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...
Raid on North Gaza hospital ‘deeply disturbing’: WHO chief
“Since this morning’s reports of a raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, we have lost touch with the personnel there,” WHO chief...
Forging Peace in Syria: Great opportunities, grave risks
As the fighting intensified, the UN never stopped working behind the scenes to bring about a political solution that would deliver dignity, freedom and...
Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City
Muhannad Hadi, who is also the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, made the appeal during a visit to Gaza City,...
Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts
“Goods indispensable for people’s survival are either depleted or expected to run out in the coming weeks…The entire population is facing high levels of...
Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for...
Last Sunday, a joint PRCS and UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) mission uncovered a shallow grave in Rafah. The bodies of eight PRCS paramedics, six civil...
Abbas rejects Hamas attack, urges world to recognise Palestinian statehood
Speaking via video, he said more than 220,000 Palestinians had been killed or injured over nearly two years of fighting - most of them...
Winter rains and aid convoy obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans
In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, stressed that attacks on civilian infrastructure have not stopped, “particularly in North Gaza, where the...
Security Council: Middle East envoy warns against escalation, highlights continued Israeli settlement activity
“The series of explosions across Lebanon and rockets fired toward Israel in recent days adds to the volatility,” said Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha ‘opens new and perilous...
The UN Secretary-General has condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday, while highlighting the “very positive...
UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem
According to the agency, heavily armed personnel entered the schools in Shu’fat refugee camp on Thursday while classes were in session, forcing more than...
What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border
One of the UN’s longest-standing peacekeeping missions – the UN Disengagement Observer Force, known by its acronym UNDOF – began more than a half century...
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...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 4 December
The Middle East crisis continues to deepen, with families in Gaza struggling to secure basic food amid constant displacement, plummeting temperatures, and relentless conflict....
Israeli military operation displaces 40,000 in the West Bank
Several refugee camps are nearly empty after Israeli forces launched Operation Iron Wall on 21 January, making it the longest operation in the West...
From Science and Math to the Bible’s Conclusions: A Shocking Discovery that Will Surprise...
Author Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel Demystifies the Intersection of Science and Faith with the Holy Grail of Scientific Discovery
Science180, the trusted U.S.-based organization at the...
Gaza: ‘Bring them all home now’, freed hostage tells Security Council
Briefing ambassadors, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General at the Department of Political Affairs (DPPA), reiterated the UN’s unequivocal condemnation of the horrific attacks by Hamas...
Gaza: Aid ban pushes civilians to the brink
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at a news briefing at UN Headquarters on Thursday that the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate rapidly.“Children are...
Syria: Deadly sectarian violence displaces thousands in Sweida; healthcare attacked
Since 13 July, around 176,000 people have been displaced from Sweida, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).Mostly migrating...
3-week Gaza aid ban ‘collective punishment’: UNRWA chief
Mr. Lazzarini made the remarks in a social media post, in which he noted that the siege, which is preventing food, medicines, water and fuel...
Lacroix upholds role of UN peacekeeping in Lebanon and Syria
Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed journalists on his recent visit to the two countries ahead of Security Council meetings on the extension of the mandates of...
UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory
With a recorded vote of 124 nations in favour, 14 against, and 43 abstentions, the resolution calls for Israel to comply with international law...
LIVE COVERAGE: Day 3 of high-level conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “at a breaking point” and headed toward a one-State reality marked by...
UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises...
“Today the world looks on in horror as the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues to deteriorate to levels not seen in recent...
