In an effort to root out what it claims to be Islamic Jihad and Hamas infrastructure, Israel has been assaulting the northern West Bank for nearly a week. Palestinians say that the Israeli operation has destroyed roads in Jenin and killed at least twenty people. Tensions are escalating in the West Bank, according to Israeli analysts.
Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a press conference with Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
As terror groups increasingly use drones to carry out operations,United Nations experts say that tackling insurgencies in Africa is becoming more difficult.
Hadi Hachem, Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, addresses UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
Dennis Francis, President of the 78th UN General Assembly, chairs the United Nations General Assembly informal meeting of the plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council on August.
Youth listen to deliberations during the event on Samoa youth dialogue, during a trip by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to Samoa.
Arnoux Descardes, Executive Director of Volontariat pour le développement d’Haïti, briefs the Security Council meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, with a focus on the new agenda for peace – addressing global, regional and national aspects of conflict prevention.
Michael Imran Kanu,Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya.