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2024

  • 9 Oct 2024

    The prospect of all-out war in Lebanon appeared undiminished on Wednesday as the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that there was “no end to hell” in northern Gaza, where lifesaving relief has shut down.

  • 9 Oct 2024

    As turmoil roils the Middle East, senior UN officials provided humanitarian updates on the impact of continued fighting in Lebanon and Gaza, while many ambassadors in the Security Council offered strong support for the "indispensable" role of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, which has come under increasing attack in the Israeli parliament. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said attempts to "dismantle" the agency would compromise humanitarian work and human rights worldwide. Full coverage for app users, here.

  • 9 Oct 2024

    The nightmare in Gaza is now entering an atrocious, abominable second year.

    This has been a year of crises. Humanitarian crisis. Political...

  • 8 Oct 2024

    Two bills before the Israeli parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of UN Palestine relief agency, UNRWA, which has been indispensable and irreplaceable “more than ever” over the past year of war in Gaza, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. 

  • 8 Oct 2024

    The situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained “alarming” amid ongoing violence in the restive country’s east, said the UN Special Envoy to the Region in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday. 

  • 8 Oct 2024

    The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the “Blue Line” which separates Lebanon and Israel since the 1970s, and its mandate was just renewed for another year by the UN Security Council. But what is UNIFIL and what is it doing amid the escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel Defense Forces (IDF)?

  • 8 Oct 2024

    UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too.

  • 8 Oct 2024

    A Palestinian man living in a refugee camp in northern Gaza has talked of the ‘indescribable’ pain he has experienced over the past year as the conflict in the beleaguered enclave continues.

  • 8 Oct 2024

     

    Joint Statement of UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro

    8 October...

  • 7 Oct 2024

    Secretary-General's press encounter - on the situation in the Middle East

    New York, 8 October 2024

     

    The nightmare in Gaza is now entering an atrocious, abominable second year.

    This has been a year of crises. Humanitarian crisis. Political crisis....

  • 7 Oct 2024

    The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur, where continued clashes are putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the region at risk.

  • 7 Oct 2024

    Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and across the wider region, in statements marking one year since the brutal 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel. 

  • 7 Oct 2024

    UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 people facing Israeli evacuation orders amid ongoing airstrikes and ground operations.

  • 6 Oct 2024

    The UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the “humanitarian catastrophe” now engulfing Lebanon following a massive escalation in Israeli airstrikes and a “limited” ground invasion there targeting Hezbollah militants.

  • 5 Oct 2024

    In a message to mark one year since the Hamas-led terror attack during which more than 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals were brutally killed on 7 October, the UN Secretary-General has called on the international community to loudly condemn those “abhorrent acts” which have triggered a shocking wave of violence across the region.

  • 4 Oct 2024
    A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments globally.

    “The raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno,” Secretary-General warns Security Council

    On 2 October, Secretary-General António Guterres, in an emergency Security Council meeting, reiterated his appeal for a ceasefire in Gaza and a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon. “The raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno,” he cautioned, noting that tensions were escalating along the Blue Line with “almost daily exchanges of fire by Hizbullah and other non-State armed groups in Lebanon and the Israel Defense Forces." Pointing to the temporary ceasefire proposed by the United States and France to allow for the restart of negotiations, he said, “Israel refused that proposal and stepped up its strikes, including bombing the Hizbullah headquarters where its leader was killed” and conducting a “limited incursion” into southern Lebanon, while “Hizbullah has continued rocket and missile attacks on Israel”.

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    Security Council renews authorization for Haiti Security Support Mission

    On 30 September, the Security Council renewed its authorization for the deployment of the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti for another 12 months. By the text, the Council also encouraged the Mission to accelerate its deployment, while also encouraging additional voluntary contributions and support.

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    SRSG Onanga-Anyanga underscores importance of UN and AU coordination

    On 2 October, the Security Council met to discuss the partnership between the United Nations and African Union. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU), said that "several African countries and sub-regions continue to face significant challenges to achieving lasting peace, security and sustainable development." He went on to note that the Secretary-General’s latest report underscored the need for the two organizations to coordinate efforts in order to address complex political transitions.

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    With mission mandate set to expire, SRSG Swan highlights Somali political progress

    On 3 October, James Swan, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefed the Security Council alongside Mohammed El-Amine Souef, Head of the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The mandate for UNSOM is set to expire at the end of the month, and Somalia had proposed a two-year process to transfer tasks to national authorities and the UN Country Team while the drawdown of ATMIS forces continued, he said. He highlighted recent progress made on the political front, including on defining a plan for one-person-one-vote elections.

