UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Nov. 6, 2023. Guterres said Monday that the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza makes a humanitarian cease-fire more urgent with every passing hour. (Xinhua/Xie E) UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 6 (X...
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States Ambassador and Representative to the United Nations, holds to abstain her vote as the United Nations Security Council passed a cease-fire resolution in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fi...
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday again called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza as the conflict turns 100 days. There is one solution to help address all the issues of the unprecedented level of civilian casualties and catastroph...
One week ago, the 15-nation Security Council failed to pass an agreement calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire because of a veto from the United States. Several council members repeated their call for a ceas...
Cease-fire urged for Gaza in Eid wishes Messages muted with tragic tones as UN, Israel disagree over aid figures in enclave A boy distributes sweets to displaced Palestinians as they attend a morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in...
fire. This should not be a matter of debate, but rather a moral obligation that the council cannot shy away from. It is a legal responsibility that the council must assume. Even more so, this is a political requirement that ...
The Security Council adopted its first cease-fire resolution in June, endorsing a three-phase deal proposed by the U.S.. The U.S. said then that Israel had accepted the cease-fire proposal, but the war still continued. "People cannot help but ask: Do Palestinian lives mean nothing? Can...
UN hopes for sustained calm in Gaza UNITED NATIONS, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations on Monday expressed the hope that a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza will be able to hold. The latest escalation over the weekend was the worst since the 2014 ...
The United States is urging the U.N. Security Council to support the three-phase plan announced by President Joe Biden aimed at ending the nearly eight-month war in Gaza, freeing hostages and sending massive aid into the devastated territory.
Earlier, Qatar had described the Hamas response as “positive” overall while Egyptian security sources said the Palestinian group showed flexibility. A source close to the negotiations said the Hamas counterproposal did not require a guarantee of a permanent cease-fire at the outset, but that an...