“I am appalled and shocked by the terrifying news arriving from Kharkiv”, said Ms. Brown in a statement. “This afternoon, in broad daylight as people – despite all the horrors they endure every day in this city – were trying to go about their day, their lives were shattered by yet another attack by…
Video feed of the Council meeting, expected to start at 2 PM. There are dozens of countries remaining who want to speak in this high stakes open debate on the Middle East in the Security Council. All the Council members have already had their say, along with many of the big regional players. Here are…
ICC President Piotr Hofmański was presenting the independent court’s annual report to the UN in New York. The ICC was established in July 2002 under a treaty known as the Rome Statute and is based in The Hague, in the Netherlands. Mr. Hofmański noted that he himself, along with Prosecutor Karim Khan was on the list, which…
In a statement, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator David Gressly said he was “shocked and deeply saddened by the appalling attack”, which occurred on Friday when unknown gunmen fired on the aid workers in the town of Turbah, located in Taiz governorate in southwestern Yemen. Never a target Mr. Gressley said the entire UN family…
File photo Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi has said that it is unacceptable to call Saudi Arabia an enemy of Iran or Iran an enemy of Saudi Arabia. While giving an interview to the Syrian News Agency, he said that even during the tension, Iran had avoided declaring Saudi Arabia as an enemy country. The Iranian…
Secretary-General António Guterres was speaking to reporters in Doha, Qatar, after convening an international meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan. He said they had agreed on the need for a “strategy of engagement” with the Taliban, to help the country’s most vulnerable people. No question of Taliban recognition Mr. Guterres made clear that the gathering had not focussed…
File photo Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell has said that violence against Imran Khan and his supporters is unacceptable. Eric Swalwell has said that the current Pakistani government’s attempt to silence political dissent by arresting the former prime minister and using threats is unacceptable. He said that I urge all parties in Pakistan to avoid further…
