According to the UN, a quarter of a million people have fled to Syria as a result of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Lebanon. And Turkey is bracing for a new exodus as the numbers are expected to rise.
Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, briefs reporters ahead of the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Najat Jumaan, Professor and Board Member of Jumaan Trading and Investment Company, briefs United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).
Philemon Yang,President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 20th plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly on the theme “From the New Partnership for Africa’s Development to Agenda 2063: progress in the implementation of sustainable development in Africa and international support”, as well as Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
With Israel continues targeting Hezbollah,Israeli prime minister is urging UN peacekeeping soldiers to evacuate war-torn parts of Lebanon. After hearing that five U.N. peacekeepers had been injured in recent Israeli strikes, he made his comments.
A quarter of a million people, according to the UN, have left Israel’s attacks in Lebanon in the last two weeks in search of the relative safety of Syria. Having fled their country’s civil conflict for safety in Lebanon, the majority of them are Syrians who have returned home with no place to stay.
A wide view of United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya .On the screen is Hala Bugaighis, Member of the Libyan Women, Peace and Security Advisory Group.
Sarah Kyabu Ntambwe, Executive Director of Change Your World, briefs United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Great Lakes region.
Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah along Lebanon’s border with Israel has escalated a year after the war that was started by Hamas’s attack on Israel. The UN estimates that the fighting has caused 200,000 people to be displaced as a result of a fresh humanitarian disaster.
Riccarda Christiana Chanda, Second Deputy Permanent Representative, Senior Legal Adviser of Switzerland to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of October, chairs the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.