In Lebanon, United Nations peacekeeping personnel report an escalation in the exchanges of fire across the Blue Line in recent days. Several fatalities were reported following Israeli strikes. At least five people were reported to have been killed in Sector West-Khirbet Silim on 9 March, and another person in Baalbek on 11 March.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
The Commission on the Status of Women met this morning to hold ministerial round tables.
With multiple global crises threatening the foundations of international peace, stronger cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations is more important than ever, the Council heard today, as delegates highlighted the indispensable role of multilateralism.
In Chad, the UN, aid partners and the Government today launched the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which seeks $1.1 billion to help 4.6 million there, with a priority focus on food security and nutrition as the country braces for what could be the worst lean season in over a decade.
There are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence — including rape and gang-rape — occurred across multiple locations of Israel and the Gaza periphery during the attacks on 7 October 2023, a senior United Nations official reported to the Security Council today, as she presented findings from her visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank.
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the European Fundamental Rights Forum, in Vienna today:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York today:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
