Headlines- On Saturday morning, US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Pakistan for talks with Iran.
- An Iranian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, according to Iran's embassy in Pakistan.
- Iran still has time to "choose wisely," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, but he cautions that if Tehran doesn't reach an agreement with the United States, its economy will "collapse under the unrelenting pressure" of a U.S. naval blockade that will last "as long as it takes."
- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, says that "no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US."
- Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon resulted in six deaths and two injuries, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Health.
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Refugee Summit in Pakistan
2.7 million Afghans are registered as refugees worldwide, with just over half – 1.4 millio, in Pakistan. Their needs, and those of the communities hosting them, are the focus of the conference, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in his opening statement
UN Secretary-General Meets Refugees in Pakistan
United Natiins Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with refugees in Islamabad during his official visit to the country. Today, Pakistan is the world’s second largest host of refugees
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Press Briefing on Upcoming UN Ocean...
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UN Secretary-General Swears in Director-General of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres swears in Zainab Hawa Bangura, as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi
UN Security Council President Briefs Press...
Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February, speaks to reporters ahead of Security Council consultations on Myanmar and other matters
Urgent Need to Tackle the High...
indigenous peoples also often experience poor working conditions and discrimination. Tomei said the biggest challenge to improving the living and working conditions of indigenous peoples is “the extremely high incidence of poverty and extreme poverty among them.”
Scene at United Nations Headquarters
A view of Manhattan through the window of the Secretary-General’s conference room
UN75 Dialogue with the Secretary-General “Youth...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres takes part in a UN75 Dialogue with youth on the theme “Youth in the Driving Seat”
Holocaust Memorial Ceremony “75 years after...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the United Nations Holocaust Memorial Ceremony “75 years after Auschwitz – Holocaust Education and Remembrance for Global Justice” on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust