Recommit to a two-State solution for Israel-Palestine conflict, ‘before it’s too late’: Guterres

This article is published in association with United Nations. The time has come to free the 48 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and to stop the bombing, massacres and displacement in the embattled enclave, French President Emmanual Macron told delegates in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday.  He was speaking at the […]

Gazans flee ‘death and devastation’ with no transportation or means of shelter

This article is published in association with United Nations. In the face of escalating Israeli military operations, thousands of Palestinian families continue to flee the northern Gaza Strip amid dire humanitarian conditions and transportation shortages.  On average, the journey south costs more than $3,000, according to UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA, making it out of reach […]

Security Council: US votes against resolution on Gaza ceasefire

Statement by the European Commission on the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on certain EU individuals

This article is published in association with United Nations. The United States once again vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, following a vote in the Security Council on Thursday.  The negative vote was cast as the 15-member Council held its 10,000th meeting against the backdrop of famine […]

Commission proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel and sanctions on extremist ministers of the Israeli government and violent settlers

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following the announcement of President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, the European Commission presented today its proposal to the Council to suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel (“the Agreement”) as well as […]

Thirsty and starving, Gazans face ‘inhumane’ evacuation

This article is published in association with United Nations. As bombs continue to fall on Gaza City as part of Israel’s intensifying military operation, families with starving children are being pushed southwards from one “hellscape” to another, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.  The development followed reports that the Israeli military has stepped up […]

Gaza: Top independent rights probe alleges Israel committed genocide

This article is published in association with United Nations. Senior independent rights investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council alleged on Tuesday that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide, a charge flatly rejected by Tel Aviv. In a new report published against the backdrop of intensifying Israeli military operations in Gaza City, the UN Independent International […]

Gaza: International community must ‘match words with action’ now

This article is published in association with United Nations. In the Gaza Strip, hope may be all that is left but it is not enough to keep people alive, a veteran humanitarian said on Friday, calling for more action to end the conflict and stop the bloodshed.  Olga Cherevko, Spokesperson in Gaza for the UN aid […]

Given EU’s underperformance in Gaza and Ukraine can global platforms like the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) be the right way forward?

It was 80 years ago that the world’s largest simultaneous war escalations concluded. It was the same year of 1945 that the United Nations was founded with the main scope to promote multilateralism, global cooperation and peace. Has the United Nations been successful in the last 80 years? In the meantime the books haven’t cited […]

Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’

This article is published in association with United Nations. 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 role” played by the country in achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and securing the release of hostages. In a statement, António Guterres spoke […]

Guterres strongly condemns terror attack in Jerusalem

This article is published in association with United Nations. Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, killing at least six people and leaving others wounded, some in a serious condition, according to Israeli authorities. UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the terror attack, his Spokesperson said in a statement. “He […]

Window to prevent famine spreading in Gaza is ‘closing fast’, UN warns

This article is published in association with United Nations. The narrow window to prevent the spread of famine from northern Gaza to other parts of the Strip is closing fast, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Sunday. Tom Fletcher’s statement amid what he described as “a massive military offensive” by Israeli forces against Palestinians in […]

UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank

This article is published in association with United Nations. A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying Israeli military operations in northern Gaza – including Gaza City – and warned against any attempt to annex parts of the West Bank.  Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR’s […]

Attacks across Gaza intensify amid fear and hunger: ‘Leave me here,’ injured girl told fleeing family

This article is published in association with United Nations. Thousands of Palestinians have been caught in the crossfire while trying to escape attacks and dire food shortages in war-torn Gaza, with extraordinary challenges for some, according to latest reports from UN officials on the ground and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A 14-year-old […]

Daily malnutrition deaths continue as Israeli forces push further into Gaza City

This article is published in association with United Nations. Conditions in Gaza are worsening for Palestinians trapped amid spiralling hunger as Israel continues to block aid deliveries amid escalate attacks, according to the latest updates on Tuesday from UN agencies on the ground. “Military activities continue in and around Gaza City, but also in the south, […]

Aid effort underway after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out’ village

