More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery plans, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday. Members met for their annual open debate on the women, peace and security agenda just ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Council’s landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on the…
Alice CuddyBBC News, Tel Aviv BBC Herut Nimrodi says she is clinging to hope that her son Tamir is “still hanging on” two years after his abduction The mother of an Israeli man taken by Hamas on 7 October 2023 says she still does not know if her son is dead or alive, but has…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days,” after Hamas said it has agreed to parts of the peace plan that President Trump outlined earlier this week. In a brief statement late Saturday, Netanyahu said he has sent a delegation to Egypt “to…
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump has ordered Israel to halt its bombing of Gaza, saying Hamas is ready to make peace. The order came after Hamas agreed to parts of Trump’s peace proposal, including the release of all Israeli captives. Trump thanked Arab states for their help in trying to end the war. Published On…
US President Donald Trump has given Hamas a deadline to accept a US peace plan for Gaza or face “all hell”. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday that an agreement must be reached by 18:00 Washington time (22:00 GMT) on Sunday. The plan proposes an immediate end to fighting and the release…
The United Nations remains “the house of diplomacy and dialogue” in a divided world, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said as she closed the 80th session’s general debate, urging nations to convert the week’s momentum into concrete action on peace, climate change and institutional reform. Over six days, 189 Member States spoke from the iconic…
After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, US President Donald Trump said the leaders were “close” to achieving peace in the Middle East. “At the very least, at a minimum very, very close,” Trump said during a joint news conference at the White House. He outlined his new 20-point plan to end…
The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world is awash with overlapping crises – from wars and humanitarian emergencies to climate breakdown – and leaders must decide now “what kind of world we choose to build together.” Each September, heads of state and government gather in New York…
New York — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has used his address to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to position Liberia as both a beneficiary and custodian of global multilateralism, pledging to advance Africa’s interests during the country’s historic election to the UN Security Council while renewing a call for justice through…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked the International Day of Peace on Sunday with a stark warning that “our warring world is crying out for peace,” urging people everywhere to act now to silence guns, heal divisions and build hope. “Lives are being ripped apart, childhoods extinguished, and basic human dignity discarded, amidst the cruelty and…
