News headlines for “Middle East”, page 2
Gaza: Guterres hails hostage release, renews ceasefire call
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the release of a hostage held in in Gaza on Monday and renewed his call for a permanent ceasefire and greater humanitarian access to the war-torn enclave.
Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts
- UN News
Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine”, UN-backed food security experts warned on Monday, a full 19 months since war began with Israel and 70 days since deliveries stopped of all aid and commercial supplies.
Field of Dreams: Football Breathes Life into Yemen’s Camps
- UN News
Every summer in Ma’rib, Yemen, a place marked by loss and uncertainty, a football tournament offers a rare kind of hope. For hundreds of displaced youth living across more than a dozen sites, it’s a chance to unite, to belong, and to dream.
Gaza: UN agencies reject Israeli plan to use aid as ‘bait’
- UN News
Israel’s plan to take control of relief assistance in Gaza would put civilian lives in danger and cause mass displacement while using aid as “bait”, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem
- UN News
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli security forces into three of its schools in occupied East Jerusalem, describing it as a violation of children’s right to education and safety.
Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza
- UN News
Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling their anguish into art in psychosocial support sessions provided by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA.
Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’
- UN News
The reported Israeli proposal to deliver humanitarian supplies through hubs controlled by the military would be a breach of the core principles of neutral, impartial and independent aid delivery, the UN said on Tuesday.
Sudan drone attacks raise fears for civilian safety and aid efforts
- UN News
The UN is sounding the alarm over escalating violence in Sudan following drone strikes near Port Sudan airport reportedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Guterres alarmed by Israeli plans to expand Gaza ground offensive
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General is alarmed by reports of Israeli plans to expand ground operations and prolong its military presence in Gaza, a spokesperson for António Guterres said on Monday.
Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is following developments in Syria, where fresh fighting in the capital Damascus and elsewhere is threatening fragile efforts toward peace and political transition.