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.
Tag: United Nations
UN Security Council Non-Proliferation Meeting
As Security Council Facilitator for the application of resolution 2231, Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN, provides a non-proliferation update at the Security Council meeting (2015)
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
United Nations Security Council meeting on the matter concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo is presided over by Albana Dautllari, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of June
Ethiopia’s Afar Region’s Lone Referral Hospital...
In the northern Afar region of Ethiopia, where there is a record drought, infant mortality rates are soaring, according to the only referral hospital. Less than 10% of the clinics in the area are functioning as a result of Ethiopia’s war with Tigrayan forces, and hospitals are having trouble keeping up
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The Republic of Uzbekistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Bakhtiyor Ibragimov (left), speaks before the Security Council about the situation in Afghanistan and its effects on global peace and security.
Displaced Ethiopians Face Dilemma:Stay or Return...
The lack of food and shelter has caused internally displaced people in Ethiopia’s Afar region to leave their camps. The United Nations is requesting more foreign aid and has issued a warning that returning home would not be any better
Meeting of UN Security Council:The situation...
Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, provides a report on the situation in the Central African Republic to the Security Council meeting
UN Security Council Convenes to Discuss...
The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Nderitu, addresses United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine’s peace and security
UN Security Council Convenes to Discuss...
Acting Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Operations and Advocacy Division, Ghada Mudawi, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan
Ahead of Security Council Meeting on...
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania and President of the Security Council for the month of June, Olta Xhaçka, briefs reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting on UN-EU cooperation in sustaining international peace and security
UN Security Council Holds Meeting on...
The League of Arab States’ Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Social Affairs Sector, Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, briefs the Security Council on women, peace, and security