Middle East

Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows

“Hope returns to Gaza, but it’s fragile,” said Corinne Fleischer, World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East…

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Israel UNRWA ban will undermine Gaza ceasefire, Security Council hears

Briefing ambassadors in New York on Tuesday, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned that the laws passed in October last year…

2 years ago

Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regime

The findings from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria detail crimes against humanity and war crimes that left…

2 years ago

UN officials call for ceasefire compliance after 15 people killed in Lebanon

The timelines envisaged in the November ceasefire agreement “have not been met”, according to a joint statement by UN Special…

2 years ago

What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border

One of the UN’s longest-standing peacekeeping missions – the UN Disengagement Observer Force, known by its acronym UNDOF – began more…

2 years ago

UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan added that the Israeli military operation in and around the Jenin refugee camp had involved “disproportionate”…

2 years ago

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 23 January

Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is meeting in New York…

2 years ago

UN to strengthen cooperation with League of Arab States

Briefing ambassadors, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, highlighted the League's vital role in promoting stability in…

2 years ago

Lebanon: Food insecurity deepens following conflict, new report reveals

Developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Agriculture, the report reveals…

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Aid surging into Gaza ‘at scale’ but massive needs remain: OCHA, WHO

On day three of the ceasefire which entered into force on Sunday 19 January, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA,…

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