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On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, marked today (29 May) Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, “we are committed to maximising our own cost effectiveness,” but at the same time, he said “it is imperative that peacekeeping should be provided with the resources that are needed to deliver on the mandate.”
Speaking to reporters in New York, Lacroix said the 2025 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin brought together “more than 150 delegations,” 60 of them at ministerial level.
He said there “many expressions of support,” as well as “many pledges that were made to support peacekeeping.”
The main takeaway, Peacekeeping Chief was that “peacekeeping remains very strongly supported by Member States.”
He said, “we have a great amount of work to do to operationalise all the commitments and also to continue with the many bodies of work that we're currently working on in different areas, such as safety and security of peacekeepers; performance; conduct and discipline; relation with the host government; how to introduce and make the best possible use of digital technology in peacekeeping and so many other bodies of work.”
Lacroix said, “Member States requested a broad review of all peace operations at the Summit for the Future last September. And we're currently working on this with our sister department, the Department of Peacebuilding and Political Affairs. And, of course, we are working to operationalise UN80 initiatives, the Secretary-General initiative, within the peace and security pillar.”
Faced with financial constraints, he said, “peacekeeping is constant adapting” and “looking for innovative ways to deliver while remaining both an effective and really a low cost option compared to many other multinational deployments.”
Lacroix stressed that “we are committed to maximising our own cost effectiveness, but at the same time, we want to insist that it is imperative that peacekeeping should be provided with the resources that are needed to deliver on the mandate.”
Responding to a reporter’s question on the matter, he said, “I think it's clear that most of our top financial contributors have constraints in terms of their public finances. Now, of course, we expect all of them to pay what they have to pay on time and in full, but at the same time, we live in a real world, and we know what those constraints are. So, we want to have a very productive dialogue with them, in addition of course to making sure that as far as we're concerned, we work on cost effectiveness.”
Later in the day, Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath to honour the more than 4,400 United Nations peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the line of duty since 1948.
During an awards ceremony at the ECPOSOC Chamber, Guterres said, “over the decades, more than 2 million women and men have served in 72 UN missions across four continents. And I'm deeply grateful to all Member States for these invaluable contributions. In the communities and countries in which they serve, UN peacekeepers are an important symbol of the United Nations at its best. And together, they've helped improve millions of lives, protecting people, preserving peace and providing hope, rebuilding infrastructures, repairing institutions, and ensuring life-saving assistance. With their support, nations around the world have made the transition from war to peace.”
The Secretary-General presented awards to the Military Gender Advocate of the Year, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana and the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year, Superintendent Zainab Gbla of Sierra Leone. Both of them serve with our peacekeeping mission in Abyei.
Published: 31st May 2025 01:00:55 By: United Nations
United Nations Video: Killer Robots: Can We Stop Autonomous Weapons? | United Nations
Lethal autonomous weapon systems — AI-powered machines that can select and kill targets without human oversight — are no longer science fiction. This eye-opening explainer breaks down the risks of killer robots and why the United Nations is calling for a global ban.
Featuring UN Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu, Mary Wareham (Human Rights Watch), Nicole van Rooijen (Stop Killer Robots), and Thompson Chengeta (AI & Human Rights Expert) we explore:
What autonomous weapons really are
How they could change the future of warfare
Why they risk violating human rights and humanitarian law
The push for a legally binding treaty
This is not just about technology. It's about the future of warfare—and who gets to decide who lives or dies. With momentum building and lives at stake, the world faces a critical decision: How do we control AI weapons?
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro: Killer drones and UAVs
01:40 - What are lethal autonomous weapons?
03:16 - AI-enabled weapons and decision making
04:27 - International Humanitarian Law
06:07 - A new framework: Prohibition & Regulation
Published: 31st May 2025 03:30:18 By: United Nations
United Nations Video: Africa Dialogue, Occupied Palestinian Territory & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (30 May 2025)
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
Secretary-General/Africa Dialogue
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Sudan
South Sudan
Cyprus
Security Council
Haiti – Hurricane Season
International Days
Programming Note – Monday
Deputy Secretary-General/Travels
SECRETARY-GENERAL/AFRICA DIALOGUE
The Secretary-General will speak at the Africa Dialogue at 3 pm today and will focus on reparations, which is also the African Union’s theme for 2025.
He will say that for too long, the colossal injustices inflicted by enslavement, the transatlantic slave trade, and colonialism have been left unacknowledged and unaddressed.
And he will argue that reparatory justice frameworks are critical – to redress historic wrongs, address today’s challenges, and ensure the rights and dignity of all.
