HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a warning about “growing suffering” in Sudan, saying that people in the conflict-torn country are “living through a nightmare of violence.” “18 months have passed since brutal fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the R...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said it will not abandon its positions despite being “directly and deliberately attacked” by the Israeli military. “Peacekeepers remain in all positions and the UN flag continues to fly,” UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said in an interview. “We will continue our work to imp...
Apia, Samoa — AFP UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned that some Pacific territories face “annihilation” from climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves and rising sea levels. On a visit to Samoa, he said the fate of the Pacific islands depended on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Nea...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has drawn attention to the growing danger of rising temperatures around the world. He says heat is estimated to kill almost half a million people a year, which is approximately 30 times more than tropical cyclones. Guterres says he is launching a global demand with four areas of focus — caring [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the situation in the Gaza Strip, saying “nowhere is safe” in the besieged enclave. “The extreme level of fighting and devastation in Gaza is incomprehensible and inexcusable…Everywhere is a potential killing zone,” Guterres sa...
ANKARA (AA) – The leaders of both the UN and the Council of Europe on Thursday commemorated the Srebrenica genocide of Bosniak Muslims, which took place 29 years ago, in 1995, in eastern Bosnia. “May the memory of Srebrenica strengthen our collective resolve to build a world free from the scourge of genocide, where justice […]
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Hezbollah launched more than 200 rockets at Israeli military positions on Thursday as Israel continued its attacks in Gaza. The Iran-backed resistance group said its latest attack, which followed the launch of over 100 small rockets the previous day, came in response to Israel’s killing of a senior Hezbollah c...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN held a ceremonial tribute for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died earlier this month in a helicopter crash. “President Raisi led Iran at a challenging time for the country, the region and globally,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates at the UN General Assembly, where a minute o...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The United Nations says it had informed the Israeli authorities of the movements of a vehicle carrying UN staff which was hit in southern Gaza, killing an Indian. One UN security services member was killed and another wounded in the attack, the United Nations said, marking the first death of a […]
Nairobi, Kenya — AFP An Israeli ground attack in Gaza’s Rafah would lead to an “epic humanitarian disaster”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned after negotiators left truce talks in Cairo without a deal. “A massive ground attack in Rafah would lead to (an) epic humanitarian disaster and pull the plug on ...
