“People face constant exhaustion, hunger and fear,” warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa.
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A United Nations staff member was killed and another injured in southern Gaza on Monday while en route to the European Hospital near Rafah.
The EU has called on international donors to resume funding to Gaza’s largest UN agency. Several nations had stopped funding the UNRWA agency after allegations that some employees took part in the October 7 attack on Israel. A review has found that Israel failed to provide evidence for its claim that thousands of UNRWA staff were members of terror groups.
UN ‘horror’ at mass grave at hospitals in Gaza The UN has expressed horror over reports of mass graves being discovered outside two Palestinian hospitals. …
Israel has announced the entry of more than 300 aid trucks into Gaza, marking the highest daily volume since the start of its war on the besieged territory six months ago. However, this delivery still falls far short of the minimum requirement set by the United Nations to stave off the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Russia has terminated a United Nations expert panel responsible for overseeing sanctions against North Korea, a group that has operated for several years. Last week, the panel announced an investigation into allegations that Russia violated regulations by procuring North Korean weaponry, including ballistic missiles, for deployment in Ukraine.
A UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories has said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is “committing the crime of genocide against the Palestinians as a group in Gaza.”
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is seen Vetoing the resolution during a UN Security Council vote calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, at UN Headquarters on Tuesday.
UN warns attack on Rafah could lead to ‘slaughter’ Israel’s assault in the southern Gazan city Rafah could lead to a “slaughter” according to a…
UN warning that Gaza aid system could collapse if UNRWA funding stopped UN officials have raised concerns that the withdrawal of funding for the primary…
Gaza aid agency says it is ‘extremely desperate’ after funding halted Japan and Austria have joined many other nations in halting funding to UNRWA, the…
UN agency condemns aid halt over alleged help for Hamas attacks The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is urging countries that…
The Home Secretary highlighted the “disconnect” between the United Nations’ Refugee Agency’s “very strong criticism” of the UK’s scheme and their own refugee partnership with the Rwandan Government.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UN Security Council’s Response to the Gaza Conflict and expressed worry at the Doha Forum, citing damage to the UN Security…
The water system shutdown has left most of the Palestinian population drinking contaminated water.
The world’s top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN’s COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and leaked documents.
The peacekeepers were withdrawing from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali.
Gaza hospitals stopping some services as UN warns fuel runs out tonight Fuel is running out in Gaza, as hospitals are stopping all but emergency…
Israel hits hundreds of Gaza sites as it warns campaign may last months The ongoing Middle East conflict is intensifying as Israel says it has…
Russia seeks to rejoin UN’s human rights council Russia wants to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council in an election that will be seen…
Suella Braverman asks if UN refugee rules are fit for modern age Suella Braverman is expected to say in a speech that politicians need to…
Nearly 1,000 Cypriots are still missing after disappearing during the conflict of the 1960s and 1974. With witnesses dying, time is running out to find them.
France24 says the US has warned the UN it has information that Russia has lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps”.
The Guardian says Ukraine will be responsible for its own destruction if it undermines existing peace agreements, a senior Russian diplomat has warned.
Arab News says the UN has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 ex-Afghan forces, officials have been killed since the Taliban took over.