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UN warns time running out for families with terrorist ties stranded in Syria camps
Six years after the defeat of ISIL, also known as Daesh, tens of thousands of people with alleged or actual t…
Six years after the defeat of ISIL, also known as Daesh, tens of thousands of people with alleged or actual t…
The escalating Israeli military offensive in Gaza City continues to overwhelm medical professionals there, wi…
Yemen’s President Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi on Thursday urged the international community to move beyond state…
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, declaring …
While the Israeli military’s assault on Gaza City ramps up, conditions in the south of the wartorn enclave ar…
Iran’s President affirmed that his country has no intentions to build a nuclear bomb in his address to the UN…
UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, mo…
The deepening crisis in Gaza echoed through the halls of the United Nations on Tuesday, as the Security Counc…
The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday that growing recognition for Palestine has crea…
The time has come to free the 48 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and to stop the bombing, massacre…
Hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas have led to the shuttering of almost half of all malnutrition ce…
After nearly two years of war in Gaza, the suffering of its residents shows no sign of easing. As Israel laun…
In the face of escalating Israeli military operations, thousands of Palestinian families continue to flee the…
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to refr…
Humanitarian aid in Gaza must be protected, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, following the the…
The last remaining lifelines for civilians in Gaza City are collapsing as Israel ramps up military operations…
Syria’s tentative steps towards recovery could quickly unravel without inclusive politics, sustained aid and …
Senior independent rights investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council alleged on Tuesday that Israel’…
The United Nations has condemned the deadly Israeli military offensive in Gaza City that occurred this past w…
Yemen faces a surge of violence and hunger that threatens millions with starvation and risks destabilizing ne…
Applause rang out in the UN General Assembly Hall on Friday as countries endorsed a declaration on the peacef…
The Security Council on Thursday heard from the UN’s top political affairs official on Israel’s deadly airstr…
As the Israeli offensive intensifies in Gaza City, nearly one million people estimated there face daily bomba…
The Security Council is meeting in emergency session to discuss Israel’s strike on the capital of Qatar, Doha…
The UN and humanitarian partners warned on Wednesday that nearly one million civilians in Gaza City who have …
The head of the UN’s atomic energy agency announced on Wednesday that a deal has been struck with Iran to res…
The UN Secretary-General has condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, the capital of Qata…
Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, killing at least six people and leav…
The narrow window to prevent the spread of famine from northern Gaza to other parts of the Strip is closing f…
Sanctions imposed by the United States on three prominent and well-respected Palestinian human rights groups …
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything possible …
A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over in…
Thousands of Palestinians have been caught in the crossfire while trying to escape attacks and dire food shor…
A massive assistance mission for earthquake survivors continued in Afghanistan on Wednesday as aid teams tack…
“Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions faced by thousands…
The international community must support efforts towards peace and stability in Syria and end the displacemen…
Conditions in Gaza are worsening for Palestinians trapped amid spiralling hunger as Israel continues to block…
In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to race to assist survivors of Sunday’s devastating…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of at least 11 staff mem…