The International Maritime Organization reports it will begin implementing a large-scale evacuation plan in the Strait of Hormuz for over 11,000 seafarers still stranded in the region. It will be carried out in cooperation with Iran, Oman, other regional coastal States, the United States and the maritime industry.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Mamadou Kane of Mauritania as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Micronesia, with the host Government’s approval.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report today that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a near halt, with a 95 per cent drop in daily ship transits over the past month, according to UNCTAD report released today. UNCTAD forecasts a drop in world GDP to about 2.6 per cent by the end of the year.
The United Nations and its aid partners in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have launched this year’s Humanitarian Response Plans to assist 2.2 million people in need, seeking a total of $306 million.
In Haiti, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince resulted in a wave of people trying to flee. The International Organization for Migration says more than 1,600 people have now been displaced.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today that they are stepping up their support to the Government to protect the lives of children under 15, who account for about 60 per cent of the suspected cases of mpox and 80 per cent of the deaths in the country this year.
The Arab-Israeli conflict will know no end unless a solution to the Palestinian question is found, otherwise the war will be passed down from generation to generation, the General Assembly heard today, as several delegates also underscored Israel’s right to self-defence within the parameters of international law.
The new Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations, Ilana Seid, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Central America is bracing for another potentially catastrophic storm – named Iota – just two weeks after Hurricane Eta made landfall in the region, causing death and destruction. Ahead of Iota, the United Nations, alongside regional and national partners, is building on preparedness and response efforts for Eta.
The new Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations, Ngedikes Olai Uludong, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
