Middle East
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UN rights office calls for end to Israel’s ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR, briefed the Palestinian rights committee…
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UN rights chief warns of increasing risk of atrocity crimes in Gaza
The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of…
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UN condemns killing of 1,000 people in Gaza since ceasefire collapse
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza. …
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Lebanon: UN expresses deep concern over latest Israeli airstrikes, in call for restraint
The United Nations on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the latest escalation of violence in Lebanon, despite the fragile ceasefire…
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Gaza aid worker killings: One humanitarian still missing in mass grave
UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on duty in southern Gaza…
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‘Fragility and hope’ mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the…
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Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war
In Yemen, a decade of conflict has proved catastrophic for the country’s children living under the threat of airstrikes and…
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Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse
The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the…
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3-week Gaza aid ban ‘collective punishment’: UNRWA chief
The tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger crisis, Philippe Lazzarini, the head…
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Middle East crisis spirals amid mounting civilian deaths, aid blockade
The Israel-Palestine conflict is descending further into violence, with mounting civilian casualties in the West Bank and a deepening humanitarian…
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