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• Sept 24 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 24 Sep 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle over the Red Sea.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Remarks by President Biden Before the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly | New York, NY The White House 24 Sep 2024
• In his final UN address, Biden spotlights world conflicts, calls for peace VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- President Joe Biden used his final address before world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to call for peace in Lebanon and an end to the conflict in Gaza — two prospects that analysts say are unlikely to happen soon.
• The world is at an inflection point but 'there's always a way forward', says Biden UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- United States President Joe Biden told leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday that with the world at a historical inflection point "our task, our test, is to make sure that the forces holding us together are stronger than those that are pulling us apart."
• Navy Awards Amphibious Multi-Ship Procurement Contracts US Navy 24 Sep 2024 -- The U.S. Navy awarded contracts totaling $9,472,132,620 for procurement of one America-class amphibious assault ship (LHA) and three San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD) ships, Sept. 24. The award, executed across two separate contracts to Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, utilized a multi-ship procurement approach. By using this strategy, as authorized by Congress, the Navy is projected to achieve more than $901 million in cost avoidance as compared to the use of annual contracts.
• Readout of International Contact Group Meeting on Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response DoD 24 Sep 2024
• Department of Defense Awards $16.2 Million to Establish Comprehensive Domestic Tin Processing for National Hardware DoD 24 Sep 2024 -- The Department of Defense announced today a $16.2 million award via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) program to Nathan Trotter & Co., Inc. (Nathan Trotter) to establish a domestic facility to build comprehensive capacity for the smelting, refining, and recycling of tin in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.
• DoD Breaks Ground on Project Pele: A Mobile Nuclear Reactor for Energy Resiliency DoD 24 Sep 2024 -- The Department of Defense (DoD) has broken ground at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on the Project Pele transportable nuclear reactor.
• USS Leyte Gulf Decommissioned US Navy 24 Sep 2024 -- The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) held a decommissioning ceremony onboard Naval Station Norfolk on September 20th.
• Joint Press Statement for the 25th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue DoD 24 Sep 2024 -- The Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) held the 25th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) from September23-24, 2024, in Seoul.
• US, South Korea, Japan to finalize trilateral secretariat establishment Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2024 -- Foreign ministers of the United States, South Korea and Japan agreed to finalize the establishment of a trilateral cooperation secretariat, while pushing for a leaders' summit this year, said a U.S. State Department spokesperson.
• To preserve sea power, US looks to Japan for help VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- U.S. naval dominance, unchallenged for decades, is now coming under strain as China's state-backed shipbuilding industry rapidly expands, while the U.S. Navy faces severe maintenance delays.
• Russian and Laotian servicemen prepare for second phase of Laros 2024 joint military exercise Russia MoD 24 Sep 2024 -- Russian and Laotian servicemen prepared for the second phase of the Laros 2024 joint Russian-Laotian military exercise at the Sergeyevsky training ground in Primorsky region.
• Two Tu-95MS long-range bombers perform scheduled flight over neutral waters of Bering Sea near western coast of Alaska Russia MoD 24 Sep 2024 -- Two Tu-95MS long-range bombers made a scheduled flight over neutral waters of the Bering Sea near western coast of Alaska.
• Russian-Chinese ship detachment enters Sea of Okhotsk during Beibu/Interaction 2024 naval drills Russia MoD 24 Sep 2024 -- A joint detachment of the Pacific Fleet and People's Liberation Army Navy crossed the La Pérouse Strait and entered the Sea of Okhotsk during the Russian-Chinese Beibu/Interaction 2024 naval drills. In the course of the mission, the detachment performed joint manoeuvring, fight against uncrewed surface vehicles of the mock enemy, conducted reconnaissance, and monitored the situation on the surface by deploying ship-borne helicopters.
• Northern Fleet frigate Admiral Golovko engages attack UAV during drills Russia MoD 24 Sep 2024 -- As part of the planned drills, the Northern Fleet's frigate Admiral Golovko trained in fighting against an unmanned aerial vehicle which was targeting the ship.
• Taiwan to join U.S.-led initiative to tackle weapons supply constraints CNA 24 Sep 2024 -- The United States will soon launch the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR) with at least 12 of its allies in the Indo-Pacific and Europe, including Taiwan, to address supply chain constraints regarding weapons, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday.
