Middle East

Syria: Violence in Alawite areas may be war crimes, say rights investigators

Many of the victims were Alawite, a minority community in Syria, which the former ruling Assad family belonged to.  Some…

12 months ago

Syria: UNICEF calls for safe access to children in Sweida as needs mount

Deadly sectarian clashes erupted in the southern governorate, also known as As-Sweida, in July and early August and children and…

12 months ago

Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ as hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns

Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals and under 38 per cent of primary healthcare centres are partially functioning – or…

12 months ago

Yemen: ‘Regional turmoil continues to erode prospects for peace,’ Security Council hears

Yemen continues to be one of the world’s most food-insecure countries following over 12 years of war between the Saudi-backed…

12 months ago

Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges

The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and…

12 months ago

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid starvation in the Gaza Strip

The UN Security Council is meeting in New York following the Israeli cabinet’s decision to again expand its military operation…

12 months ago

Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres

The announcement following an Israeli cabinet meeting “marks a dangerous escalation and risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians, and could further…

12 months ago

Gaza: Hospitals ‘at near-total collapse’, staff overwhelmed by the injured

Meanwhile, UN agencies confirmed the deaths of three Palestinians from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare auto-immune disease that can cause…

12 months ago

Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs

The development – which also applies to the occupied West Bank – is a result of the Israeli requirement introduced…

12 months ago

Just 1.5 per cent of Gaza’s agricultural land remains accessible and undamaged

A new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) reveals that just 8.6…

12 months ago