News headlines for “Middle East”, page 46
Gaza: UNICEF mourns seven children killed queuing for water
- UN News
The head of UN child rights agency UNICEF has called for Israel to review its rules of engagement in Gaza after seven children were killed while waiting for water at a distribution point.
Conflict, Climate Change Push Migrants in Yemen to Return to Their Home Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 13 (IPS) - Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, driven by conflict, economic collapse and climate shocks, leaves migrants desperate to return to their home countries.
WFP Deputy Chief Describes Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 13 (IPS) - Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), described the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza following his recent visit, speaking at a press briefing at the UN Headquarters on July 11.
Gazans dying in search of food, ‘starkest illustration’ of their desperation
- UN News
Humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip “have never been higher” while the ability to assist the population has “never been more constrained,” a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday in New York.
UN chief condemns latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Friday condemning the latest Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
Gaza: ‘Unacceptable’ choice between getting shot or getting fed
- UN News
Following the deaths of several children in an Israeli strike on Palestinians waiting in line for nutritional supplements in central Gaza on Thursday, UN humanitarian officials have once again condemned the killings of people at aid distribution sites in the enclave.
UNICEF deplores ‘unconscionable’ killing of families lining up for aid in Gaza
- UN News
The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep dismay over the “unconscionable” killing of children during an aid distribution in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday.
UN calls for reversal of US sanctions on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
- UN News
Top UN human rights officials have voiced serious concern over the imposition of sanctions by the United States targeting Francesca Albanese, a UN-appointed independent expert on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Genocide Made Invisible
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, July 9 (IPS) - Whatever the outcomes of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Monday and the latest scenario for a ceasefire in Gaza, a bilateral policy of genocide has united the Israeli and U.S. governments in a pact of literally breath-taking cruelty.
Yemen deserves hope and dignity, Security Council hears
- UN News
Yemen continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis, driven by acute hunger, economic collapse, and regional instability, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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