Headlines- US President Donald Trump says to have discussed a truce in Lebanon with Hezbollah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and both parties agreed to suspend their attacks.
- According to US president Donald Trump, he believes he will reach an agreement with Iran "over the next week" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and prolong the ceasefire.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, said on Monday that he informed President Trump that if Hezbollah continues to attack Israel, his nation will attack Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
- Since the start of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and vessels, the U.S. military said on Monday that it has diverted 121 commercial vessels.
- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) issued a warning on Monday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is "likely far worse" than official data indicate.
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A Joint Team of UNMISS and...
The members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army – in Opposition (SPLA-iO) said they are disappointed that South Sudan’s political leaders are not working hard enough for peace
Escalation of Fighting in Northeast Syria,...
While significant further displacements continue, UNICEF’s partners have started providing emergency assistance to families arriving at collective shelters in Hassakeh city and Tal Tamar
Ahead of World Food Day, WFP...
World Food Day is marked on Wednesday (16 Oct). WFP said, for the most part, the causes of hunger remain the same – conflict, the climate crisis and economic marginalization
President of UN General Assembly Closes...
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the United Nations seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, closes the general debate of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly
More than 10,000 People Immunized...
As more than 10,000 people have been immunized against the Ebola virus, Gressly said, “vaccination by itself is probably not sufficient to end the epidemic. It can put a break on the spread, slow it down, but, in itself is probably not going to stop the epidemic.”
Premiers of Lesser Known Countries at...
Premiers of Lesser Know Countries Addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s Seventy-Fourth Session
UN Climate Action Summit 2019 in...
The Summit is convened by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and aims to deliver new pathways and practical actions to shift global response into higher gear on confronting climate change, as well as to boost ambition and accelerate action to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on 23 September 2019
Young People Organize Protests to Demand...
Young people around the world have been organizing protests to demand action on climate change. Millions walked out of their schools and workplaces last Friday as part of demonstrations leading up to the Youth Climate Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York
Peace Bell Ceremony in Observance of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) poses for a photo in front of the Peace Bell at the annual ceremony held at UN headquarters on 20 September in observance of the International Day of Peace (21 September)
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Start...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters following the start of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly