Middle East

Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns |

The first case was reported to WHO by the Ministry of Public Health on 6 October, and there have been…

4 years ago

The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts |

The protracted fighting has taken countless lives, displaced millions in and outside the country and left much of the country’s…

4 years ago

Israel and Palestine must take steps to ‘restore calm’ in occupied West Bank |

Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, was briefing the Security Council in the wake of escalating…

4 years ago

Time for ‘concrete action’ by international community to hold Iran’s security forces to account |

Amid protests sparked by the death in custody last month of Mahsa Amini following her arrest by so-called “morality police”,…

4 years ago

UN rights chief appeals for a halt in forced returns to Myanmar |

Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021, overthrowing the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.  Since…

4 years ago

Political solution still the only path to peace in Syria: UN Special Envoy |

The country is facing its worst economic crisis since the war began, as well as a deadly cholera outbreak that…

4 years ago

Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal: UN rights commission |

The three-member Commission is pushing for the issue to be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s…

4 years ago

Killings and detentions of children in Iran must end, UN child rights committee urges |

Committee members urged authorities to stop all violence against children, which is a clear violation of their rights, including the…

4 years ago

Huge needs remain in Yemen as fragile peace extends beyond truce: UN deputy relief chief |

Some 23.4 million people in Yemen – more than two-thirds of the entire population – need humanitarian aid, said the…

4 years ago

Yemen: End of nationwide truce heralds ‘heightened risk of war’, Security Council hears |

He told ambassadors that since the truce began, six and a half months ago, it had started to alleviate the…

4 years ago