Speaking at the launch of UNCTAD’s 2025 Report on the Economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the agency’s Deputy Secretary-General Pedro Manuel Moreno said decades […]
Category: Middle East
Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon
The Security Council meets in a few minutes’ time at a critical moment for Gaza’s fragile ceasefire, with ambassadors expected to urge Israel and Hamas […]
Security Council must seize ‘moment of renewed hope’ in Gaza
Ramiz Alakbarov briefed on conditions in the battered enclave and the occupied West Bank, before touching on developments in Lebanon and Syria. “Today we meet […]
Gaza: Two children killed every day during fragile ceasefire, says UNICEF
“Yesterday morning, a baby girl was reportedly killed in Khan Younis by an airstrike, while the day before, seven children were killed in Gaza City […]
Top Syria Envoy: Humanitarian situation is ‘extremely serious’
Humanitarian conditions are “extremely serious,” UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi told the Security Council on Wednesday. There are over 16 million people in […]
Gaza: Displaced Palestinians dealing with the ‘death of dignity’, warns UNICEF
Children’s Fund, UNICEF, highlighted the case of six-year-old twins Yahya and Nabeela who were critically injured by an unexploded remnant of war in the north […]
Gaza: After Security Council breakthrough, agencies highlight youngsters’ plight
“We’re very optimistic that the peace plans will improve the situation,” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson Ricardo Pires said, briefing reporters in Geneva on Tuesday. […]
Gaza: Diplomatic momentum must translate into urgent steps on the ground
That’s according to Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, who told journalists in New York that it was “essential now to translate the diplomatic momentum into concrete […]
Security Council to vote on new Gaza force: Here’s what you need to know
The proposal building on the 20-point US plan is intended to restore security, ensure humanitarian access and begin a sustained process of reconstruction and institutional reform for […]
UN Security Council authorizes temporary international force for Gaza
Resolution 2803 (2025) received 13 votes in favour, and none against, with permanent members China and Russia abstaining. The text welcomes the Comprehensive Plan announced […]
