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War in the Middle East: Cultural treasures damaged, with more at risk
Since the outbreak of war on 28 February, several unique sites of cultural significance have been damaged in …
Since the outbreak of war on 28 February, several unique sites of cultural significance have been damaged in …
The war in the Middle East is well into its fourth week and the humanitarian emergency it has sparked continu…
More than 1,000 people have been killed and 2,584 injured in Lebanon since the start of the US-Israel war on …
The crisis in the Middle East continues, with strikes and counter-strikes reported across the region, driving…
More than two years of unrelenting violence, displacement and loss have pushed children and young people in P…
The US and Israel must end their bombing campaign before it spirals out of control, while Iran needs to stop …
The crisis in the Middle East continues, with ongoing strikes across the region driving civilian casualties, …
Humanitarian needs are continuing to grow again across Gaza, the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRW…
The international community must step up efforts to support Syria amid the current conflict raging in the Mid…
The crisis in the Middle East continues, with ongoing strikes across the region and rising humanitarian needs…
The Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN Worl…
The crisis in the Middle East continues to intensify, with strikes and counter-strikes reported across the re…
The widening war in the Middle East and its growing impact on civilians came under scrutiny at the UN in Gene…
The crisis in the Middle East has entered its third week, with fighting continuing across the region and huma…
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing another $2 million in emergency funds to support health s…
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called on the international community to intensify support for the Gover…
In a solidarity visit to the war-ravaged capital of Lebanon, the UN chief on Friday announced a flash humanit…
As the UN Secretary-General touched down in Beirut on Friday in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, UN age…
Rising food prices, growing displacement and disruptions to global supply routes are placing millions of peop…
Lebanon is facing a “perfect storm of unpredictable challenges” as conflict, mass displacement and dwindling …
As war continues in the Middle East, the UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a Bahrain-led resolution co…
The crisis in the Middle East continues to reverberate across the region and beyond. Oil prices have climbed …
The UN’s emergency relief chief on Wednesday condemned the “$1 billion-a-day” cost of the war in the Middle E…
As the war in the Middle East enters its twelfth day, the UN has continued to call for all parties to ensure …
Toxic “black rain” linked to strikes on oil depots, mass displacement and continuing disruption to aid supply…
The conflict in the Middle East continues, with strikes and counter-strikes across the region and the humanit…
On day 10 of the war engulfing the Middle East, UN agencies on Monday reported massive displacement across th…
Lebanon has been “dragged back into a state of turmoil and violence”, the UN’s top envoy in the country warne…
The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and di…
Violence across the Middle East is continuing as military strikes and counter-strikes are reported in several…
On day six of the war in the Middle East, there's been no let-up in bombs, drones and rockets targeting I…
As US, Israeli and Iranian strikes continued for a fifth day, a top Human Rights Council probe warned on Wedn…
Violence in the Middle East is continuing into a fifth day, with US and Israeli strikes against Iran and Iran…
On the fourth day of Israeli and United States airstrikes against Iran and amid growing violence and instabil…
Violent escalation in the Middle East has entered a fourth day, with US and Israeli military strikes against …
The UN Security Council is convening in New York under extraordinary circumstances: amid escalating conflict …
Violent escalation in the Middle East has entered a third day as coordinated US and Israeli strikes against I…
As the violent escalation in the Middle East entered a third day on Monday sparked by the bombing of Iran by …
The UN education agency, UNESCO, says that the bombing of a primary school during the US and Israeli military…