Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or Da’esh, continues to pose a threat to international peace and security, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned on Thursday in New York. Read the full story, “ISIL terro…
Haiti: UNICEF reports nine-fold increase in violence targeting schools
Acts of armed violence targeting schools in Haiti have spiked nine-fold in one year amid rising insecurity and widespread unrest, UNICEF warned on Thursday. Read the full story, “Haiti: UNICEF reports nine-fold increase in violence targeting schools”, …
UN General Assembly hears call for worldwide pandemic warning system
Epidemiologists and researchers briefing the UN General Assembly in the first of its kind science session earlier this week, called for pathogen surveillance and an open-source global early warning system that would include data from a wide range of so…
WHO reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa
Africa is currently experiencing an exponential rise in cholera cases, amid a global surge in the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday. Read the full story, “WHO reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa”, on glob…
Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalizing activists saving migrant lives at sea
Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalized, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday, ahead of a trial against crew members from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Read the full story, “Righ…
Earthquake disaster: ‘We must put people first’ urges Guterres in race to save lives
Now is the time to stand up for the people of Türkiye and Syria living in the region of the deadly earthquake disaster, said the UN chief on Thursday, and show them “the same kind of support and generosity” which they have displayed in recent years, ai…
First UN aid convoy reaches Syria’s quake-hit northwest since disaster
As a UN aid convoy reached Syria on Thursday for the first time since devastating earthquakes cut off supply lines from Türkiye three days ago, UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, called for assurances that desperately needed assistance inside S…
NATO Deputy Secretary General: to protect cultural property is to protect our values
On Thursday (9 February 2023), Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană participated in the conference on ‘Cultural Property Protection and NATO: Experiences, Practices and Trends’, held at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. In his remarks, Mr. Geoană em…
NATO Secretary General meets the President of Poland
On Thursday 16 February 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the President of Poland, Mr Andrzej Duda, at NATO HQ.
NATO Deputy Secretary General at the Munich Security Conference 2023 Kick-off Event
On Monday, 13 February 2023, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană will attend the Kick-off event ahead of the 59th Munich Security Conference. The event will take place in Berlin, Germany.