Middle East

Yemen: Children are dying and it’s going to get worse, warns aid veteran

“The simple narrative is, children are dying and it’s going to get worse,” said Julien Harneis, UN Resident and Humanitarian…

7 months ago

Gaza humanitarian crisis ‘far from being over,’ UN aid coordination office warns

“The humanitarian situation and crisis in Gaza is far from being over,” Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office…

7 months ago

Peacekeeping: Lacroix warns of rising threats to ‘blue helmets’ in Middle East

Peacekeeping operations in the Middle East are facing mounting security risks, funding pressures and political uncertainty, the head of UN…

7 months ago

In Gaza, 800,000 people now live in dangerous locations prone to flooding

In her family’s shelter, the ground is soaked and her children cannot sleep. “Our situation is extremely difficult, and we want…

7 months ago

East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard for international law

Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA-operated health centre on Monday and ordered it to close for 30 days.  They also demanded the removal of UN signage. Furthermore, water…

7 months ago

Gaza: A ceasefire that still kills children is not enough, says UNICEF

“That’s roughly a girl or a boy killed here every day during a ceasefire,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters…

7 months ago

Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns

Briefing correspondents in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported that ongoing rainstorms are damaging and destroying fragile shelters, leaving large…

7 months ago

Syria signals renewed cooperation on chemical weapons destruction

Adedeji Ebo, Officer-in-Charge of the UN’s Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA), welcomed a commitment by the new authorities to cooperate with the Organisation for the…

7 months ago

West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights

The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that…

7 months ago

Winter storms upended thousands in Gaza

“Tents were blown away or damaged, homes collapsed under storm conditions, and personal belongings were soaked,” according to its latest update. “In several locations,…

7 months ago