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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...
UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes
An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure during conflicts, comparing the ongoing bombardment of...
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...
Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis
Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the...
General Assembly President condemns ‘catastrophic, unconscionable, shameful’ conditions in Gaza
Ambassadors in the UN General Assembly again discussed on Monday the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and the critical work of the UN agency...
Palestinian Statehood after October 7: Any Odds of Success?
The terrorist action undertaken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, unprecedented in its scale and brutality, and the equally unprecedented Israeli retaliation, which claimed...
Navigating Diplomatic Waters: Australia’s Evolving Stance on the Israel-Palestine Conflict
The resurgence of the Israel-Palestine conflict undoubtedly impacts the global landscape, affecting political and economic conditions worldwide. Consequently, nations like Australia find themselves compelled...
All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimes”, according to the UN’s...
Ceasefire talks are about more than a Gaza truce and prisoner exchange
A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success.
However,...
Israel-Hamas War: Causes and Consequences of Third Intifada
The term "intifada" refers to the Palestinian uprising and resistance against Israeli aggression and occupation over the years. The first intifada took place from...