• Taiwan urges U.S. to include it in joint weapons production list CNA 24 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's Vice Minister of National Defense Hsu Yen-pu (徐衍璞) on Monday called on the United States to include Taiwan on a list of countries with which it engages in joint or licensed production of weapons.
• Grounded earlier this month, Taiwan's Mirage-2000s back in the air CNA 24 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan's Mirage-2000 fighters returned to normal flying operations early Tuesday after being grounded for safety checks following a crash earlier this month, a military source has told CNA.
• Exercise Pacific Protector Kicks Off Australia DOD 24 Sep 2024 -- Australia's ongoing commitment to counter the illicit trade of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) continues, with the commencement of Exercise Pacific Protector 2024 on 24 September 2024.
• Iraq - Follow-On Technical Support for Vessel Maintenance and Repair DSCA 24 Sep 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq of Follow-On Technical Support Vessel Maintenance and Repair and related equipment for an estimated cost of $65 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Egypt - Stinger Missiles DSCA 24 Sep 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of Stinger Missiles and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $740 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Philippines and Australia Hold 4th Maritime Dialogue Philippines DFA 24 Sep 2024 -- The Philippines and Australia successfully held its 4th Maritime Dialogue in Canberra, Australia on 17-18 September 2024. It was co-chaired by Maritime and Oceans Affairs Office Assistant Secretary Louis Alferez of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and Southeast Asia Strategy and Development Division Assistant Secretary Glenn Elson of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia.
• Philippine ratification of Japan military pact uncertain in 2024: Senate leader Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2024 -- The Philippine Senate may not be able to ratify a crucial defense pact with Japan this year because it's still waiting for government agencies to send a copy of the signed agreement, the chamber's president warned on Tuesday.
• Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on September 16-22, 2024 Lithuania MND 24 Sep 2024
• Minister L. Kasčiūnas to discuss terms of Lithuania's participation in a U.S.-led international operation during visit to Bahrain Lithuania MND 24 Sep 2024 -- Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas departs for Bahrain to carry out discussions on the terms of Lithuania's contribution to U.S.-led multinational maritime security operations in the Middle East with the leaders of the Defence Ministry and the military of the country. Minister will also pay a visit to the Naval Support Activity Bahrain, base of the United States Fifth Fleet based in Bahrein and meet with Vice Admiral George M. Wikoff, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command/Commander, Fifth Fleet/Commander, Combined Maritime Forces.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Angolan President Lourenco US Dept. of State 24 Sep 2024
• Secretary of State Antony Blinken's Call with Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth US Dept. of State 24 Sep 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Roundtable On the Lobito Corridor: Supporting Transcontinental Connectivity US Dept. of State 24 Sep 2024
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh The White House 24 Sep 2024
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres The White House 24 Sep 2024
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Queens, NY The White House 24 Sep 2024
• Background Press Call on President Biden's Engagements at UNGA The White House 24 Sep 2024

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- September 24, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 24 Sep 2024
• ELIMINATED: Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi, Head of Hezbollah's Missiles and Rockets Force Israel Defense Forces 24 Sep 2024
• PM Netanyahu at an IDF Intelligence Base Israel - Prime Minister 24 Sep 2024
• Sept. 24: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 24 Sep 2024
• Sept. 23: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 24 Sep 2024
• Israel kills 22 more Palestinians in Gaza Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- Israel has killed 22 more Palestinians and injured at least 40 in the central and southern parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials say.
• Israel bombards Lebanon for second day as death toll tops 560 VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- Israel bombarded Hezbollah militant targets in Lebanon again on Tuesday, with the death toll from airstrikes since Monday mounting to 564, along with another 1,835 injured.
• Israel's Deadly Strikes On Lebanon Mark Start Of New War RFE/RL 24 Sep 2024 -- Israel has conducted the deadliest bombardment of Lebanon since a devastating five-week conflict with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in 2006.
• Hezbollah strikes Kiryat Shmona, Israeli bases deep in occupied lands 'in defense of Lebanon' Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says its fighters shelled the illegal Kiryat Shmona settlement in the northern side of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories with a barrage of rockets in retaliation for the unrelenting Israeli attacks on the Arab nation, which have killed hundreds of civilians.
