News headlines for “Middle East”, page 47
UN chief ‘appalled’ by worsening Gaza crisis as civilians face displacement, aid blockades
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General is “appalled” by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians face yet another wave of mass displacement with few safe places to go.
Gaza: Access to key water facility in Khan Younis disrupted, UN reports
- UN News
A key water reservoir serving Khan Younis in southern Gaza has become inaccessible following new Israeli displacement orders, sparking fears of a collapse in the city’s water distribution network and worsening already dire humanitarian conditions, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
Children’s lives ‘turned upside down’ by wars across Middle East, North Africa, warns UNICEF
- UN News
Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa in the last two years reportedly killed, maimed, or displaced over 12 million children across the region, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Iran crisis: UN stays and delivers
- UN News
A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month with Israel, which left hundreds dead, several hospitals hit and a spike in Afghan refugees returning home, the UN’s top official in Tehran said on Tuesday.
Gaza: ‘Unbearable’ suffering continues, UN official tells Security Council
- UN News
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is deepening at an alarming rate, a senior United Nations official warned on Monday, as Israeli military operations and attacks on civilians seeking aid continue to exact a devastating toll on lives and infrastructure.
Syria: UN commission hails recent action to address past violations
- UN News
The interim authorities in Syria have taken important steps in recent weeks to address past violations, the Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the country said on Friday in an update to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Lacroix upholds role of UN peacekeeping in Lebanon and Syria
- UN News
The head of UN Peacekeeping affirmed the critical role played by the “blue helmets” in Lebanon and Syria during a press conference at Headquarters in New York.
Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached “horrific proportions” and that the world must not let the suffering of Palestinians be overshadowed by other regional conflicts.
Gaza: Health system crumbles amid growing desperation over food, fuel
- UN News
The first delivery earlier this week of urgently needed medical goods to enter Gaza in months will provide scant relief to the enclave’s people, who continue to be shot and killed in their search for food, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Iran— Deja Vu All Over Again
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, USA, Jun 26 (IPS) - Chest thumping “Mission Accomplished” claims by President Trump that he ordered the world’s biggest conventional bombs to be dropped on a sleeping nation of 90 million people, were premature. To top it off he bragged that Iran’s nuclear capacity was devastated and that the whole nation fired “not a single shot” back.
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