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL/TRAVELS
Today, in Tajikistan, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed participated in the High-Level International Conference on Glacier Preservation, taking place in Dushanbe. She underscored the urgent need to preserve glaciers and keep the 1.5°C climate target within reach — not only to protect ecosystems and water sources, but to ensure the livelihoods of people and prospering communities.
The Deputy Secretary-General called for bold, coordinated action ahead of COP30 rooted in cooperation, solidarity, and science. She later held a series of bilateral meetings with senior government officials, delegations, and youth constituents. She also met with the UN Country Team to acknowledge the UN’s continued support in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals in Tajikistan.
Tomorrow, the Deputy Secretary-General will travel to Marrakech, Morocco, to attend the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend.
OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
Turning to the situation in Gaza, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tell says that the catastrophic situation in Gaza is the worst it has been since the war began.
Strikes have continued across Gaza, particularly in North Gaza, where the last remaining partially functioning hospital, Al Awda, was forced to evacuate last night after repeated strikes on and around the facility in recent days. Attacks also continued farther south in Deir al Balah, in areas of Al Bureij and An Nuseirat camps.
IHH, an international aid organization that runs community kitchens and nutrition points, reported on Wednesday that five of its workers had been killed and two injured in the previous two days.
OCHA underscores once again that civilians, including aid workers, must always be protected.
Displacement continued across Gaza, with nearly 200,000 people displaced in the last two weeks alone. Yesterday, Israeli authorities issued a renewed displacement order covering about 30 per cent of Gaza’s total territory in North Gaza, eastern parts of Gaza City and Deir al Balah.
To date, displacement orders have covered the entirety of the northernmost and southernmost governorates, as well as the eastern parts of each of the three governorates in between. Partners note that the limited movement of people observed in recent days appears to be driven by the search for food and necessities, rather than displacement orders.
The UN and its humanitarian partners continue to provide support to people in need, despite the immense challenges on the ground and the crippling restrictions on the amount and type of assistance being allowed into Gaza. Yesterday, the UN and the humanitarian partners only managed to collect five truckloads of cargo from the Palestinian side of Kerem Shalom. The other 60 trucks had to return to the crossing due to intense hostilities in the area.
Meanwhile in Gaza City, our partners working to address shelter needs managed to distribute 45 emergency shelter kits to families as part of a pilot initiative aimed at pooling resources to respond to some of the most critical needs.
Humanitarian needs have exploded in Gaza following nearly 80 days of a total blockade of all supplies.
The limited amounts of aid now entering the Strip are nowhere near sufficient to support 2.1 million people in desperate need of assistance.
As conditions on the ground further deteriorate and public order and safety break down, looting incidents continue to be reported. Today, a group of armed individuals stormed the warehouses of a field hospital in Deir al Balah, looting large quantities of medical equipment, supplies, medicines and nutritional supplements intended for malnourished children.
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Published: 30th May 2025 07:41:31 By: United Nations
United Nations Video: Music Amid the Rubble: A Gazan Musician Plants Seeds of Hope | United Nations
In Al-Jundi Al-Majhool Square – the once-throbbing heart of Gaza City, where national celebrations were held and flags proudly raised – music teacher Ahmed Abu Amsha now resides with his family in a tattered tent, after more than 19 months of displacement due to war.
Abu Amsha founded a musical group called “GPS” (Gaza’s Peaceful Sounds), made up of displaced children with musical talents.
Inside the camp, children and youth gather to play a variety of instruments under the tents—a surreal sight in a war-torn zone. Despite the complete lack of basic necessities
Published: 30th May 2025 06:52:24 By: United Nations
United Nations Video: UN Chief commemorates fallen peacekeepers | United Nations
The United Nations observed the 77th International Day of UN Peacekeepers, honouring their service and sacrifice. Since 1948, over 2 million peacekeepers have served in 71 operations. Over 4,400 peacekeepers have fallen in the line of duty, including 57 in 2024.
Published: 30th May 2025 06:31:35 By: United Nations
CNN Video: MAGA explodes over '60 Minutes' host's graduation speech
Scott Pelley's commencement address at Wake Forest University has drawn fire from conservative media. The "60 Minutes" host warned of freedom of speech being under attack. CNN's Abby Phillip discusses the speech with her "Table for Five" panel: Scott Jennings, Cari Champion, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Joanna Coles. #CNN #News
Published: 31st May 2025 08:15:01 By: CNN
CNN Video: Education Secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban
New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding, President Donald Trump’s top education official said Friday.
US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, on a visit to Massapequa High School on Long Island, said an investigation by her agency has determined that state education officials violated Title VI of the federal civil rights law by banning the use of Native American mascots and logos statewide.
The department’s civil rights office found the state ban is discriminatory because names and mascots derived from other racial or ethnic groups, such as the “Dutchmen” and the “Huguenots,” are still permitted.