• New wave of far-reaching Hezbollah strikes hit occupied territories Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has carried out a new wave of far-reaching strikes against the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories, a day after Israeli air raids claimed the lives of hundreds of people in the country.
• Hezbollah fires 20 missiles toward northern occupied Palestine IRNA 24 Sep 2024 -- Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has fired at least 20 missiles into northern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah rejects Zionist claims of assassinating top cmdr. IRNA 24 Sep 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has rejected Israeli media claims that its senior commander Ali Karki was martyred in the Zionist regime's attack on Beirut.
• Hezbollah pounds Israeli base with dozens of missiles Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah has conducted new missile strikes against the northern occupied territories in retaliation for Israel's bombardment of Lebanon.
• Israel's large-scale airstrikes on Lebanon kill nearly 500, prompting condemnation from Mideast People's Daily 24 Sep 2024 -- The death toll from the largest Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since the onset of the Israel-Palestine conflict has risen to 492, with injuries reported at 1,645, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Monday night.
• UNICEF Geneva Palais Briefing Note on the impact of the attacks in Lebanon on children UNICEF 24 Sep 2024 -- This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Deputy Representative to Lebanon Ettie Higgins - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
• Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- As Lebanon mourns the victims of a wave of Israeli airstrikes believed to have left hundreds dead, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday against a return to the "dark days of 2006" when full-scale war broke out, calling for an urgent de-escalation and the protection of civilians.
• UNICEF says Israeli strikes 'catastrophic' for children of Lebanon Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- UNICEF has warned that any further escalation would be "catastrophic" for Lebanon's children, particularly those displaced by Israel's relentless airstrikes on the Arab country.
• Lebanon on 'brink' amid Israel's most intense strikes in years, UN chief warns Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- The UN chief has warned world leaders that Lebanon is on the brink as violence rages with Israel's airstrikes having forced tens of thousands from their homes since Monday.
• UNHCR confirms Israel killed 2 staff members in Lebanon Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- The UN refugee agency has confirmed two of its employees were among the people killed in Israel's bombardment of Lebanon.
• Biden Instructs Administration to Prepare Final Proposal for Gaza Ceasefire Deal - Reports Sputnik 24 Sep 2024 -- US President Joe Biden has instructed his administration this month to prepare the best and final proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip, NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing US officials familiar with the matter.
• Gaza crisis reveals 'true nature' of Israeli regime, Iranian President says UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- The President of Iran told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that the past year revealed to the world the true nature of the Israeli regime.
• Pezeshkian Warns Fighting Between Lebanon And Israel Could Become Regional War RFE/RL 24 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian has warned that Israel's air campaign in response to attacks by Hezbollah - designated as a terrorist organization by the Unites States - on its territory from southern Lebanon "may turn into a regional war."
• Pezeshkian tells UN chief Iran 'seriously concerned' about expansion of regional tensions Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed Iran's "serious" worries over the expansion of tensions in West Asia due to Israel's acts of terror and aggression.
• Tehran urges UN Security Council intervention amid Israel's Lebanon strikes Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- Iran has called for "immediate intervention" by the United Nations Security Council to prevent the recurrence of the situation in the besieged Gaza Strip in Lebanon.
• World must not allow Lebanon to become another Gaza: Pezeshkian Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran has called on the international community to stop Lebanon from becoming another Gaza.
• Defeated in Gaza, Israel can't repair myth of invincibility with barbarism in Lebanon: Pezeshkian Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Israeli regime has been defeated in its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip and now cannot "repair its myth of invincibility" through resorting to barbarism against Lebanon.
• President Pezeshkian never had any discussion on reducing tension with Israeli regime: Iran FM IRNA 24 Sep 2024 -- In response to misquoting President Pezeshkian's recent statements, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi underlined that President Pezeshkian's recent statements were interrupted, distorted and misinterpreted.
• Iran president condemns 'shameful' Israeli aggression in Lebanon IRNA 24 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has condemned the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, saying "it is shameful" that innocent women and children are being bombed by those who call themselves "civilized."
• Iran president criticizes 'senseless' UN inaction against Israel's crimes IRNA 24 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described the United Nations' inaction against crimes committed by the Zionist regime as "senseless and incomprehensible".
