Middle East
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Guterres calls on Israel and Hamas to end Gaza war
With the situation in Gaza “worsening by the day”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for Israeli and Hamas…
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‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack
Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on the enclave’s southernmost city…
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Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in Lebanon
Children as young as four are being forced to go to work in Lebanon amid a “massive collapse” in humanitarian…
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Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expert
The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step…
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Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend, where…
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Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran
Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
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US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership
The Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto. In a…
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Gaza: UN experts decry ‘systemic obliteration’ of education system
UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised alarm over the “systematic destruction” of the Palestinian education system in the…
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Guterres appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East
Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards lasting peace between Israel and…
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Security Council urged to ‘end the bloodshed’ in Gaza
The President of the UN General Assembly appealed on Monday for “all those with leverage” to use their power to…
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