Middle East
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Most violent year in Syria since 2020, senior UN official tells Security Council
This year of conflict in Syria is “on track to be the most violent since 2020”, with the potential for…
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Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity
The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge in armed looting targeting humanitarian…
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Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA
Dead bodies are lying in the streets of besieged northern Gaza while hospitals run out of blood packs – a…
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Middle East crisis: Live updates from Gaza, Lebanon and the Security Council as famine looms
Top UN officials warned the Security Council on Tuesday that famine is imminent in Gaza unless immediate action is taken,…
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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on
Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to keep hospitals up and…
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Lebanon: food insecurity ‘set to worsen’ amid deadly strikes
Amid intensifying military operations in Lebanon and deadly attacks on civilians, medical personnel and infrastructure, UN humanitarians warned on Monday…
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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, food security experts said…
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Middle East crisis: Live updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made an impassioned plea to protect the UN agency for Palestine refugees at the General Assembly’s meeting…
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Lebanon conflict at ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead
The war in Lebanon has now killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah missile…
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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end to the war and suffering…
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