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António Guterres described the day’s events as a serious threat to international peace and security, urging the international community to unite and pull the entire region “back from the brink.” Mr. Guterres reminded the council that Article Two of the UN Charter states that all Member States “shall refrain in their international relations from the […]
The attack on Iran reportedly targeted military sites and the leadership of the Iranian regime. Explosions were heard in Israel and the Gulf states after Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles. Mr. Guterres stated that the military escalation in the region is undermining international peace and security, and recalled that all Member States […]
UN photo/Eskinder Debebe The UN Security Council meets in an emergency session on Iran. Saturday February 28, 2026 UN news The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting in the wake of major air strikes in Iran by the United States and Israel. In retaliation, Tehran has launched its own attacks across the Middle […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “deeply concerned by the escalation… and the impact the violence is having on the civilian population.” He called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and reiterated his call for the two countries to “resolve any differences through diplomacy.” Following the call for dialogue between Kabul and Islamabad, Summit […]
Citing a new report from his office (OHCHR) for the 12 months to October 31, 2025, High Commissioner Türk said Israel had carried out “continuous attacks on residential buildings and makeshift tents, destroying entire neighborhoods.” “Mass civilian deaths” resulted from the Israeli attacks, the UN rights chief noted, which killed more than 25,500 Palestinians and […]
Thursday February 19, 2026 UN news The UN Security Council is meeting this morning to discuss Sudan as the war approaches its third year and fighting intensifies in multiple regions and civilians face a widening humanitarian catastrophe. Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are expected to brief ministers on a conflict marked by shifting frontlines, […]
The Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2026 aims to provide life-saving aid to 5.9 million people in seven neighboring countries this year: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan and Uganda. The plan will continue to prioritize assistance to approximately 470,000 new refugees expected to enter these countries, as well as […]
Claudio Cordone, briefing ambassadors for the first time as deputy special envoy, pointed to the January 30 ceasefire and integration deal between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as a potentially transformative development. The agreement provides for a phased military and administrative integration of northeastern Syria and includes provisions on the return […]
While 23 local radio stations were operating in Gaza before the conflict broke out, they were all destroyed and stopped broadcasting, he said. UN news. “Today we are the only radio station broadcasting from Gaza on FM after this widespread destruction,” he said. “We hope that other local radio stations will resume broadcasting, allowing competition […]
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing in New York that the UN Aid Coordination Office, OCHAhad received additional reports of air raids, bombings, shelling – including from the sea – and shootings in residential areas. The violence, he said, “endangers citizens and contributes to the enormous hardship they have endured […]
