News headlines for “Middle East”, page 20
Israel has rejected over 100 aid requests since Gaza ceasefire, UN says
- UN News
The United Nations said on Thursday that Israeli authorities have rejected more than 100 requests to bring relief materials into Gaza since the ceasefire began nearly a month ago.
Catch-up immunization campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children
- UN News
A campaign for routine immunization, nutrition, and growth monitoring will be launched in the Gaza Strip this week with the goal of reaching 44,000 children cut off from essential life-saving services due to the devastating conflict.
World News in Brief: Settler attacks in the West Bank, Madagascar hunger crisis, obesity in Europe
- UN News
The UN humanitarian relief chief, Tom Fletcher, has sounded the alarm over rising violence in the occupied West Bank, where attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their property continue to escalate.
Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres
- UN News
Any transition in Gaza must uphold unity with the West Bank and a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians, the UN Secretary-General said in Doha on Tuesday.
Syria’s future under threat from acute funding shortages
- UN News
Hopes for a peaceful future in post-war Syria are at risk as funding for basic services dries up, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Gaza: Aid teams race to push back hunger; one million food parcels delivered
- UN News
Food is slowly returning to the shelves in Gaza but supplies are still desperately inadequate, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as they issued fresh calls for wider access and continued financial support.
Asia-Arab Parliamentarians Forge Regional Pathways for Gender Justice and Youth Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, November 3 (IPS) - Inclusive legislation, empowered youth, and anti-violence policies are inseparable aspects of sustainable development and were the key messages at a conference of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Asian and Arab Parliamentarians on Population and Development held in Cairo on October 24, 2025.
In a quiet community on Doha’s edge, Gaza’s wounded and orphaned learn to heal
- UN News
In the late afternoon light, about 20 kilometres from Doha, the Al-Thumama complex looks like any quiet residential neighbourhood: paved pathways, rows of apartment blocks, the hum of air-conditioning carrying through the warm desert air.
Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north directly
- UN News
In its latest update from Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that access to food improved in early October, especially in southern governorates.
UN agencies on hand as deadly new quake hits northern Afghanistan
- UN News
UN teams rushed to northern Afghanistan on Monday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck overnight, just two months after a massive quake devastated the east of the country. Details are still emerging from the latest emergency where initial reports indicate at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured.
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