. The UNICEF initiative is aimed at sports clubs to involve men and boys in the struggle against the practise.
UN Security Council Meeting on Threats...
United Nations Security Council meeting is addressed by Secretary-General António Guterres on the risks posed by terrorism to international peace and security
Zimbabweans Turming Small Grains to Combat...
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has praised Zimbabwe’s initiatives to switch to climate-resistant grains like millet to improve food security. In Zimbabwe, an FAO team is promoting the grains and celebrating the International Year of Millets
UN Secretary-General Attends European Council Session...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in conversation with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Charles Michel, the president of the European Council of the European Union.
UNHCR: Rakhine Not Safe for Myanmar’s...
The United Nations refugee agency on Wednesday said conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine state were not favorable for the safe return of 1,000 Rohingya from Bangladesh whom Myanmar wants to repatriate under a China-mediated program.
UN Human Rights Chief: China Has...
The U.N.’s new human right chief said his agency has documented China’s arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and the separation of children from their families in comments during a global update on human rights on Wednesday in Geneva.
UN Security Council Meetings on Women...
On the theme of “Towards the 25th anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000),” Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, addresses United Nations Security Council meeting on Women, Peace, and Security
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
United Nations Security Council meeting is briefed on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan by Tareq Talahma, the acting director of the operations and advocacy division in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Geneva Conference on Disarmament 2023
Addressing at the Conference on Disarmament 2023 in Geneva is Yevheniia Filipenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Office in Geneva on