This article is published in association with United Nations. Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians’ access to health and medical care, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday. A report published by […]Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’
January 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians’ access to health and medical care, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday. A report published by […]Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped
December 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Essential services that sustain life – healthcare, emergency aid, and humanitarian access – are being systematically dismantled in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). A stark example of this escalation was highlighted by the Director-General of the World Health […]Last hospital in northern Gaza out of service following raid
December 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, Kamal Adwan Hospital, is now out of service, putting the lives of the 75,000 Palestinians remaining in the area at risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday. The raid, reportedly by Israeli forces, saw some areas of the […]Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned
December 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Newborns and infants in Gaza have reportedly died of hypothermia, deaths described by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as preventable. The news comes amid continued Israeli bombardments and an expected further drop in temperatures. In Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes are […]Gaza: Ongoing civilian casualties amid aid challenges
December 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Civilian casualties and injuries continue to be reported across Gaza due to the ongoing hostilities, with most families unable to afford basic food as the humanitarian situation deteriorates, a UN spokesperson reported on Thursday. In Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping mission in the south of the country urged […]UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of war in Gaza
December 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As we near the end of another year of war and humanitarian crisis, UN News is highlighting the extraordinary work of staffers in the field who feed our story-telling efforts for global audiences. Our first UN News Champion is Louise Wateridge of the UN agency for Palestine […]Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams
December 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to endanger people’s lives in Gaza, which has become “a graveyard”, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. “The world is not seeing what’s going on with these people, it’s impossible for families to shelter […]‘Dying hungry and in pain’: An increasingly likely outcome in Gaza
December 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The head of the UN aid coordination office in Gaza, Georgios Petropoulos, issued a harrowing update on the dire situation in the enclave on Thursday, describing it as “the most dangerous place on earth right now.” Speaking to correspondents via video link on Thursday, the senior OCHA […]Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike
December 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Authorities in Gaza reported on Monday that more than 45,000 people have been killed in the enclave in the last 14 months, as humanitarians condemned new deadly airstrikes across the war-torn Strip, including on a UN school-turned-shelter. Images taken at the school in Khan Younis showed the […]Gaza: ‘Sickening normalisation’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys
December 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Ongoing military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza continue to cause devastation for civilians trying to escape the fighting, with mounting casualties and a critical lack of humanitarian aid for the desperate population. According to local media reports, 30 Palestinians were killed in the central Gaza area […]UN General Assembly demands Gaza ceasefire and hostage release, affirms ‘full support’ for UNRWA
December 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The General Assembly adopted two key resolutions on Wednesday night, demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages. It also reaffirmed its full support for the embattled UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA). The actions were taken at the Assembly’s resumed 10th emergency special session, following […]UN continues response to crises in Gaza and Lebanon
December 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN agencies continue their response to the humanitarian crises in Gaza and Lebanon, as access challenges, food shortages and reconstruction needs plague both regions. At his regular press briefing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric noted the dire situation, and the efforts to alleviate suffering and provide essential aid. […]The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief
December 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chiefNo end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council
November 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed urgent calls for an immediate ceasefire and action to address the humanitarian crisis. Briefing Ambassadors on the Security Council, Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, outlined the […]United States vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council
November 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Despite having secured 14 votes in favour, the draft resolution put forward by the 10 elected members of the Security Council (E10), failed to […]Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north
November 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to deliver lifesaving aid to besieged areas in the north of the enclave had been either “denied or impeded”. An update from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that in the […]Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms
November 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic daily staples now “barely exist”, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. In an alert, the World Food Programme (WFP) described markets “in decay” across the enclave. “Fresh foods, eggs, and meat barely […]Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA
November 13, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Dead bodies are lying in the streets of besieged northern Gaza while hospitals run out of blood packs – a situation that’s “nothing short of catastrophic”, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday. Briefing reporters in Geneva from central Gaza, UNRWA senior emergency officer […]Gaza: Possible atrocity crimes unfold, new UN report warns
November 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. There must be “due reckoning” for horrific violations and possible atrocity crimes in Gaza, the UN human rights chief said on Friday following the release of a new report outlining actions taken by Israeli forces during the ongoing war with Hamas. The report details the horrific reality […]Suffering continues for civilians in Gaza and Lebanon
November 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The month-long Israeli siege in northern Gaza has left civilians on the brink of disaster, preventing them from accessing the essentials for their survival, including water, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. Aid workers are being forced to work in unsafe conditions, as insecurity and restrictions by Israeli forces prevent them from reaching people in need, […]Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
November 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end to the war and suffering in Gaza during his first visit to the area since Israel launched its latest military operation in the north a month ago. Muhannad Hadi spoke to UN […]Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
November 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged northern Gaza even as reports emerged that one vaccination centre had been hit during a humanitarian pause, according to UN agencies on the ground. Hours after the campaign rolled out, reports […]UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza
October 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza amid an ongoing intense Israeli military operation, his Spokesperson said on Sunday. Since the offensive began earlier this month, hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza’s […]Gaza: No let-up in Israeli military offensive, situation ‘only getting worse’
October 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After a weekend of continuing Israeli military operations throughout the Gaza Strip and especially the north, UN humanitarians warned on Monday that the already dire aid situation “is only getting worse”. UNRWA, the largest UN aid agency in Gaza, reported “no improvements” at Kerem Shalom, the main […]Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
October 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of a polio vaccination campaign, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. The UN health agency said pauses in the bombardment are key. “Humanitarian pauses are essential for its success, allowing […]Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
October 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to a swift end to the year-long war in Gaza, the release of all hostages and unimpeded delivery of aid, his Deputy Spokesperson told reporters on Friday. “Although he does not comment on […]Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger
October 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with 70 per cent of crop fields destroyed and livelihoods decimated during the ongoing Israeli military offensive, a UN-backed food security assessment released on Thursday has revealed. Figures from the global IPC food […]Security Council meets on north Gaza as ‘supplies for survival’ run out
October 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Reality is brutal in Gaza and gets worse every day, while essential humanitarian supplies and assistance are being blocked at every turn, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday. Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefed ambassadors on the situation in the north, […]Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA
October 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on Monday despite reported strikes on a school-turned-shelter in Nuseirat and a hospital courtyard in Deir Al-Balah where “multiple tents” were set ablaze as people slept. “Throughout the night, I spoke to a […]Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north
October 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli forces amidst their intensifying military campaign in northern Gaza. Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near al Aqsa hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. […]Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
October 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north and south of the enclave are at “breaking point”, UN humanitarians said on Friday. Critical aid lifelines into northern Gaza have been cut off, and no food aid has entered there […]UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools
October 7, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, who died when a residential building in Tulkarem camp in the West Bank was hit by Israeli airstrikes on Thursday night. At least 18 people were killed, and many more fatalities could […]Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’
October 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries. In the Lebanese capital, UN humanitarians […]