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    UNAMI discusses preparations for Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections

    On 2 October, UN Principal Electoral Advisor Aamir Arain and the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Electoral Assistance team met in Erbil with Judge Omar Ahmed Mohamed, Chairman of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), and the Central Committee. They discussed preparations for the upcoming Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections. On 1 October, Arain met with Senior Advisor to the President of the Kurdistan Region Dilshad Shahab (pictured). They discussed ongoing preparations for the upcoming Kurdistan parliamentary elections. Separately, Arain met with Rizgar Haji Hama of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, to discuss peaceful electoral campaigns.

    UNAMI delegation meets with officials to discuss protection of women political candidates

    On 1 October, a UNAMI delegation met with the Secretary General of Kurdistan’s High Council for Women and Development, Khanzad Ahmad (pictured). UNAMI representatives expressed support for the High Committee on Protection of Women Candidates, which has put in place measures to enhance protection of women candidates and receive complaints, including through dedicated hotlines. Separately, the delegation met with the Directorate for Combating Violence Against Women and Family Director General Fenik Shafiq Hamadamin. They discussed the use of a 24/7 hotline for receiving complaints from women candidates in the Kurdistan parliamentary elections during the ongoing campaign period.

    Head of UNAMI in Kurdistan Region meets senior officials to discuss political situation

    On 1 October, the Head of UNAMI Office in the Kurdistan Region, Francesc Revuelto-Lanao, met with the New Generation Movement (NGM) Head of Sulaymaniyah’s electoral office Rebwar Abderrahman. They discussed the political situation in the Region, including preparations for the forthcoming elections.

    UNOCA holds workshop on climate, peace and security

    On 2-4 October, the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), DPPA, the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the UN System Staff College (UNSSC), organized a capacity-building workshop on climate, peace and security in Ntoum, Gabon. In opening remarks, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA Abdou Abarry noted that "each of us has a role to play in protecting our environment while promoting lasting peace for future generations."

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    UNRCCA co-organizes regional conference on women, peace and security

    On 3-4 October, Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Central Asia and Head of the UN Centre for Regional Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) Kaha Imnadze participated in a regional conference on the Women, Peace, and Security agenda in Central Asia and Afghanistan. The event was organized by the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic with support from UNRCCA, UN Women and UNDP, and held under the Kyrgyzstan’s chairmanship of the Central Asian Women Leaders’ Caucus (WLC). The conference marked the first regional event within the WLC framework to feature in-person participation of Afghan women from Afghanistan. Discussions emphasized the importance of fostering cooperation to support Afghan women and girls.

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    Photography exhibition "Seeds of Peace" opens with UN mission support

    On 26 September, the "Seeds of Peace: Territories that Flourish, Views that Transforms" exhibition opened on 26 September at the Centro Nacional de las Artes Delia Zapata Olivella in Bogotá. "Seeds of Peace" received support from the European Union, the European Fund for Peace, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Colombian Ministry of Cultures. The exhibition was a call for action to promote peacebuilding processes in relation to the 2016 Peace Agreement.

    Model UN Junior held in Popayán, Cauca

    On 26 September, a "Model UN Junior" event took place at the Don Bosco College in Popayán, Cauca, with the support of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia. More than 100 boys and girls aged 10 to 12 from public institutions participated in this project, which promotes a culture of dialogue for problem-solving and youth empowerment, in line with the UN mandate on Youth, Peace and Security.

    Colombia mission holds annual peace fair

    On 2 and 3 October, the UN Verification Mission in Colombia held its annual peace fair, selling products from 10 projects of victims and signatories of the Peace Agreement, from the departments of Tolima, Boyacá, Huila and Bogotá. The signatories received support from the Colombia government to help them rejoin civilian life. The Colombian Foreign Minister and other high-level level officials in Colombia, including representatives from the European Union and Norway, visited the fair to meet with producers.

    Next Week

    On 8 October, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Huang Xia will brief the Security Council on the Great Lakes region. On 9 October, the Council will be briefed on the UN Support Mission in Libya by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Stephanie Koury.

     

  • 4 Oct 2024
  • 4 Oct 2024

    As Lebanon suffered another night of heavy Israeli bombing, UN humanitarians and partners described how people desperate to flee the violence found the country’s main border crossing into Syria cut by a new dawn strike, forcing them to skirt “a huge crater” and rubble on foot, to reach the other side.

  • 4 Oct 2024

    The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, who died when a residential building in Tulkarem camp in the West Bank was hit by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday night.

  • 4 Oct 2024

    An attack by a notorious gang in the town of Pont Sondé, Haiti, left at least 70 people dead on Thursday, after gunmen armed with automatic rifles opened fire, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.

  • 4 Oct 2024

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  • 4 Oct 2024

    BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan

    On 3-4 October, the Special Representative of the...

  • 3 Oct 2024

    New York – James Swan, acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefed the Security Council in New York alongside...

  • 3 Oct 2024

    People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries.

