News headlines for “Middle East”, page 50
‘A fire no one can control’: UN warns of spiralling Iran-Israel war
- UN News
The world stands on the edge of catastrophe, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, as Israel’s military campaign inside Iran intensifies and strikes on nuclear facilities threaten to trigger a catastrophe.
Gaza horrors continue as the weakest succumb to injuries and disease
- UN News
Death and suffering in Gaza are ever-present and the enclave's people now have little choice but to risk their lives to fetch aid supplies, UN agencies said on Friday.
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS LIVE: 'Give peace a chance' UN chief urges Israel and Iran
- UN News
One week since the Israel-Iran conflict erupted, diplomatic efforts to end the war are ramping up in Geneva as foreign ministers from France, Germany, the UK and the EU prepare to meet their Iranian counterpart. In New York, meanwhile, the UN Security Council just heard the UN Secretary-General warn ambassadors that “we are on course to chaos” if the war widens “which could ignite a fire that no one can can control.” We'll be covering these developments including updates from Gaza. UN News app users can follow here.
UN warns of mounting humanitarian toll as Israel-Iran hostilities continue
- UN News
As deadly missile exchanges between Israel and Iran enter a second week, the United Nations is sounding alarm over the growing toll on civilians, warning of mass displacement and regional instability.
Monitoring Iran and promoting peaceful nuclear use – the IAEA's role explained
- UN News
Just days before Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran, the UN watchdog agency monitoring Iran’s nuclear activities warned that the country was in violation of its non-proliferation commitments.
Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastrophe
- UN News
More than 100 days into Israel’s complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies still in the shattered enclave warned on Thursday that vital services are only “hours away” from shutting down.
Guterres renews call for Israel-Iran ceasefire
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he remains “profoundly alarmed” by the ongoing military escalation between Israel and Iran, as the sides continued to trade airstrikes.
UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
- UN News
As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over deadly violence at food distribution points, where over 400 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in recent weeks while trying to access desperately needed humanitarian aid.
Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation
- UN News
As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights chief Nada Al-Nashif called for urgent talks to end the ongoing missile attacks between Tehran and Tel-Aviv.
Israel’s Attack on Iran and Its Potential Fallout
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 18 (IPS) - Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities may be justified if one takes Netanyahu’s explanation at face value. I doubt, however, if he and Trump have fully considered the ominous regional ramifications of the attack and whether negotiations to limit Iran’s nuclear program would have led to much more positive results.
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