United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities amid the recent escalation of violence in Syria, his spokesperson said on Monday. Guterres is alarmed by the recent escalation of violence across northwest Syria, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN chief, said in a daily press briefing. The UN secretary-general called for…
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday, November 11. This year’s climate conference is aimed at seeking a new climate change funding goal to replace the existing collective target of mobilizing and providing $100…
The United Nations (UN) on Monday issued an urgent call to Israel to allow humanitarian access to North Gaza, highlighting the “massive needs.” Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference that “access to North Gaza governorate is still extremely limited. Over the weekend,…