  • 3 Oct 2024

    Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of being trafficked similarly increases, including in transitional periods, a new UN study has revealed. 

  • 3 Oct 2024

    Russian shelling has hit another apartment block in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv, UN aid teams said on Thursday.

  • 3 Oct 2024

    Peacekeepers positioned along the “Blue Line” of separation between Israel and Lebanon remain committed to their mandate, and will remain in place until conditions allow, the UN’s peacekeeping chief said on Thursday.

  • 3 Oct 2024

    The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take immediate steps to protect civilians in greater Khartoum amid escalating violence and alarming reports of summary executions.

  • 2 Oct 2024

    The global peace and security environment remained critical in the first half of 2024. The work of diplomacy led by the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) continued patiently, painstakingly, often discreetly, in large part thanks to the contributions its partners channel through the Multi-Year Appeal (MYA). Our experience is that relatively modest investments in conflict prevention and sustaining peace yield measurable dividends, in the short, medium and long term. 

  • 2 Oct 2024

    Despite the significant peace and security challenges facing Africa, there are reasons to be hopeful, the head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU) told ambassadors at the Security Council on Wednesday, urging their continued focus on the continent.

  • 2 Oct 2024

    A breakdown in law and order and a wider humanitarian emergency across Haiti have displaced more than 700,000 people – one in two of them children – the UN migration office, IOM, said on Wednesday.

  • 2 Oct 2024

    Security Council members met in emergency session on Tuesday morning in New York with the Middle East on the brink of all-out war. App users can reprise our live coverage here.

  • 2 Oct 2024

    Hours after Iran fired a reported 200 missiles at Israel in response to Israeli military incursions in southern Lebanon raising fears of a wider Middle East escalation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk insisted on Wednesday that “peace must prevail” in the Middle East, while UN Member States meeting in Geneva reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and beyond. 

  • 1 Oct 2024

    Madame President, Excellencies,

     

    The raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno. 

     

    Exactly one week ago, I briefed the Security Council about the alarming situation in Lebanon. 

     

    Since then, things have gone from bad to much, much worse.

     

    As I told the Council last week, the Blue Line has seen tensions for years.  But since October, exchanges of fire have expanded in scope, depth, and intensity.

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  • 1 Oct 2024

     

    Briefing delivered by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga

    Special...

  • 1 Oct 2024

    A former combatant fighting for the rights of her people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines has been talking about how she has swapped her combat fatigues for jilbabs [outer garment] and her life in the jungle for a more peaceful rural community.

  • 1 Oct 2024

    With war ramping up across the Middle East on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for the violence to end now. 

  • 1 Oct 2024

    Diplomats have been highlighting Security Council resolution 1701 in official meetings and in the corridors over the busy High-Level Week at UN Headquarters.

  • 1 Oct 2024

    The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian strike in Kherson on Tuesday morning and underscored the need to protect civilians caught in the war, which is entering its 30th month. 

  • 1 Oct 2024

    The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants, as Israel launched what it described as a “limited” ground incursion into Southern Lebanon. 

  • 1 Oct 2024

    UN humanitarians launched a $426 million appeal for Lebanon on Tuesday to support one million people uprooted by widespread Israeli shelling amid what Israel has described as a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation into Lebanon, across the UN-patrolled line of separation.

  • 1 Oct 2024

    ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan

    In September 2024, UNRCCA Academy of Preventive Diplomacy...

  • 30 Sep 2024

    I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation.

    This must stop.  We absolutely need a ceasefire.

  • 30 Sep 2024

    Beirut, Lebanon

    1 October 2024

     

    What we feared has materialized. With strikes throughout Lebanon, including in the heart of Beirut, and incursions across the Blue Line, violence is spiraling to dangerous heights.

    Every rocket and missile fired, every bomb dropped and every ground raid conducted pull the parties further from the ⁠vision set out in Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) and the conditions needed for the safe return of civilians on...

  • 30 Sep 2024

    TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the endorsement by the House of Representatives (HoR) of the nominees for the new Governor and Deputy Governor...

  • 30 Sep 2024

    UN humanitarians on Monday warned of the potentially dire consequences that could arise from disruption to the flow of food imports into Yemen following Israeli strikes on the crucial Red Sea port of Hudaydah.

  • 30 Sep 2024

    Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the face of continued violence in the east, trafficking of natural resources, and other challenges, the UN Security Council heard on Monday. 

  • 30 Sep 2024

    More than one million people across Lebanon have been uprooted by ongoing and deadly Israeli airstrikes across the country, including one reported early Monday morning in a residential area of central Beirut, adding to fears of a full-scale invasion. 

  • 30 Sep 2024

    The UN Security Council on Monday re-authorized the deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti for 12 months.

  • 30 Sep 2024
     

    Food Security | IOM supports food security with...