International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic — Global Issues

International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic — Global Issues

Ms. Rugwabiza, who also heads the UN Mission in the country, MINUSCA, presented its latest report covering developments in the wake of the 31 July constitutional referendum. She said MINUSCA continues to support Government efforts to “decentralize” the peace process with armed groups, including recent initiatives to extend state presence…

Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’ — Global Issues

Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’ — Global Issues

Reports of an overnight Israeli military incursion using tanks in northern Gaza followed another series of calls by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for civilians in Gaza City to evacuate – warnings which “make no difference” because “people have nowhere to go or are unable to move”, according to the…

UN General Assembly convenes emergency meeting on Gaza — Global Issues

UN General Assembly convenes emergency meeting on Gaza — Global Issues

10:58 AM At war with Hamas: Israel Gilad Erdan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Israel to UN, said that the 7 October massacre and what ensued “has nothing” to do with the Palestinians, the Arab-Israeli conflict or the Palestinian question. “This is not a war with the Palestinians, Israel is…

What Happens if Hezbollah Makes Good on its Vow to Escalate Violence in the Middle East?

What Happens if Hezbollah Makes Good on its Vow to Escalate Violence in the Middle East?

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – As supporters of Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim political party Hezbollah bury dozens of militants killed in small-scale clashes with Israeli soldiers since Hamas’s bloody terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, leaders of multiple militant groups backed by Iran, are weighing their next move. Lebanese Hezbollah’s armed…

A Tug of War and Peace in Yemen — Global Issues

Blockade puts Gaza aid on the line, WHO spotlights soaring mental health needs in Israel — Global Issues

An alert from Gaza’s main hospital in the south of the enclave that lifesaving operations would stop on Wednesday evening because of fuel shortages followed an appeal from UN chief António Guterres for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. A truce was needed, he told the Security Council on Tuesday, “to ease…

A Tug of War and Peace in Yemen — Global Issues

UN chief hits back at ‘false’ claim he justified Hamas terror attacks — Global Issues

Addressing Tuesday’s debate in the Council on the worsening crisis in Israel and Palestine, the UN chief said that although nothing could justify the “appalling” attacks by Hamas of 7 October which triggered the siege and bombardment of Gaza, it was important to recognize they “did not happen in a…