© Unsplash/X. Sharbagy Tehran, capital of Iran. Top news of the day | Monday: Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine, Iran, hantavirus UN
The main news of the day in the UN and in the world: unstable situation in the Strait of Hormuz, civilian casualties in Ukraine, deteriorating health of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Nargiz Mohammadi, hantavirus outbreak on board a cruise ship.
Strait of Hormuz
Amid mutual accusations between Iran and the United States of non-compliance with the truce in the Strait of Hormuz, the UN again called on the crews of civilian ships to exercise “maximum caution.” On Monday, Iran said it had struck a US warship, and late Sunday, President Donald Trump wrote on social media that the US would help ships that have been there for months leave the strait. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said escorting civilian ships with warships alone would not solve the problem and called for de-escalation and a long-term agreement to ensure safe shipping.
Strikes on Ukraine
UN humanitarian agencies say incessant Russian rocket and drone attacks have caused civilian casualties in Ukraine and damaged civilian infrastructure over the past three days. In the Dnepropetrovsk region, a bus carrying children and at least two vehicles of humanitarian organizations came under attack. The UN also received reports that a Ukrainian drone hit a multi-storey residential building in Moscow. The UN Secretary-General condemns attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, no matter where they occur, and calls for a ceasefire, a UN spokesman said. human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nargiz Mohammadi. The UN Secretary-General calls on the Iranian authorities to provide her with emergency medical assistance, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a briefing in New York. Last week, Mohammadi was taken from prison to hospital with a heart condition that poses a serious threat to her life. Earlier, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk noted that her condition was aggravated by chronic diseases caused by many years of detention. man. One patient is in intensive care in South Africa. The World Health Organization is coordinating the evacuation and medical examination of the ship’s passengers. Currently, one case of the disease has been confirmed among passengers. Another five are being tested. Currently, the risk to the general public remains low, and there is no reason to introduce travel restrictions, WHO emphasizes.