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News headlines for “Middle East”, page 12
Echoes of Gaza war dominate UN halls, from Assembly podium to Council chamber
- UN News
The deepening crisis in Gaza echoed through the halls of the United Nations on Tuesday, as the Security Council grappled with alarming reports of civilian suffering and rising regional tensions, while leaders from Jordan to Qatar took the General Assembly floor to demand urgent global action.
Failure to end Gaza war undermining world’s credibility, UN chief warns
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday that the crisis in Gaza has become “one of the darkest chapters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” with worsening suffering and deepening regional instability.
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Fragile diplomatic momentum on Ukraine must continue, Guterres urges
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday it’s important not to lose the “fragile diplomatic momentum” between Ukraine and Russia – and international mediators – over ending the war. He was briefing ambassadors in back-to-back meetings where calling for ceasefire in Gaza, he said the “day after” war ends there, must be anchored in international law, rejecting any “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians. Our live meetings coverage is below; UN News app users can click here.
Recommit to a two-State solution for Israel-Palestine conflict, ‘before it’s too late’: Guterres
- UN News
The time has come to free the 48 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and to stop the bombing, massacres and displacement in the embattled enclave, French President Emmanual Macron told delegates in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday.
Offensive shutters nearly half of all malnutrition centres in and around Gaza City
- UN News
Hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas have led to the shuttering of almost half of all malnutrition centres in and around Gaza City, the northern area of the Strip where famine was declared a month ago.
What to know ahead of the UN summit on the Question of Palestine
- UN News
After nearly two years of war in Gaza, the suffering of its residents shows no sign of easing. As Israel launches a major ground offensive in the north of the enclave, attention once again turns to the United Nations.
World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, September 19 (IPS) - World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from September 22-30, 2025, should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization’s capacity to promote human rights and international justice, Human Rights Watch said today.
Israeli air strikes in south Lebanon violate UN resolution
- UN News
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to refrain from further strikes and fully withdraw from Lebanese territory after Israeli strikes endangered peacekeepers and civilians overnight.
UNICEF aid trucks robbed at gunpoint in Gaza City
- UN News
Humanitarian aid in Gaza must be protected, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, following the theft of therapeutic food critical for saving thousands of young lives from malnutrition as famine spreads.
Security Council: US votes against resolution on Gaza ceasefire
- UN News
The United States once again vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, following a vote in the Security Council on Thursday.
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