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UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank
The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the “brazen killing” of two Palest…
The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the “brazen killing” of two Palest…
Cartoons have long been used to provoke thought, raise questions and challenge power, but for Jordanian artis…
Aid deliveries into Gaza continue to face difficulties as fighting continues across the territory, with the U…
For over two years, tens of thousands of people have been killed in Gaza. The enclave faces its most severe e…
Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” while viol…
The Occupied Palestinian Territory is now in its deepest economic crisis ever recorded, with Gaza suffering a…
Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict in Gaza to sideline her ambit…
The ceasefire in Gaza is largely holding but recent violence by Israel and Palestinian militants put the truc…
The Security Council meets in a few minutes' time at a critical moment for Gaza’s fragile ceasefire, with…
Ongoing attacks and airstrikes attributed to Israeli forces in Gaza continue to kill and maim people of all a…
Living conditions for Gazans – particularly children – are still dire as temperatures drop and families retur…
Nearly a year on from the fall of Assad, Syrians still lack many basic necessities as the transitional govern…
The UN is prepared to play “any role” needed to advance the breakthrough Security Council resolution endorsin…
As UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed Monday’s Security Council resolution paving the way for a con…
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday that endorses a peace plan for Gaza put forward by Uni…
The UN Security Council is expected to vote at 5pm in New York today on a US-sponsored draft resolution that …
On Sunday, a foot patrol of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was targeted by an Israeli a…
A large-scale campaign under the slogan “We Will Rebuild Gaza” was launched on Saturday in Gaza City, with th…
Images emerged this week of what appear to be mobs of masked Israeli settlers carrying out arson attacks on P…
Lack of sufficient funds is jeopardizing the ability of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) t…
More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two ye…
A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their former homes and communiti…
Nearly 100 people have been abducted or disappeared in Syria since January, the UN human rights office, OHCHR…
The United Nations said on Thursday that Israeli authorities have rejected more than 100 requests to bring re…
A campaign for routine immunization, nutrition, and growth monitoring will be launched in the Gaza Strip this…
Any transition in Gaza must uphold unity with the West Bank and a two-State solution between Israelis and Pal…
Hopes for a peaceful future in post-war Syria are at risk as funding for basic services dries up, the World H…
Food is slowly returning to the shelves in Gaza but supplies are still desperately inadequate, UN humanitaria…
In the late afternoon light, about 20 kilometres from Doha, the Al-Thumama complex looks like any quiet resid…
In its latest update from Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that access to food improved in ea…
UN teams rushed to northern Afghanistan on Monday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck overnight,…
After two years of war that kept them out of classrooms, Gaza’s children are finally returning to the classro…
The UN and partners are pushing ahead with aid deliveries across Gaza despite new Israeli airstrikes and a fa…