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World News in Brief: Possible ‘dire consequences’ for Yemen following strikes, Ukraine hospital attack, human rights in Algeria

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Possible ‘dire consequences’ for Yemen following strikes, Ukraine hospital attack, human rights in Algeria 30 September 2024 © UNRWA Children in Gaza play in a school converted into a shelter for families displaced by the conflict. UN humanitarians on Monday warned of the potentially dire consequences that could arise from disruption to the flow of food imports into…

Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace 30 September 2024 © IOM/Muse Mohammed Millions of people displaced by the ongoing violence in eastern DRC need urgent humanitarian assistance. (file) Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the face of continued violence in the east,…

Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more action against gangs

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more action against gangs 30 September 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías UN Security Council members vote and unanimously adopt resolution extending the mandate of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti. The UN Security Council on Monday re-authorized the deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to…

Syrian Minister denounces Israel for its ‘seven-decade-long criminal record’

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syrian Minister denounces Israel for its ‘seven-decade-long criminal record’ 30 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Foreign Minister Bassam Sabbagh of Syria addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria, Bassam Sabbagh, on Monday said the world was at a critical juncture, marked by widespread conflict, economic hardship…

Lebanon crisis: Over one million people flee strikes amid invasion fears

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon crisis: Over one million people flee strikes amid invasion fears 30 September 2024 © UNICEF/Dar Al Mussawir People gather around a bombed building in a southern suburb of Beirut. More than one million people across Lebanon have been uprooted by ongoing and deadly Israeli airstrikes across the country, including one reported early Monday morning in a residential area of central Beirut…

Director-General's remarks at the Fourth Forum of Mayors - Cities Summit of the Future

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Fourth Forum of Mayors - Cities Summit of the Future 30 September 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the Fourth Forum of Mayors - Cities Summit of the FutureMonday, 30 September 2024, at 10.00 a.m.Room XVII, Palais des Nations Excellencies,Dear mayors, Ladies and gentlemen,It is my great pleasure to welcome you all today to the Palais des Nations. Let me first of all thank the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and its…

China is committed to dialogue, ‘not throwing gas on the fire’, Foreign Minister Wang says

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home China is committed to dialogue, ‘not throwing gas on the fire’, Foreign Minister Wang says 28 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. Wang Yi, the Foreign Minister of China reiterated on Saturday his country’s commitment to playing a constructive role and engaging in mediation for…

Attempt to defeat Russia a ‘suicidal escapade’, Lavrov warns Ukraine and the West

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Attempt to defeat Russia a ‘suicidal escapade’, Lavrov warns Ukraine and the West 28 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. Ukraine’s hope of defeating Russia on the battlefield is senseless given that Moscow holds nuclear weapons and any effort by the NATO…

Indian minister says ‘we can change the world for the better’

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Indian minister says ‘we can change the world for the better’ 28 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar of India addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the world stands fractious, polarized and frustrated amid war, unfair trade practices, climate change…

As challenges mount across the globe, ‘the world needs the UN’, Egypt says

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home As challenges mount across the globe, ‘the world needs the UN’, Egypt says 28 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Foreign Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty of Egypt addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty said it is time to “ring the alarm bells” as the international system is currently…