• Iran has right to retaliate against Haniyeh assassination: Zarif IRNA 24 Sep 2024 -- Iran's vice president for strategic affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran has the right to retaliate against the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
• Qatar will continue to mediate for peace in Gaza, Amir Al Thani tells world leaders UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- The international community bears responsibility for its failure to stop the catastrophe in Gaza, the Amir of Qatar told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, emphasizing that after almost a year of conflict, it is no longer tenable to speak of Israel's right to defend itself without being complicit in justifying their actions.
• 'We won't be silent as apartheid is perpetrated against others' - South Africa UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday told the UN General Assembly that his nation had benefited from a wave of international solidarity in the battle to end apartheid and usher in a new democratic era.
• Russia Condemns Large-Scale Military Attacks by Israel Against Lebanon Sputnik 24 Sep 2024 -- Russia condemns the large-scale military attack by Israel against Lebanon, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
• China firmly supports Lebanon in safeguarding its security and national dignity: Chinese FM Global Times 24 Sep 2024 -- China firmly supports Lebanon in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and national dignity, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib in New York on Monday. According to media reports, Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed at least 558 people as of press time, in what is considered the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
• China firmly supports Lebanon in safeguarding sovereignty, security: Chinese FM People's Daily 24 Sep 2024 -- China firmly supports Lebanon in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and national dignity, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Monday.
• Pakistan condemns Israel's aggression against Lebanon Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2024 -- Pakistan condemns in the strongest possible terms, Israel's latest military aggression against Lebanon, massacring hundreds of civilians.
• Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide met President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas Government of Norway 24 Sep 2024 -- At the meeting in New York on Monday 23 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs Barth Eide reaffirmed Norway's continued strong support for Palestine.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the UN Emergency Session on the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the Israeli occupation Government of Norway 24 Sep 2024
• Qatar Leader Says World Needs to Take Concrete Steps to Reach Ceasefire in Gaza Sputnik 24 Sep 2024 -- Concrete steps need to be taken to reach an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli occupation of all Arab territories, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Tuesday in his address to the UN General Assembly.
• "Not only children are dying in Gaza; the United Nations system is also dying" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 24 Sep 2024 -- Addressing the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Erdoğan said: "Not only children are dying in Gaza; the United Nations system is also dying, the truth is dying, the values that the west claims to defend are dying, the hopes of humanity to live in a fairer world are dying one by one.
• No: 197, 24 September 2024, Regarding the Social Media Post by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2024
• Hamas demands 'immediate action' to end war in Gaza VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- Hamas said in a statement Tuesday that it is expecting the U.N. to take "immediate action" to end the war in Gaza.
• Iraqi resistance conducts drone attack on occupied Golan IRNA 24 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has targeted a vital position in the occupied Golan with a drone.
• Iraqi resistance hits Israel's Ramon air base, and targets in Jordan Valley Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has conducted two retaliatory attacks on Israeli targets in occupied Palestine.
• Islamic Resistance in Iraq hits Israeli target in occupied Golan Heights with drone Press TV 24 Sep 2024 -- Fighters from Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have carried out an operation against a strategic position in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's relentless strikes on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Other Conflicts

• UN's Guterres urges global solutions as uncertain world edges toward a 'powder keg' UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- The world is locked in a "purgatory of polarity" with a growing number of governments and others feeling entitled to a "get out of jail free card", Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly, which opened its annual high-level meeting on Tuesday.
• World is stuck in 'purgatory of polarity': UN chief Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2024 -- U.N. General Secretary Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that growing instability in Asia, the Middle East and Europe was the consequence of an unstable geopolitical order, describing the world as being stuck in "purgatory" as its biggest players hash out a global pecking order.
• Chinese military chopper tailing BFAR aircraft unprofessional - Navy Philippine News Agency 24 Sep 2024 -- The Chinese military helicopter tailing a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) air patrol over Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is "unprofessional" and "unsafe", a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said Tuesday.
• More Chinese ships spotted in WPS for 1-week period Philippine News Agency 24 Sep 2024 -- The number of Chinese ships spotted in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from Sept. 17 to 23 has climbed to 251, higher than the 157 vessels detected from Sept. 10 to 16, the Philippine Navy (PN) said in a report Tuesday.
• Women's rights activists at UN call for inclusion in negotiations with Taliban VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- Afghan women and their international supporters are calling for the inclusion of women in any negotiations on the future of Afghanistan amid the Taliban's increasing restrictions on women in the country.
