insert_link World More wireless devices, and walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon A series of deadly attacks have rocked Lebanon, with walkie-talkie bombs claiming at least 20 lives and injuring 450 in a recent assault targeting Hezbollah. This follows a day of violence involving pager blasts that resulted in 12 deaths, including children, and left thousands injured nationwide. In response to the escalating conflict, the Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in six locations. These military actions came shortly after […] todaySeptember 19, 2024 15
insert_link World Six staff members of the United Nations killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says what is happening in Gaza is unacceptable, and dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop immediately. An Israeli airstrike on a central Gaza school being used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians killed 18 people. Among those killed were six staff members of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA. The school was sheltering around 12-thousand displaced people, mainly women and children. todaySeptember 12, 2024 14
insert_link Oshiwambo Iigwana ya hangana otayi kondema shoka atshi ningwa mo Gaza ku Israel Amushangandjayi gwiigwana ya hangana Antonio Guterres okwati shoka tashi ningwa mo Gaza itashi taambiwako nomapogolo gooveta dhopashigwana ogena okuye pehulilo. Oshiponokela sha israel moskola yili mondingandinga ya Gaza tayi longithwa okweedhilila aa Palestine ya tulululwa odha dhipaga aantu 18. Mokati kaamboka ya dhipagwa aanilonga ya 6 yehangano lyiigwana ya hangana lyaatembuki ya Palestine. Oskola okwali yeedhilila aantu ya tulululwa yeli 12 000,unene aakiintu naanona. todaySeptember 12, 2024 21
insert_link Local Chair Cardin Urges UN Secretary-General to Urgently Bolster Response to Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling on him to lead an immediate response to the spiraling humanitarian situation in Sudan. Chair Cardin stressed the need to redouble efforts to confront the humanitarian crisis, particularly in the wake of this month’s famine declaration. “The devastating famine in Sudan was both predictable and preventable. At a […] todayAugust 22, 2024 10
insert_link Environment UN chief calls for cooperation on heat wave impact The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for an urgent and concerted effort to strengthen international cooperation to address extreme heat. Guterres says extreme heat is increasingly tearing through economies, widening inequalities, undermining the Sustainable Development Goals and killing people. todayJuly 30, 2024 20
insert_link World UN officials condemn Golan Heights rocket attack United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres and other United Nations officials have condemned Saturday's rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights. According to reports at least 12 people were killed, mainly children and teenagers. Fears are mounting of full blown regional conflict amidst this latest attack between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah. Jody Jacobs reports. todayJuly 30, 2024 14
insert_link World The U.N’s Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action to curb extreme heat The United Nations Secretary General has issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat. Global temperatures have been rising unabated, with Sunday, Monday and Tuesday this week having been the hottest days recorded. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. todayJuly 26, 2024 19
insert_link World World marks Nelson Mandela International Day The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, is urging everyone to perform 67 minutes of public service today to honour Nelson Mandela’s legacy. Today is Nelson Mandela International Day under the theme, It's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity. Guterres says Mandela showed the world the extraordinary difference one person can make. Looking back at the struggle against apartheid and the campaign for Mandela's release in which […] todayJuly 18, 2024 34
insert_link World UN Secretary General calls for a ban on fossil fuel ad-vertising The UN Secretary General says governments must ban fossil fuel advertising. Antonio Guterres addressed a gathering at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Wednesday. His address comes as scientists released new data suggesting that May marks 12 months straight of record temperatures. Jody Jacobs reports from New York: todayJune 6, 2024 27