New Zealand plans to strengthen cooperation with NATO, contribute to Ukraine's self-defense, and finalize a new partnership with NATO in the coming months.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that there is a clear international consensus that any ground attack on the city of Rafah in Gaza would lead to a humanitarian catastrophe and called for a humanitarian ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will check the situation on the border with Gaza, where 7,000 trucks with humanitarian aid are stuck due to Israeli inspection procedures.
In 2023, global temperatures, greenhouse gas levels, ocean warming, sea level rise, and glacial retreat reached record levels, but 2024 could be even hotter, according to a UN report.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia's attempts to hold presidential elections in the occupied regions of Ukraine, reaffirming the UN's commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The UN Secretary-General said that recent wars have undermined the credibility of the UN Security Council and that it needs serious reform due to its inability to act on important peace issues.
Five patients of Gaza's largest hospital died due to a power outage after an Israeli military raid on the facility.
Israel's Foreign Minister demanded the resignation of UN Commissioner-General Filippe Lazzarini after reports of a Hamas tunnel for Palestinian refugees and works (UNRWA) discovered under the agency's headquarters in Gaza.
Israel calls on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to resign after allegations that some UNRWA staff were involved in a Hamas attack.
