Geopolitics
New York : The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty. more
‘Multi-generational tragedy’ in Israel and Palestine demands political will for two-State solution

New York: Pervasive deteriorating facts on the ground in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, “are pushing us every further” from achieving a viable two-State solution, the UN Specia ...

At UN, Abbas rejects Israeli ‘arrogance’, vows to terminate all agreements if Palestinian territory is annexed

New York: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday denounced what he called “arrogance and aggression” by the Israeli Government and called on the United Nations to pus ...

Hopes for Palestinian State hit by ‘facts on the ground’ : senior UN official

New York: The possibility of establishing a “viable, contiguous Palestinian state” has been “systematically eroded by facts on the ground,” Nickolay Mladenov, UN S ...

‘We are nowhere closer’ to Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, than a year ago, Security Council hears

New York, Dec 19: Recent violence and rising tensions in the West Bank are fuelling a climate of hatred and fear, “driving both Israelis and Palestinians further away” from a ...

Negotiated two-State solution still ‘the only option’ for Palestine: Guterres

New York, A two-State solution where Israel and Palestine live side-by-side as sovereign nations is still “the only option” for lasting peace, and “containing the situat ...

Despite funding crisis, Palestine refugee classrooms set to stay open, says UNRWA

New York,  The Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) looks set to keep its classrooms open for the rest of the school year, despite earlier fears that they would hav ...

‘Jerusalem is not for sale’ Palestinian President Abbas tells world leaders at UN Assembly

New York,  Taking the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, President Mahmoud Abbas declared that “Jerusalem is not for sale and the Palestinian people&rsq ...

Senior UN official calls on Israel to stop demolition of Palestinian village in the West Bank

New York, The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, expressed concern on Monday “at the intention of the Israeli authorities to de ...

America severs ties with UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA

Washington: The Donald Trump administration has officially ended its ties with UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, reports said.