Middle East crisis: Live updates for 23 January; ‘we can save more lives’ if Gaza ceasefire holds, says UN relief chief
The Security Council met on Thursday afternoon in New York to discuss the life-threatening dangers faced by Palestinian children – thousands of whom have been killed during the war in Gaza. UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said a whole generation had been traumatised but the ceasefire has "significantly improved" humanitarian aid operations. Join us for live coverage as well as updates from our colleagues on the ground throughout the region. App users can follow here.
The Security Council met on Thursday afternoon in New York to discuss the life-threatening dangers faced by Palestinian children – thousands of whom have been killed during the war in Gaza. UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said a whole generation had been traumatised but the ceasefire has "significantly improved" humanitarian aid operations. Join us for live coverage as well as updates from our colleagues on the ground throughout the region. App users can follow here.
© UN News (2025) — All Rights Reserved. Original source: UN News
Where next?
Browse related news topics:
Read the latest news stories:
- UNGA’s Long-Drawn Revitalization Efforts Need a Meaningful Outcome, not Another Repetitive Regularity of an Omnibus of Redundancy Friday, December 05, 2025
- UN80 is Less a Reform Than a Survival Manual Friday, December 05, 2025
- In Zimbabwe, School Children Are Turning Waste Into Renewable Energy-Powered Lanterns Friday, December 05, 2025
- Any Resumption of US Tests May Trigger Threats from Other Nuclear Powers Friday, December 05, 2025
- UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east Friday, December 05, 2025
- Lebanon: UN peacekeepers warn of ‘clear violations’ following latest Israeli airstrikes Friday, December 05, 2025
- Israeli raids and settler attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in West Bank Friday, December 05, 2025
- Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’ Friday, December 05, 2025
- Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify Friday, December 05, 2025
- Businesses Impact Nature on Which They Depend — IPBES Report Finds Thursday, December 04, 2025
Learn more about the related issues: