Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, underscored the need for continuing the vital discussions, which have been supported by Egypt, Qatar and the United States. “If talks do not resume, I fear for the worst for the beleaguered and terrified civilians in Rafah, for the hostages held in unimaginable conditions…
Rampant gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country, whose Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned last week. UN children’s agency UNICEF reported that on Saturday, one of its containers was looted at the main port in the capital city. The container held essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival, including resuscitators,…
That’s according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters in New York who said critical infrastructure in at least four of the capital’s 10 districts have been damaged, including homes, a hospital and a kindergarten. “Water and electricity systems were also hit, but authorities managed to quickly restore these vital supplies”, he added, quoting UN humanitarians…
With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN climate conference heads towards the finish line – COP28 is scheduled to wrap up next Tuesday – young people and children grabbed the spotlight today. In the lead-up to the conference, the UN released a…
The urgency of this effort is underscored by the ongoing global plastic pollution crisis, where approximately 430 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually. Around two-thirds of it is just thrown away, harming both the environment and the food chain. Convening for its third session, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) will focus on the so-called zero draft…
“The Jeddah talks cannot have started soon enough. More than six months since the start of the crisis in Sudan, the humanitarian tragedy in the country continues to unfold unabated,” UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths in a statement issued on Sunday. While he welcomed the resumption of the talks and thanks Saudi Arabia for…
In a message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Mr. Guterres urged the international community to learn from the “nuclear cataclysm” that befell the Japanese city on 6 August 1945. “The drums of nuclear war are beating once again; mistrust and division are on the rise,” the UN chief said…
File photo US President Joe Biden has discussed the armed coup of the private military company Wagner Group in Russia with world leaders. According to the statement issued by the White House, US President Joe Biden has discussed the current situation in Russia with French President Macron, British Prime Minister Rashid Sonik and German Chancellor…
Cafe: The heads of African countries met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital Kiev and appealed to Russia for peace talks, which Zelensky rejected. According to global media reports, African leaders discussed with the Ukrainian president in Kiev about ending the war with Russia, but the Ukrainian leader rejected peace talks until Russia…
Courtesy: Middle East Online Iran has said that direct talks with the US are ongoing through Oman on the nuclear deal. From Tehran, the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, said that he welcomes the efforts of the Omani authorities in relation to the restoration of the nuclear agreement. He said that through…
