OHCHR is calling for more action to end the violence and achieve justice. “While the interim authorities have taken encouraging steps towards addressing past…
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Arab region pushed to limits by climate extremes as 2024 smashes heat records
by gulftimesby gulftimesThe World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) first State of the Climate in the Arab Region report paints…
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Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office
by gulftimesby gulftimesIsraeli security forces raided the organisation’s offices in Ramallah and Hebron on 1 December, vandalising property and detaining staff. According…
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The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, Mohammed Al Hassan, briefed members for the last time as the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq…
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Gaza: UN reports expanded winterisation efforts as cold weather intensifies
by gulftimesby gulftimesMore than 230,000 families – that’s around 1.15 million people – received monthly food parcels between…
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UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank
by gulftimesby gulftimesThe shooting occurred on Thursday in Jenin and was apparently caught on film by a TV channel, OHCHR Spokesperson…
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Briefing reporters in New York on Wednesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said hostilities in parts of…
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Gaza facing worst economic collapse ever recorded, UN trade agency warns
by gulftimesby gulftimesSpeaking at the launch of UNCTAD’s 2025 Report on the Economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,…
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Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon
by gulftimesby gulftimesThe Security Council is meeting against the backdrop of Gaza’s fragile ceasefire, with ambassadors expected to…
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Gaza: Two children killed every day during fragile ceasefire, says UNICEF
by gulftimesby gulftimes“Yesterday morning, a baby girl was reportedly killed in Khan Younis by an airstrike, while the…