“The Trump Administration will not stand idly by as state leaders attempt to eliminate the history and culture of Native American tribes,” the former longtime CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment said. #CNN #News
Published: 31st May 2025 07:07:45 By: CNN
CNN Video: Emergency crew tries to free car from flooded tunnel in Egypt
After heavy rains drenched northern Egypt, emergency personnel – seen in video posted by the Egyptian Red Crescent – used a truck to try to pull a car out of a flooded tunnel in the coastal city of Alexandria. #egypt #emergency #rescue
Published: 31st May 2025 06:12:52 By: CNN
CNN Video: 'I think it's very ego driven': Cari Champion on Trump's pardon spree
President Trump has pardoned a wide array of people, from January 6th rioters to convicted members of Congress and reality TV stars. CNN’s Abby Phillip discusses the pardon spree with her “Table for Five” panel: Scott Jennings, Cari Champion, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Joanna Coles. #CNN #News
Published: 31st May 2025 05:48:29 By: CNN
CNN Video: 'Washington is a very nasty place': Kevin O'Leary on Musk's exit from DOGE
Elon Musk says he is stepping away from his role in government. CNN's Michael Smerconish talks with Kevin O'Leary, and offers his own commentary. #CNN #News
Published: 31st May 2025 04:57:38 By: CNN
BBC News Video: Hamas pledges to free 10 hostages but seeks permanent ceasefire in response to US plan | BBC News
Hamas has agreed to release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in its response to the US's Gaza ceasefire proposals.
The group said under the deal Israel would release a number of Palestinian prisoners. Israel is yet to respond.
Earlier this week, the White House said Israel had "signed off" on Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff's plan.
At least 54,381 people have been killed in Gaza during the war, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.Hamas pledges to free 10 living hostages but seeks permanent ceasefire in response to US plan
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Published: 31st May 2025 05:51:26 By: BBC News
BBC News Video: Astronauts in space for nine months didn't know if they would 'be able to make it back' | BBC News
After nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived back on Earth.
They were taking part in the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft, developed by aerospace company Boeing.
But the capsule suffered several technical problems during its journey to the space station, and it was deemed too risky to take the astronauts home.
Two months after their return to Earth, BBC's Reagan Morris spoke to them and looked back at their extraordinary mission.
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Published: 31st May 2025 01:50:20 By: BBC News
BBC News Video: Ricky Gervais gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. #RickyGervais #Hollywood #BBCNews
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has warned of China posing an "imminent" threat to Taiwan, while urging Asian countries to boost defence spending and work with the US to deter war.
Hegseth also said that while the US does not "seek to dominate or strangle China", the US would not be pushed out of Asia and would not allow intimidation of allies.
He was addressing top Asian military officials at the Shangri-la Dialogue, a high-level defence summit held annually in Singapore.
Many in Asia fear potential instability if China invades Taiwan, a self-governing island claimed by Beijing. China has not ruled out the use of force.
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Published: 31st May 2025 11:01:35 By: BBC News
BBC News Video: Tech mogul Elon Musk was seen sporting a black eye at the White House. #elonmusk #us #bbcnews
President Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk Friday in a press conference Friday after Musk announced he was leaving the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
From colonising Mars to Musk's black eye, here are some highlights from the conference.
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Published: 31st May 2025 11:08:01 By: On Demand News
ODN Video: Former Royal Marine Paul Doyle Charged Over Liverpool FC Parade Crash
This was the moment a 53-year-old man arrived at Liverpool Magistrates' Court just days after being arrested for allegedly driving a car into crowds during Liverpool FC’s victory parade.
Paul Doyle, a former Royal marine from West Derby, has been charged with seven offences in connection to Monday evening's incident on Water Street, which left 79 pedestrians injured.
He appeared in court on Friday, where no application for bail was made, and was remanded in custody until his next hearing in August.
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Published: 30th May 2025 03:00:01 By: On Demand News
ODN Video: Footage Shows Moment Putin's Mariupol Commander is Assassinated
A rising Russian military figure was killed by a deadly explosion.
Footage, too graphic to show, captures the blast as it happens on a quiet street.
Zaur Aleksandrovich Gurtsiev is seen meeting a man seconds before the device detonates.
He was a deputy mayor and prominent veteran of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Published: 30th May 2025 02:03:25 By: On Demand News
ODN Video: Elon Musk Leaves Trump Administration After 'Disappointment' With Tax Bill
Musk had been leading the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, with a focus on cutting federal spending and reducing red tape.
In a post on X, Musk thanked President Trump for the opportunity to tackle what he called “wasteful spending”.
