Conflict
Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday said that aid teams had only “extremely limited” movement and access to the north was “now entirely blocked”. more
Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’, warns UN chief Antonio Guterres as Israel-Hamas conflict further deepens
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel to grant “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid” int ...
UN officials call for children’s rights to be respected in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
New York: Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who on Wednesday called on all ...
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 ...
