Turkey says it has Black Sea grain plan and is in contact with Russia, Ukraine
Turkey has prepared a plan for the safe passage of grain via the Black Sea and is in contact with both Russia and Ukraine regarding it, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan…
Alternative to UNIFIL requires international presence, says Lebanese parliament speaker
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri has said the United States’s refusal to renew the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s (UNIFIL) mandate requires an alternative UN peacekeeping force…
Haiti’s conflict in numbers as gangs inflict another night of terror
A night of terror in Haiti’s hillside town of Kenscoff – which has faced more than a dozen attacks since last year – has shocked the nation even as Haiti…
Guterres Condemns Israeli Entry Into UNRWA Training Centre in East Jerusalem
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the unauthorized entry into and interference with the UNRWA Kalandia Training Centre The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms today’s…
Guterres Condemns Deadly Ambush on UNMISS Patrol in South Sudan
I condemn in the strongest terms the ambush on an UNMISS patrol in the Jonglei State of South Sudan by unidentified armed individuals. Two Ethiopian peacekeepers were killed in the…
Syria foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust
Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with Israel over a security deal it hopes will lead to Israel’s withdrawal from Syrian land, a top Syrian minister said, urging Israel to…
UN says two staff members detained in Afghanistan have been freed
Two U.N. staff members detained by authorities in Afghanistan were released on Thursday in good health, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a press briefing. – The two Afghan staff members…
UN’s Guterres seriously concerned by US sanctions on ICC
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seriously concerned by the U.S. decision to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, a U.N. spokesperson…
Mongolia Leads COP17 Talks on Combating Land Degradation and Drought
Within the framework of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) being held in Ulaanbaatar city, the first…
UN warns occupied West Bank at ‘breaking point’
UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ramiz Alakbarov warned that the occupied West Bank is “at the breaking point”, saying 76 Palestinians, including 18 minors, have…