Conflict

Urgent action needed to avoid war, alleviate suffering in Gaza – UN envoy tells Security Council

New York: Gaza is on the verge of collapse and its people becoming increasingly desperate, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council on Wednesday, urging international action to avoid another war, alleviate suffering and empower more responsible government within the enclave. more

Avoid further bloodshed, UN chief urges, as Gaza violence leaves dozens dead

New York, May 15: Following reports that dozens of Palestinians have been killed, demonstrating along the border of the Gaza Strip on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General Ant&oa ...

Security Council calls for calm following deadly Gaza clashes; diplomats debate US embassy move

New York, May: The United Nations Security Council, in an emergency meeting on Tuesday, called for calm along the border of the Gaza Strip following Monday’s deadly clashes, in whic ...

Gaza medics ‘struggling to cope with influx of wounded’: UN agencies

New York: Medical teams inside Gaza are running out of supplies to cope with the wounded, following the deadliest day of protests against occupation along the border with Israel so far th ...

Israel must address excessive use of force and deaths in Gaza protests – UN rights chief

New York: With over 40 Palestinians killed and more than 5,500 injured during protests in Gaza over the past month – many by live ammunition – the top United Nations human rig ...

Amid ‘difficult reality’ in Middle East, two-state solution more important than ever – UN chief

New York, Feb 6 (JEN): International consensus on a two-State solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be eroding “at a time when it is more important than ever,&rdquo ...

Israel halts cement deliveries into Gaza following allegations of diversion; UN envoy urges rapid resolution

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Middle East envoy on Monday the UN is working closely with Palestinian and Israeli authorities following Israel’s suspension of c ...

Amid stalled reconstruction, UN official says 'root causes' of Gaza crisis still unresolved

New York, July 9 (JEN) The root causes of last year's conflict in Gaza – which claimed nearly two thousand lives and ravaged large swathes of the Palestinian enclave – remain unaddressed ...

'Gaza is still in crisis' one year after hostilities, UN relief official warns, urging stepped-up recovery efforts

New York, July 8 (JEN) One year after the escalation of hostilities in Gaza, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Robert Piper, today expressed ...

Gaza: UN envoy welcomes temporary opening of Rafah crossing

New York, Jun 12 (JEN): The United Nations special envoy on the Middle East has welcomed the Government of Egypt’s decision to temporarily open a critical border crossing for residents of ...