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‘Our livelihoods have been cut off’, say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest
In the occupied West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, *Yousef stands behind a sealed iron gate, cut off from the …
In the occupied West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, *Yousef stands behind a sealed iron gate, cut off from the …
Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN aid agencies repeated ur…
The UN peacekeeping mission which patrols the so-called Blue Line of separation between Israel and Lebanon re…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitar…
Iraq has taken an historic step with the launch of its first ever national migration plan, designed to promot…
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a new warning over the deadly impacts of the ongoi…
Following a devastating 15-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants focused on southern Lebanon,…
The killing of five more Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces – bringing the total killed overal…
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly…
One of the many ugly consequences of wars and conflict is injuries leading to a loss of limbs. Gaza, which no…
Dr. Nouf moves briskly from patient to patient wearing her mask and gloves, with a stethoscope resting around…
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution a…
The UN Special Envoy for Syria briefed the Security Council on Thursday, saying that amid a strained ceasefir…
Israeli airstrikes and shootings near aid hubs run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial…
With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief Antóni…
The Israeli military has escalated attacks across Gaza City, reportedly deciding to press ahead with plans to…
Hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are intensifying as a devastating gro…
The small trickle of aid entering Gaza is totally insufficient to alleviate starvation and displacement in th…
With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in the line of duty last year, o…
In the heart of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, a woman with a passion for sweet treats transformed her love for…
Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate fur…
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized wea…
As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and impedi…
Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly A…
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore t…
Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the “deeply alarming” recent violence in Syria’s Swe…
The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where st…
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, voiced concern over the …
The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killin…
The transformation over two decades of the once thriving Syrian city of Sweida from tourist destination to a …
Public health conditions in Gaza are “catastrophic”, with hospitals operating far beyond capacity. Some life-…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza this p…
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overfl…
The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the sharp escalation of violence in Syria’s Sweida region sinc…
The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a “catastrophic” humanitari…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed grave concern over Israel’s decision to “take control of …
Acute malnutrition among children in Gaza has reached the highest levels to date as hunger continues to deepe…
Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food across the enclave, while med…
UN data published on Wednesday underscores the tiny amount of cultivable land that remains in the Gaza Strip,…
Aid agencies warned on Wednesday that most partner organizations providing vital relief across Gaza will like…
Children in Gaza are dying not just from hunger, but from the total collapse of the systems meant to protect …
Obtaining food is no longer a routine journey in Gaza; it has become a race, fraught with death on all sides …
The daily struggle to survive an ongoing war in Gaza and to protect one’s family – while reporting on the fea…
In Gaza, UN aid teams continue to report that Gaza is on the brink of famine with the UN human rights chief o…
As Gaza faces famine-like conditions, large numbers of people reportedly continue to be killed and injured wh…
Despite Israel’s 27 July announcement of daily military pauses in western Gaza “to improve humanitarian respo…