Last month, hundreds of thousands of people returned to northern Gaza – where famine was declared at the end of August – but their access […]
Category: Middle East
Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres
António Guterres was speaking at a press conference during the Second World Summit for Social Development in the Qatari capital. He was asked about coordination with Israel and US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza which includes […]
UN agencies on hand as deadly new quake hits northern Afghanistan
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that first responders from the UN agency were already “on the ground” to support […]
Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north directly
One in two households surveyed reported better access because of increasing commercial and aid deliveries. OCHA warned however that no food aid convoy has reached […]
In a quiet community on Doha’s edge, Gaza’s wounded and orphaned learn to heal
In the late afternoon light, about 20 kilometres from Doha, the Al-Thumama complex looks like any quiet residential neighbourhood: paved pathways, rows of apartment blocks, […]
‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare
“What we need now are notebooks, books, and pens. We want to get our lives back”, said one young Palestinian girl, Sham Al-Abd. She now […]
UN aid push continues across Gaza despite Israeli airstrikes
“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that their partners continue their scale-up efforts, despite reported Israeli airstrikes across the Strip,” he said, noting that some strikes […]
Iran: Human rights investigators alarmed by ‘surge in repression’ and spike in executions following Israeli airstrikes
Briefing at UN Headquarters in New York – the first time the mission has presented findings to the General Assembly – chairperson Sara Hossain said […]
‘Repeated bouts of violence’ put Syria rebuilding at risk: Independent rights investigator
In December 2024, the Bashar Al-Assad regime was toppled by a coalition of opposition groups, led by the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militia, leading to a […]
UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents in […]
