Published on: 2026-05-01
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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Main events:ÂConference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons participants, UN Security Council meeting on maritime security, three scenarios for the development of events in the Strait of Hormuz, deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, repression in Iran, DPRK nuclear program, World Jazz Day, freedom of the press.
On Monday in New York, the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons began. The UN noted that the system of control over nuclear weapons is experiencing one of the most serious crises in decades.
A meeting was held at the UN Security Council dedicated to the security of sea routes. The Secretary-General called to open the Strait of Hormuz for shipping.
About five thousand new cases of hepatitis infection are registered worldwide every day, reports the World Health Organization.
The situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank continues to deteriorate against the backdrop of regional instability, said UN Under-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari at a high-level Security Council meeting.
On the sidelines of the Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an event was organized in Kazakhstan dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern about the intensification of repression against dissenters in Iran. Since the start of the strikes by Israel and the USA against Iran, at least 21 people have been executed, thousands arrested.
April 30 is celebrated as International Jazz Day at the UN.
The UN Secretary-General has presented three scenarios for the development of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, and even in the best-case scenario, global economic growth will slow down, inflation will rise, and months will pass before supply chains are restored.
The CNSD is starting the implementation of a new five-year plan for the development of the armed forces this year. Deputy Secretary Rozmarie DiCarlo reported at the Security Council meeting on Thursday that the country continues to actively test various types of missiles and increase its nuclear potential.
On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated on May 3, the UN reminds that 85 percent of crimes against journalists go unpunished.
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