The board estimated in its report that 85 percent of Gaza's buildings and infrastructure have been destroyed and that 70 million tonnes of rubble need to be cleared. The May 15 report before the UNSC said that funding gaps must be closed with urgency, without offering details of how big the gap was. The cost of reconstructing Gaza, large swathes of which have been completely levelled during Israel's genocidal war and subsequent efforts to demolish Palestinian homes and buildings, has been estimated at $70bn.
Somalia's recent election to the African Union Peace and Security Council, alongside its membership in the United Nations Security Council, marks a turning point in its diplomatic trajectory. This shift reflects more than a procedural achievement; it signals the maturity of Somalia's diplomatic and security institutions, and the steady rebuilding of its international credibility after decades of conflict and state fragility.
The provisions of the Bahrain-led resolution had been repeatedly pared down in an effort to convince Russia and China to abstain from voting, an effort that ultimately failed as the two nations refused to back down in Tuesday's vote.
The US stands with all of the children throughout the world. I hope soon peace will be yours. A nation that makes learning sacred protects its books, its language, its science and its mathematics. It protects its future.
When the wife of President Donald Trump takes her seat in the president's chair on Monday afternoon, it will be the first time a first lady, or first gentleman for that matter, has ever presided over a Security Council meeting, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.
Mrs Trump's leadership will mark the first time a sitting US first lady presides over the security council, as members consider education, technology, peace, and security. The session, titled Children, Technology, and Education in Conflict, will mark the first time the first lady to a sitting US president has presided over the 15-member council, and kicks off the first session to mark the United States's latest stint presiding.
Iran's United Nations ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani has written to the UN secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council (UNSC), urging them to condemn unlawful threats towards Tehran from United States President Donald Trump amid ongoing protests in the country. The letter sent on Friday came hours after Trump said the US was locked and loaded and ready to go if any more protesters were killed in the ongoing demonstrations in Iran over the cost of living.
Addressing the UNSC, Somalia's UN ambassador, Abu Bakr Dahir Osman, implored members to firmly reject Israel's act of aggression, which he said not only threatened to fragment Somalia but also to destabilise the wider Horn of Africa and the Red Sea regions. In particular, Osman said that Somalia was concerned the move could be aimed at advancing Israel's plans to forcibly relocate the Palestinian population from Gaza to the northwestern region of Somalia. This utter disdain for law and morality must be stopped now,
Venezuela has told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that the United States has continental ambitions over much of Latin America as it wages an unofficial war to remove the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It's not just about Venezuela. The ambition is continental, Venezuela's UN ambassador, Samuel Moncada, told a meeting of the 15-member UNSC on Tuesday. The US government has expressed this in its National Security Strategy, which states that the future of the continent belongs to them, Moncada said.
When asked about Estonia's allegation on Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused the Baltic nation of making up false claims. list of 3 itemsend of list We never heard in the Estonian statement that they have objective monitoring data [to back up their claim], Peskov told reporters. That is why we consider such words to be empty, unfounded and a continuation of a completely reckless pattern of escalating tensions and provoking a confrontational atmosphere, he added.
UN sanctions on Iran are set to be re-established at the end of the month unless the nine-member security council agrees to further extend sanctions relief. Friday's resolution, put forth by South Korea, only received support from four countries China, Russia, Pakistan and Algeria. The vote is likely to further strain relations between Iran and the west.
Warsaw has portrayed the drone incursions as an attempt by Russia to test the capabilities of Poland and NATO to respond. On Friday, Poland rejected Donald Trump's suggestion that the incursions could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the US president from one of Washington's closest European allies. Its foreign minister told Reuters Poland hopes Washington will take action to show solidarity with Warsaw.
