[ad_1] Israel’s United Nations ambassador has called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of Israeli forces for using excessive force and harming civilians during their devastating raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. According to internaitonal media reports, the UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq responded saying that Guterres … Read more
[ad_1] Sweltering heat is blanketing much of the planet, and the past seven days have been the hottest week on record, the latest grim milestone in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at an unofficial record high set the day before. And for the seven-day period ending Wednesday, the daily average … Read more
[ad_1] United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the Israeli government to “halt and reverse” its latest decisions on settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, said a UN spokesperson. “The Secretary-General is deeply troubled by yesterday’s decision by the Israeli government to amend settlement planning procedures. The changes can be expected to expedite … Read more
[ad_1] The world is failing to protect civilians as the death toll of people caught up in conflicts surged more than 50 percent from the previous year, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council “to live up to its commitments” to protect civilians as enshrined in international … Read more
[ad_1] UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned clashes in Sudan that have left dozens of civilians dead including three workers for the global body’s food agency, demanding swift justice over the killings. Guterres “strongly condemns the deaths and injuries of civilians, including the death of three staff members of the World Food Programme in North … Read more