• Myanmar junta bombs rebels despite peace gesture Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2024 -- Myanmar's junta attacked a powerful insurgent group on Tuesday, just days after the rebels said they would stop fighting and end cooperation with a shadow civilian government opposing military rule.
• UN Human Rights Council 57: Interactive Dialogue on Myanmar UK FCDO 24 Sep 2024 -- Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Myanmar. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
• China pressures Myanmar ethnic groups to cut ties from forces perceived as close to US VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- China, which has long influenced Myanmar's ethnic armed groups, is pressuring the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, or MNDAA — part of the Three Brotherhood Alliance that includes the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Arakan Army (AA) — to avoid aligning with other opposition forces that China perceives as Western-backed, experts say.
• Egypt confirms sending new arms shipment to Somalia VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- The Egyptian government has confirmed sending arms shipments to Somalia amid regional tension over Ethiopia's controversial deal with the self-declared republic of Somaliland.
• Kosovo Says Indictments Ignore Serbian Role In Deadly Siege RFE/RL 24 Sep 2024 -- Senior Kosovo officials on September 24 honored an ethnic Albanian policeman killed by a commando-style group of armed Serbs last year in northern Kosovo, while the country's interior minister said on the eve of a trial for suspects in the attack that the indictments were "incomplete" because they ignored official Serbian involvement.
• Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says UN food agency UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- Ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan has continued to kill and uproot the country's people who global leaders should remember as they gather in New York on Tuesday, UN humanitarians have said.
• Sudan's famine-hit Zamzam camp receive vital food, as WFP faces a race against time to save lives WFP 24 Sep 2024 -- This is a summary of what was said by Leni Kinzli, spokesperson for WFP Sudan (speaking from Nairobi) to whom quoted text may be attributed - at a press briefing In Geneva today.
• Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 2653 (2022) Concerning Haiti Discusses Panel of Experts' Final Report UN Security Council 24 Sep 2024 -- On 11 September 2024, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti held informal consultations to discuss the final report of the Panel of Experts on Haiti, submitted in pursuance of paragraph 20 of resolution 2700 (2023).

News Reports

• Iranian Hackers Behind Attack Urging Revenge For Koran Burnings, Sweden Says RFE/RL 24 Sep 2024 -- Iran's security service was behind a special operation against targets in Sweden, the Nordic country's Prosecutor's Office said.
• In Dual Actions, Treasury Sanctions Clan Del Golfo Leadership in Colombia and Businesses Owned by Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Traffickers in Mexico US Treasury 24 Sep 2024 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning five Colombian nationals and two Mexico-based businesses pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059, "Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade."
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken Introductory Remarks for President Biden at the Summit of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats US Dept. of State 24 Sep 2024
• Remarks by Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall at the President's Summit of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats | New York, NY The White House 24 Sep 2024
• Remarks by President Biden at the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats | New York, NY The White House 24 Sep 2024
• UN Human Rights Council 57: UK Statement on the Russian Federation UK FCDO 24 Sep 2024 -- Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
• 'Russia's New Elite'? Perm Region Elects Ex-Wagner Fighter Amid Crime Surge RFE/RL 24 Sep 2024 -- A former Wagner mercenary who fought for Russia in Ukraine has been elected speaker of a local parliament in the Perm region amid controversy over hundreds of reports about crimes committed by returning members of the group.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on September 24, 2024 PRC MofA 24 Sep 2024
• China hits back at Biden's 'hot mic' comment on aggression Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2024 -- China has responded angrily to comments by U.S. President Joe Biden, at a weekend summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, about Chinese aggression, saying the grouping was a U.S. tool to ensure its hegemony.
• At UN meetings, China focuses on Taiwan, security, climate change VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- This year's United Nations General Assembly meeting, which opened Tuesday, takes place against a backdrop of intense competition between the United States and China, mounting geopolitical and security challenges, and pressing issues such as climate change and digital security. What Beijing brings to the conversation and says will be watched closely.
• Academic freedom declines under Hong Kong's national security regime, report finds VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- A report released on Wednesday finds that Hong Kong's national security law, enacted in July 2020, has eroded academic freedom in the former British colony.
