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 Meets to Discuss...
The situation in Libya is briefed to the United Nations Security Council by Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Press Briefing by UN Secretary-General on...
Reporters are briefed on the war in Ukraine by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.According to Secretary-General,the situation in Ukraine is tense. In front of the world’s eyes, the country is being annihilated. The consequences for civilians are dreadful
United Nations General Assembly Will Meet...
As a follow-up to the United Nations Secretary-General’s “Our Common Agenda” report,Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the General Assembly in an informal thematic consultation. This is the 5th thematic cluster on the topic of “enhancing international cooperation”
Human Rights Groups Urge UN Rights...
The U.N. human rights chief must issue an overdue report on serious rights violations by Chinese authorities targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in Xinjiang, some 200 human rights groups said in an appeal on Wednesday, a day after she announced that she would visit China and the turbulent region in May
Over 80,000 People Fled Ukraine as...
In the last few days, over 80,000 people have crossed the border into Moldova to flee the turmoil in Ukraine
UN Head Reiterates call for China...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday again called on China to allow outside officials to visit Xinjiang to observe how the government is treating Uyghur Muslims there
UN Secretary-General Launches Humanitarian Emergency Appeal...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launches a Humanitarian Flash Appeal for Ukraine as well as a Regional Refugee Response Plan on
UN General Assembly Convenes an Emergency...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the eleventh General Assembly’s Emergency Special Session on Ukraine’s first plenary assembly
Group of Friends Meeting of the...
High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Miguel Angel Moratinos speaks at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends meeting
European Union Commissioner for Environment Briefs...
European Union Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius briefs reporters on the UN’s Ocean and Biodiversity agenda from the EU’s perspective