Middle East

Gaza: Aid teams race to push back hunger; one million food parcels delivered

Last month, hundreds of thousands of people returned to northern Gaza – where famine was declared at the end of…

9 months ago

UN agencies on hand as deadly new quake hits northern Afghanistan

Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that first responders from the UN agency were already…

9 months ago

Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north directly

One in two households surveyed reported better access because of increasing commercial and aid deliveries.OCHA warned however that no food…

9 months ago

‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare

“What we need now are notebooks, books, and pens. We want to get our lives back”, said one young Palestinian…

9 months ago

UN aid push continues across Gaza despite Israeli airstrikes

The UN and partners are pushing ahead with aid deliveries across Gaza despite new Israeli airstrikes and a faltering ceasefire,…

9 months ago

‘Repeated bouts of violence’ put Syria rebuilding at risk: Independent rights investigator

In December 2024, the Bashar Al-Assad regime was toppled by a coalition of opposition groups, led by the Hay'at Tahrir…

9 months ago

UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson…

9 months ago

Israel responsible for four genocidal acts in Gaza, inquiry chair tells General Assembly

Presenting the Commission of Inquiry’s latest report, Navi Pillay said the findings were based on a legal analysis conducted under…

9 months ago

Desperate need for water and food continues as Gaza families head north

Many families are returning to shattered neighbourhoods where unstable buildings and unexploded ordnance pose deadly risks.“Water, food and essential services…

9 months ago

UN warns Gaza’s displaced face freezing nights and food shortages

Since the ceasefire on 10 October, the UN migration agency IOM has dispatched more than 47,000 relief items, including 2,500…

10 months ago