• China rolls out series of policy support to boost its economy Global Times 24 Sep 2024 -- Chinese officials on Tuesday rolled out a slew of major policy measures to support the country's economy, the housing market and the stock market, including cuts to the policy rate and the reserve requirement ratio (RRR), all aimed at creating a favorable monetary and financial environment for stable economic growth and high-quality development.
• U.S. needs to end obsession with containing China: Chinese foreign ministry People's Daily 24 Sep 2024 -- The United States needs to end its obsession with perpetuating its supremacy and containing China, and cease using regional countries as its tools, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
• Xi calls for accelerating progress in China's space endeavors People's Daily 24 Sep 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday encouraged personnel in China's space industry to continue to work hard and accelerate progress in space endeavors.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 24 Sep 2024
• North Korea says its satellite spied US nuclear submarine Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2024 -- North Korea's space agency spotted a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea, the North Korean leader's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, said, in what would be the first confirmation that the North has a functioning spy satellite.
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee Kim Yo Jong KCNA 24 Sep 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, released on Tuesday the following press statement titled "An abnormal object appeared at Pusan Port: U.S. strategic assets would not find their resting place in the Korean peninsula."
• Pezeshkian Says Tehran Ready To Cooperate To End Nuclear Standoff RFE/RL 24 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian has told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Iran is ready to end its nuclear standoff with the West and called for an end to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East through dialogue.
• G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly US Dept. of State 24 Sep 2024 -- The text of the following statement was released by Antonio Tajani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy in his capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly.
• UNGA: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers European External Action Service (EEAS) 24 Sep 2024 -- Check against delivery!
• Secretary-General's remarks at the Opening of the General Debate of the Seventy-ninth Session of the General Assembly UN Secretary-General 24 Sep 2024
• Guterres to world leaders: Stay committed to UN development goals UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.
• At UN, Africa renews calls for Security Council seats VOA 24 Sep 2024 -- Nigeria has joined the growing calls by Africans leaders for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council.
• Address by Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, at the General Debate of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly President of the Republic of Lithuania 24 Sep 2024
• The President at the UN General Assembly: There is no place for aggressor countries in the UN Security Council President of the Republic of Lithuania 24 Sep 2024 -- President Gitanas Nausėda addressed world leaders on Tuesday during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
• 'If we act together,' we can overcome global challenges - UN Assembly President UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- In a powerful address to the UN General Assembly, the 193-member body's President, Philémon Yang said the annual high-level debate "remains one of the world's most inclusive, represented, representative and authoritative platforms for global reflection of collective action".
• Trust in UN's cornerstone ideals 'crumbling': King Abdullah II of Jordan UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned that the United Nations is facing an unprecedented crisis, one that threatens its legitimacy and undermines global trust in its moral authority.
• UN paralyzed, crises piling up, world leaders 'going around in circles', says Brazil's Lula UN News 24 Sep 2024 -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called for a major overhaul of the United Nations, including a critical examination of the Organization's nearly eight decades-old Charter, blaming the incapacity of the international community to engage in sincere negotiations for the failure to find solutions to the world's problems.
• G4 Ministerial Joint Press Statement on the reform of the UN Security Council Germany Federal Foreign Office 24 Sep 2024
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on Prime Minister's visit to USA (September 23, 2024) India MEA 24 Sep 2024
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen Prime Minister of Canada 24 Sep 2024
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Prime Minister of Canada 24 Sep 2024
• Cambodia's Funan Techo canal exposes cracks in Vietnam ties Radio Free Asia 24 Sep 2024 -- Cambodia's plan to build a canal linking its capital to the coast to end dependence on Vietnamese ports has raised a barrage of questions about its economic viability and environmental impact.
• Burkina Faso Announces Intention to Join BRICS Sputnik 24 Sep 2024 -- Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela has announced the country's intention to join BRICS during his meeting with Russian Ambassador to Ouagadougou Igor Martynov, the Burkinabe government said.
• Participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Luminița Odobescu in the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2024 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Luminița Odobescu attended on Monday, September 23, 2024, the informal meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EU Member States. The event took place in New York, on the margins of the high-level week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.
• Bilateral Actions and Meetings of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminița Odobescu, on the Occasion of Her Participation in the Plenary Session of the Summit of the Future (New York) Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Sep 2024 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Luminița Odobescu delivered a speech at the plenary session of the UN Summit - Summit of the Future on September 23, 2024.