Headlines
  • After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
  • On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
  • At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
  • Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
  • The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
  • Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
  • To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
  • In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
  • Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.

Tag: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

February 27, 2020

UN Security Council Considers Non-Proliferation

Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and supporting the Non-proliferation Treaty ahead of the 2020 Review

February 22, 2020

UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Syria

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the latest developments in Syria. At right is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General on 21 February 2020 at United Nations, New York

February 21, 2020

UN Security Council Considers Situation in...

Olof Skoog Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic

February 19, 2020

UN Secretary-General Visits Lahore Fort

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is in Pakistan to attend the International Conference on 40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, which is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

February 18, 2020

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

February 17, 2020

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

February 7, 2020

Press Briefing on Upcoming UN Ocean...

Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Permanent Representative of Palau and co-facilitator to oversee the preparatory process of the 2020 UN Ocean Conference and conclude the intergovernmental consultations on the declaration, speaks at the press briefing on the UN Ocean Conference, to be held during 2 to 6 June 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal

February 6, 2020

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

February 5, 2020

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

February 1, 2020

Scene at United Nations Headquarters

A view of Manhattan through the window of the Secretary-General’s conference room

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