The French government has formally recognised a Palestinian state, joining the list of nations that have taken the crucial step.
Australia, Canada and the UK have recognised a Palestinian state, a move strongly criticised by Israel.
New York: President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his appeal for the State of Palestine to become a full-fledged member of the UN, and warned of waning peace prospects with Israel, in his spee ...
New York: Calling on the international community to accept and adopt the recent findings in his report, an independent human rights expert said on Friday that “apartheid is being pr ...
New York: Urgent action is required to prevent further deterioration of the economic, security and political situation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN’s Middle Eas ...
New York: A piecemeal approach to the current political, economic and security challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) only risks perpetuating a continuing crisis, ac ...
New York: Independent UN human rights experts on Monday strongly condemned the decision by the Israeli Minister of Defence to designate six Palestinian human rights and civil ...
New York: After a month-long political crisis, Lebanon has embarked on a new phase that will “hopefully mark a promising step on the path of recovery”, the country’s Pre ...
New York: The top UN envoy for the Middle East peace process told the UN Security Council on Monday that three months after the deadly escalation in violence between Israel and militants ...
- UNRWA chief calls for ‘clear and unequivocal guarantees’ on staff safety in Hamas-controlled Gaza
- Israel-Palestine: Political solution only way to end ‘senseless’ cycles of violence
- Security Council calls for ‘full adherence’ to Gaza ceasefire, focus on two-State solution
- Ceasefire can’t hide scale of destruction in Gaza, UN warns, as rights experts call for ICC probe
- WHO appeals for regular access to Palestinian enclave amid ongoing Israeli strikes