By law, his role could only last 130 days. That period ends at the end of May.
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Published: 29th May 2025 03:52:39 By: On Demand News
ODN Video: Hamas Chief Mohammed Sinwar Killed in Gaza Hospital Airstrike
This was the moment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the death of Hamas’ Gaza chief, Mohammed Sinwar.
Speaking to the Knesset on Wednesday, Netanyahu included Sinwar in a list of Hamas leaders “eliminated” by Israeli strikes.
Mohammed Sinwar was reportedly the target of a strike on a hospital in Khan Younis earlier this month which the Israeli army said destroyed “underground infrastructure” used by Hamas.
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Published: 29th May 2025 01:40:56 By: On Demand News
CBC Video: Sask. reports 16 active wildfires, thousands forced to evacuate
There are now 16 active fires in Saskatchewan, and more than 8,000 people — many of them from remote First Nations in the province's north — have been forced to leave. Premier Scott Moe on Saturday said the situation on the ground is dire due to poor weather conditions and that more resources will be available to help evacuees.
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Published: 31st May 2025 10:17:13 By: CBC News
CBC Video: Trump’s new tariff threat ‘punch in the gut’ to Canada's steel industry: CSPA
Catherine Cobden, head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association, says U.S. President Donald Trump's new threat, to double tariffs steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent, ‘completely unjustified’ and Ottawa should quickly impose retaliatory tariffs.
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Published: 31st May 2025 06:11:47 By: CBC News
CBC Video: Cranberry Portage, Man., under mandatory evacuation order
Hundreds of people are being forced to evacuate the northwestern Manitoba community of Cranberry Portage, near Flin Flon, after a wildfire knocked out power overnight, closed a stretch of highway and worsened air quality.
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Published: 31st May 2025 05:47:07 By: CBC News
CBC Video: When an Ontario court ruled Canada Post’s super mailboxes were legal
In the 1980s, Canada Post unveiled super mailboxes in new housing developments. It ended up in the courts where the Ontario Supreme Court ruled those boxes were legal and Canada Post was not legally required to provide door-to-door delivery.
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Published: 31st May 2025 02:00:10 By: CBC News
CBC Video: Flin Flon resident worries about her business after evacuating from wildfire | Hanomansing Tonight
Cyndi Pedwell, who was evacuated from Flin Flon, Man., due to ongoing wildfires, says she is worried she will lose her small business if things get worse.
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Published: 31st May 2025 12:30:22 By: CBC News
International Video: US urges allies to boost defence amid China threat to Taiwan
Beijing poses a real and potentially imminent threat to Taiwan - so said US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La defence forum in Singapore. In turn, China accused the US of trying to provoke trouble in the Asia-Pacific region. [Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe]
Mr Hegseth also urged America’s Asian allies to increase their defence spending, echoing the demand he made of European allies earlier this year.
John Healey, the UK defence secretary, says he expects spending on national defence to reach 3% of GDP by the end of the next parliament.
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International Video: Hamas agrees to release ten hostages in response to ceasefire plan
With food aid struggling to reach its intended destination and the UN warning of a yet worsening humanitarian situation, the stakes for Gazans could scarcely be higher. [Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe]
Hamas said it had responded "positively" to the ceasefire proposal presented by President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. But reports in Israel that suggest the Government there is treating Hamas's response as an effective rejection.
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Published: 31st May 2025 05:59:53 By: Channel 4 News
International Video: Musk quits Trump administration - what has DOGE achieved?
He's unfathomably wealthy and he even has his own space rockets to play with. Elon Musk could do - well - pretty much anything.
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So why did he take on the job of slashing the American civil service?
As he departs Washington, he leaves behind thousands of government redundancies, but questions too about whether his Starlink business benefited financially - and whether he was actually any good at saving taxpayers’ money.
And we approached Elon Musk and Starlink for comment and didn't get a response.
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Published: 29th May 2025 02:59:36 By: Channel 4 News
International Video: The Israeli reservists refusing to fight in Gaza
Tomorrow will mark 600 days since Israel launched its military action on Gaza, following the Hamas assault on October 7th.
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While Israel's prosecution of the war has grown ever more unpopular and controversial internationally, public opinion inside the country has moved more slowly.
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Published: 27th May 2025 07:23:23 By: Channel 4 News
International Video: Israel-Gaza war: desperate Palestinians storm aid depot
A controversial new US and Israeli-backed aid organisation began operating in Gaza today.
But their distribution site quickly descended into chaos as Palestinians, desperate after weeks of an Israeli aid blockade, over-ran the facility.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation had already attracted criticism from other aid groups who have refused to work with it.
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Published: 27th May 2025 06:54:33 By: Channel 4 News