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Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ insists UNRWA
The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff are still…
The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff are still…
People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with s…
UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied P…
Humanitarians warned on Thursday that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northe…
Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into force in the co…
As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the opening of k…
The implementation of new laws banning the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA – set to take effect on Thursda…
A report from UN human rights investigators for Syria released on Monday has laid bare the systematic use of …
Top UN officials in Lebanon are calling for compliance with the ongoing ceasefire after reports that Israeli …
More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Sy…
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin a…
In a rare moment of cautious optimism, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher addressed the Security Co…
The United Nations and the League of Arab States are deepening their collaboration to tackle critical peace a…
The Security Council will be meeting this afternoon in New York to discuss the life-threatening dangers faced…
The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday emphasized the strong international consensus that is emerging in…
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen and the head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Wednesday wel…
Nearly a third of Lebanon’s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of hostilitie…
The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of water, fo…
Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen Israeli hostages and Pales…
With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must suppo…
Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is sch…
Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the start earlier on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release …
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday expressed optimism for Lebanon's future as he wrapped u…
Hopes are rising that, with the support of the United Nations, the architects of the brutal former regime of …
Two senior UN peacekeeping officials briefed the Security Council on Friday on recent developments in Lebanon…
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Friday welcomed t…
Continuing his high profile visit to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday underscored the…
Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the UN …
In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to come into effect …
The UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen and a top aid official briefed the Security Council on Wednesday warning of …
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed Wednesday’s announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and hostage re…
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk has described the unbearable suffering of former detainees under the de…
Syria’s lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led to the death…
Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel’s harrowing tale of surviving a deadly shipwreck brought the horrors of fleeing …
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Lebanon later this week for a solidarity visit with the …
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday reiterated its call for Israel to…
Top independent human rights experts urged the Palestinian authorities on Monday to end its widely criticized…
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end to the war…
Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including the mo…
Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the social spect…
The horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting that the Ministry of Health rep…
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, congratulated Joseph Aoun who was on Thur…
A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope a…
The Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss political and humanitarian developments exactly a month on f…
While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this ye…
UN teams in Gaza have carried out a rapid needs assessment in two makeshift sites in Deir Al-Balah following …
The UN and the Government of Lebanon unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash Appeal on Tuesd…
“We saw dead bodies scattered to the left and right, decomposing in the sun”, recounts Jonathan Dumont, Head …
Israeli airstrikes continued across Gaza overnight into Monday, while the UN World Food Programme (WFP) repor…
Operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) north of the UN-monitored Blue Line in southern Lebanon have co…
The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session at 10am in New York on the collapse of health ser…
More than 115,000 people have reportedly returned to Syria from countries such as Türkiye, Jordan and Lebanon…
Civilians are not safe anywhere in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, warned on Thursd…
The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA again underlined the need for a ceasefire in Gaza in a statemen…
Since he began his mandate as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale has seen …