President Biden appointed Lise Grande to replace Ambassador David Satterfield as the Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday morning in a statement. Biden created this position in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ attacks on October 7 to ” lead US regional diplomacy to surge humanitarian aid … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has unequivocally rejected allegations made by the Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in a letter. The letter, sent by Mohamed Abushahab, UAE Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, to Vanessa Frazier, President of the UNSC on Sunday, April 21. In … Read more
The Museum for the United Nations – UN Live announced the launch of ‘Sounds Right’, a new global music initiative that enables nature to generate conservation funding from her own sounds. Singer-songwriter Anuv Jain, one of the biggest Indian independent artists, is announced as part of this prestigious initiative that involves him reimagining his track … Read more
London: A prompt admission of Palestine into the United Nations is a move to rectify prolonged historical injustice, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday, April 20. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a press conference with his … Read more
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions. … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday issued a reminder that acts of reprisal involving the use of force are barred under international law after Iran’s attack on Israel, while the US warned the Security Council it would work to hold Tehran accountable at the UN Guterres, speaking to a meeting of the UN … Read more
The United Nations Security Council was set to meet late Sunday afternoon in New York on Iran’s overnight missile and drone attack on Israel. “The gravity and the volume of the attacks are unprecedented and are a flagrant violation of Israel’s sovereignty, of international law, and of Security Council resolutions,” Israel’s Ambassador to the … Read more
Iran warned the United States not to respond to its attack on Israel, as the confrontation between the two-arch foes spilled over into the region and US President Joe Biden held consultations in Washington. This “is a conflict between Iran and the rogue Israeli regime, from which the US MUST STAY AWAY!” Iran’s mission … Read more
United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has encountered a significant hurdle in reaching a consensus on Palestine’s bid for full UN membership. Despite a clear majority in favour of advancing Palestine’s membership, the Security Council has failed to achieve unanimity on the matter. The current president of the Council, Maltese Ambassador … Read more
Iranian nuclear scientist Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri declared on Sunday that the construction of a nuclear weapon is not complicated for a nation like Iran that has high atomic capabilities. Aghamiri’s comments during an interview on Iran’s Channel 2 provide a key window into the court of Tehran’s energetic drive to build a nuclear weapons … Read more
