Middle East

Lebanon: 12 children killed, maimed daily despite truce between Hezbollah and Israel

Key takeawaysThe humanitarian situation in Lebanon remains fragile and needs immense and severe despite the recent US-Iran agreement and subsequent…

1 month ago

UN officials call for urgent action in Yemen to push peace, reduce hunger

Addressing the 15-member Council about the current situation on the ground, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said that…

1 month ago

While world waits for details on Iran-US accord, UN calls for Hormuz aid corridor

At the Human Rights Council in Geneva, deputy UN rights chief Awa Dabo stressed how disruption to shipping in the…

1 month ago

Instability, war and closed borders: How aid workers get emergency food to hungry Afghan children

Hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan face hunger and poverty. The country suffers from repeated floods and earthquakes, declining…

2 months ago

UN ‘encouraged’ by talk of possible US-Iran ceasefire deal

During his regular media briefing from Headquarters, Stéphane Dujarric was asked about an announcement by Pakistan’s Prime Minister that the sides had agreed…

2 months ago

Three seafarers killed in Hormuz strike as UN warns of widening fallout

The latest strike, which the United States said had been carried out as part of its blockade enforcement operations, involved…

2 months ago

Middle East LIVE: Diplomacy in focus as escalation ‘reverberates across borders and continents’, warns UN chief

Nearly four months after the latest Middle East crisis erupted and despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and…

2 months ago

Palestinians face systematic abuse by Israeli settlers and Hamas alike: Independent investigators

They “are being systematically and deliberately subjected to severe violations of human rights law by all parties to the region’s…

2 months ago

Lebanon crisis: needs soar as UN launches new funding appeal

“Humanitarian needs are soaring with each day of the conflict; our work is unfortunately far from over…we need the funding,”…

2 months ago

Lebanon: Another peacekeeper dies in new attack

Two other peacekeepers also sustained injuries in the incident and are receiving medical treatment at a UNIFIL facility.The force said…

2 months ago