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UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem
The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools ne…
The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools ne…
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the coun…
Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in m…
After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, th…
The UN Secretary-General has warned that the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine is nearing collapse,…
The Security Council is discussing the situation in the Middle East, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël B…
The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families …
Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restriction…
The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (O…
Syria is undergoing a rocky transition after years of conflict and authoritarian rule. Despite tentative poli…
The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry o…
The near two-month ban on humanitarian aid and supplies entering Gaza is driving families to the edge of surv…
Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an esc…
Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed…
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people – mostly …
Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the ou…
The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Is…
Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of…
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerb…
An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to…
Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructur…
The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health …
The last functioning hospital in Gaza City has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, wh…
In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero…
Roughly 400,000 Syrians have returned home from the region since the fall of the Assad regime last December, …
The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in …
Hostilities across the Gaza Strip continue to take a devastating toll on the population, with daily reports o…
Recent military actions by Israel are undermining Syria’s political transition and the chances of a new secur…
In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to daily fears and ha…
With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guarant…
Amid the ongoing Israeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, aid teams warned on Monday that civilians trap…
The blockade of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip is having dire consequences for more than a million childr…
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a mis…
Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR, briefed the Palest…
The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over …
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from…
The United Nations on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the latest escalation of violence in Lebanon, despi…
UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on duty in sout…