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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,...

Syria emergency: Four children a day killed by leftover explosives

Ricardo Pires, UNICEF Communication Manager for Emergencies, told journalists from Damascus that in the last nine years, at least 422,000 incidents involving unexploded ordnance...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors look for diplomatic way forward in Gaza and Ukraine

The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday that growing recognition for Palestine has created new political momentum in favour of a two-State...

UN mission’s exit marks milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict transition

In an interview with UN News, Mr. Mohamed Al Hassan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and UNAMI chief, said the Mission’s end reflects...

Lebanon: Increased violence is the ‘horrific new normal’ for children, warns UNICEF

Peacekeepers have witnessed the “shocking” destruction of villages in southern Lebanon along the UN-patrolled Blue Line that separates the country from Israel, along with...

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...

Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel’s Groundbreaking Discovery: The Intersection of Science and Faith

In a pioneering achievement that merges science and faith, Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel, founder of Science180, has mathematically demonstrated the creation timeline of Earth, Moon,...

Universe-origin scientist shares 3 world-shaking, lifesaving truths about the separation of science and faith...

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). While the arguments against or in favor of the separation of science and faith (or church and state) are well-known to...

Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave

Existing supplies of basic necessities have been running dangerously low and on Wednesday the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said that its nutrition stocks to prevent...

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...

Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’

This follows Israeli airstrikes in southern suburbs of the city that targeted the leader of the Hezbollah armed group, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed,...

UN firmly rejects allegations against agencies in Yemen

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General,  dismissed the allegations, stating “such false statements are baseless, and further threaten the safety of staff and...

Gaza: Humanitarian response scaled up amid faltering ceasefire

In a press briefing on Tuesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described reports of Israeli military action as “extremely concerning,” stressing that “we don’t want...

From Science and Math to the Bible’s Conclusions: A Shocking Discovery that Will Surprise...

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). 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...

Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen

“Yemen is facing yet another devastating chapter in its relentless crisis, exacerbated by the intersection of conflict and extreme weather events,” emphasised Matt Huber,...

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...

Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus

News reports estimate that the sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, south of the capital, has killed more than 200.Israel explained...

Israel’s new laws banning UNRWA already taking effect

If implemented, the two new laws passed in October will simultaneously prohibit Israeli authorities from contacting UNRWA and ban the agency from operating in...

Gaza: As aid trucks enter, videos of Israeli hostages and attack on Red Crescent...

Meanwhile, on Thursday and again on Saturday, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants published disturbing videos of two emaciated Israeli hostages, sparking worldwide outrage...

What happens when Afghan women and girls go offline?

At a time when women were already banned from attending schools and universities, Radio Femme has played a crucial role in providing alternative methods...

Lebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing ‘whatever they can to help’

“Despite demands to move from positions close to the Blue Line, a unanimous decision was taken by all UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries and...

Syrians face staggering needs amid insecurity and healthcare crisis

Wrapping up a visit to the country, Edem Wosornu, who heads operations and advocacy for the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) said that...

Development cooperation agreement marks new chapter in UN-Iraq partnership

On Thursday, the UN and Iraq signed a new agreement, the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2025 to 2029, to assist the country in making progress on its...

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...