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UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in war-ravaged Gaza during Ramadan and calling for the immediate and...
Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA,...
Rafah: Netanyahu’s marketing tool and lightning rod
The besieged Gazan city of Rafah is Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s yo-yo.
A brilliant but ruthless politician, Mr. Netanyahu is in campaign mode.
“The man...
Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis
After thirteen years of conflict in Syria, a continuing political stalemate threatens to prolong the suffering of millions and hinder efforts to bring about...
Afghanistan calls for respect, equality and aid from the world
Two and a half years have passed since the Taliban forces took over Kabul, the Capital of Afghanistan. Yet, due to more than four-decades...
Gaza: Number of children killed higher than from four years of world conflict
Amid reports of fresh Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight into Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said that more children have been...
Innocent Gazans pay a heavy price for Hamas and Israel’s disregard for human life
Failed efforts to achieve a Gaza ceasefire on the eve of Ramadan leave innocent Gazans in the lurch, highlight the gap between Israel and...
Is Peace in our World an Illusion?
It is the young children and the old who suffer the most, are the most vulnerable to disease, to dehydration, to a sparse diet...
Gaza: ‘Children are dying from hunger’
“Hunger has reached catastrophic levels,” Jamie McGoldrick, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told journalists at UN Headquarters on Wednesday, describing...
North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger
A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been welcomed by UN...