Middle East

Top Syria Envoy: Humanitarian situation is ‘extremely serious’

Humanitarian conditions are “extremely serious,” UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi told the Security Council on Wednesday.There are…

9 months ago

Gaza: After Security Council breakthrough, agencies highlight youngsters’ plight

“We're very optimistic that the peace plans will improve the situation,” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson Ricardo Pires said, briefing…

9 months ago

Security Council to vote on new Gaza force: Here’s what you need to know

The proposal building on the 20-point US plan is intended to restore security, ensure humanitarian access and begin a sustained process of…

9 months ago

Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames ‘misidentification’

According to the UN peacekeeping mission, bursts of heavy artillery hit an area just five meters away from the UNIFIL…

9 months ago

Restoring dignity to Gaza: the cleanup begins

Dozens of participants — including UN officials, volunteers, and residents who recently returned from the south of the Strip —…

9 months ago

Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft

Issuing a warning that the children’s sense of stability and security has been eroded as key everyday services have collapsed,…

9 months ago

Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds

A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their former homes and communities wherever…

9 months ago

‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria

“Eleven months after the fall of the former government in Syria, we continue to receive worrying reports about dozens of abductions…

9 months ago

Israel has rejected over 100 aid requests since Gaza ceasefire, UN says

“Our partners report that since the ceasefire, the Israeli authorities have rejected 107 requests for the entry of relief materials,…

9 months ago

Catch-up immunization campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children

Estimates indicate one in five children under three are either zero-dose or have missed vaccinations because of the war, putting them at risk of vaccine-preventable disease…

9 months ago