Headlines- According to the US military, sixteen Iranian mine-laying ships have been "eliminated" in the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the Strait of Hormuz, "unknown projectiles" had damaged three commercial ships.
- Iran continues attacks in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, among other places.
- Tehran is rocked by explosions as Iran claims that since the war started 11 days ago, US and Israeli forces have bombed about 10,000 civilian sites and killed over 1,300 citizens.
- The Pentagon said on Tuesday that in the first ten days of the war with Iran, about 140 American service men have been injured.
- Israel's military announced on Wednesday that it had triggered air defenses after spotting missiles coming from Iran.
- After "temporary authorization from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority," Qatar Airways said it will run 29 flights to and from Doha on Thursday.
- Mohaddeseh Zolfi, an Iranian women's national football player, and Zahra Soltan Moshkehkar, a staff staff member, joined five other team members in seeking refuge in Australia.
Tag: United Nations
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Paul Losoko Efambe Empole, Minister Counsellor and Chargé d’Affaires at the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting
UN Secretary-General Holds “State of the...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (left) has a conversation with Professor Maureen Raymo (not pictured) at Columbia University
Climate Change Refugees
On the eve of a high-level event on the impact of climate change on refugees, Andrew Harper, UNHCR’s special advisor on climate action talks about climate refugees, conflict triggers and what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about responding to global emergency
Euthopians Feeling Tigray
More than 40,000 refugees have fled Ethiopia’s Tigray region to Sudan. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners are delivering and distributing life-saving aid, including hot meals, water and latrines for the arrivals
Event on Leaving No One Behind...
Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations, addresses the event “Leaving No One Behind and building back better from COVID-19
Security Council Holds Videoconference in Connection...
Robert Keith Rae, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations and Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, briefs the videoconference with Security Council members in connection with Peace and Security in Africa
Civil Society Meeting on Financing for...
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed makes remarks during the Civil Society meeting on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond
UN Security Council Hold Videoconference in...
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), briefs the open video conference
UN Security Council Hold Videoconference on...
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, addresses the open videoconference with Security Council members in connection with maintenance of international peace and security
Syrians Displaced by Turkish Operation Brace...
This month marks the one-year anniversary of a Turkish military operation in Syria that resulted in the displacement of more than 150,000 people