Middle East

US-Houthi ceasefire ‘a welcome opportunity’ to advance peace efforts in Yemen

Ambassadors were briefed by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, who commended Oman for its efforts to achieve…

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GAZA LIVE: Security Council to meet on aid crisis amid ‘critical risk of famine’ due to Israeli blockade

The Security Council is set to meet this afternoon at 3 PM in New York to discuss the deepening crisis…

1 year ago

Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts

“Goods indispensable for people’s survival are either depleted or expected to run out in the coming weeks…The entire population is…

1 year ago

Field of Dreams: Football Breathes Life into Yemen’s Camps

The tournament is more than a sporting event. It’s a lifeline. In Ma’rib Governorate, where over 2.3 million internally displaced…

1 year ago

Gaza: UN agencies reject Israeli plan to use aid as ‘bait’

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder insisted that the Israeli proposal to create a handful of aid hubs exclusively…

1 year ago

UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem

According to the agency, heavily armed personnel entered the schools in Shu’fat refugee camp on Thursday while classes were in…

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New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30

The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, maintained that Israeli forces hit the school in Al Bureij, Middle Gaza, at…

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Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’

“It appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaponize the aid and we have warned against that for a very…

1 year ago

Guterres alarmed by Israeli plans to expand Gaza ground offensive

 “This will inevitably lead to countless more civilians killed and the further destruction of Gaza,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan…

1 year ago

UN warns of growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

In a statement released by the UN Humanitarian Country Team – which leads coordinated relief efforts across the Occupied Palestinian…

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