A bulldozer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) "deliberately demolished" an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in Marwahin, a town in southern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said.
A UN peacekeeping base in Lebanon came under fire from Israeli forces but Indian peacekeepers there are reported safe.
The Security Council President Pascale Baeriswyl, who is the permanent representative of Switzerland, said her country "reiterates its full support for the work of the Secretary-General".
United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the situation in Afghanistan, likening it to some of the most egregious systems of oppression in recent history.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is facing a “pivotal moment” and business as usual could lead to a “breakdown of the world order.”
Women and girls are disproportionately targeted by traffickers and forced into marriage and domestic servitude and forced labour. More and more children are being targeted by traffickers using social media to recruit new victims and profiting from the demand for child sexual exploitation materials.
The report details how partners rapidly adjusted programs to address the shadow pandemic of violence against women and girls amid ongoing global challenges.
Analysts see China's willingness to work with the international community for a safe and stable Afghanistan as a significant shift in its approach to the new regime in Kabul as Beijing fears that the country is becoming a safe haven for terrorism once again.
Akram also brought up the Indo-Pacific and Islamabad's patron China, which he called "the rising Asian great power."
The prevarication, that was palpable notably in Libya and Syria, seems set to resonate in the echo chambers of Kabul and further afield in the tormented land now headed by Taliban hardliners, just as it does in Myanmar