This article is published in association with United Nations. After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief António Guterres on Monday pledged to “spare no effort” in helping those affected. “I stand in full solidarity with the people of Afghanistan after the devastating […]

The descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warn

This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN aid agencies repeated urgent warnings of ongoing famine and a likely rise in preventable disease, linked to the dire living conditions in the war-shattered enclave. “We are on a descent into a massive famine,” said […]

Gaza death and destruction ‘without parallel in recent times’: Guterres

This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitarian access and the release of all hostages, as the enclave faces yet another deadly escalation.  “Israel’s initial steps to militarily take over Gaza City signals a new and dangerous phase,” he told […]

Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a new warning over the deadly impacts of the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza on people there now suffering starvation. In an online alert, the UN agency said that disease and hunger will only increase, unless all Israeli […]

Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office

This article is published in association with United Nations. The killing of five more Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces – bringing the total killed overall to 247 since the war began – should shock the world into action, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday. OHCHR Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said condemnation of the […]

Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital

This article is published in association with United Nations. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli air strikes on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Strip on Monday.  At least 20 people were killed, including four health workers and five journalists, WHO Director-General […]

Driven by hunger in Gaza, amputees are part of the collateral damage

This article is published in association with United Nations. One of the many ugly consequences of wars and conflict is injuries leading to a loss of limbs. Gaza, which now has the highest number of child amputees per capital anywhere in the world, is no exception.   “I was going to buy falafel,” says Mohammed Hassan. “On […]

Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call

This article is published in association with United Nations. With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres renewed his urgent call for a ceasefire, as Palestinians fled intense airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire. “It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza,” the Secretary-General told reporters on the sidelines of the Ninth […]

International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ on judicial independence

This article is published in association with United Nations. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States on Wednesday against four more of its personnel in a renewed push surrounding investigations into US and Israeli officials.    The sanctions target judges Kimberly Prost of Canada and Nicolas Guillou of France, […]

Gaza: Aid insufficient to avert ‘widespread starvation’ as Israeli military ramp-up forces more people to flee

This article is published in association with United Nations. The small trickle of aid entering Gaza is totally insufficient to alleviate starvation and displacement in the Strip, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. “The risk of starvation is everywhere in Gaza,” UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters in Geneva. “This is a direct result […]

First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan

This article is published in association with United Nations. Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in early 2023 and he became a refugee alongside thousands of others who continue to flee the ongoing violence. Sudan is one of the world’s […]

More young lives lost in Ukraine, as UN chief repeats call for a ‘just, comprehensive and sustainable peace’

This article is published in association with United Nations. Russian drone strikes on Ukraine overnight including in the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia reportedly killed at least 14 people – including three children. The development came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders arrived in Washington on Monday to meet President Donald […]

UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow

This article is published in association with United Nations. Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate further, the UN warned on Friday. In his regular daily briefing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric highlighted that ongoing delays, bottlenecks at holding points and interference in the loading process at crossing platforms […]

Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip

This article is published in association with United Nations. As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and impediments, while scorching temperatures are adding to the suffering of the population. Recently, Israel has denied fewer humanitarian movements but approved missions “still take hours to complete and teams have been […]

Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief

This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.   These young deaths are “the latest in the war on children and childhood in […]

Record starvation and malnutrition in Gaza; more West Bank displacement

This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where starvation and malnutrition are at the highest levels since hostilities began nearly three years ago.  That warning comes from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in a tweet posted on […]

Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killing of journalists, as child malnutrition deaths rise

This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza this past weekend, his Spokesman said on Monday.  The reporters – five of whom worked for the Al Jazeera media network – were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in Gaza City the previous […]

‘There is no military solution’ to end Israel-Palestine conflict, Security Council hears, as starvation stalks the Gaza Strip

This article is published in association with United Nations. It’s essential to work towards a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as the international community addresses the reality of starvation on the ground in Gaza, the Security Council heard on Sunday. Two top UN officials warned that the Israeli cabinet’s green light this week for a […]

Israeli plan to take complete control of Gaza must stop now, says UN rights chief

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue a complete takeover of the Gaza Strip. “A complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted,” insisted Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, after the […]

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