News headlines for “Middle East”, page 57
‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war
- UN News

At night he sleeps under a tarpaulin sheet on the ruins of his family home. Like others returning to northern Gaza after months of being displaced by war, Sufian Al-Majdalawi clings to whatever he can find.
Bahrain’s pearling legacy: Reviving a millennia-old culture
- UN News

Bahrain, with its shallow waters and rich oyster beds, has long been synonymous with pearls, which formed the backbone of the island nation’s economy for thousands of years. Diving for pearls, otherwise known as pearling, remains part of the country’s cultural DNA.
Gaza: Despite challenges, UNRWA says ‘unparalleled progress’ made during ceasefire
- UN News

Since the ceasefire began in Gaza on 19 January, “unparalleled progress” has been made in providing desperately needed aid to families across the devastated enclave, said UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday.
Syria: UN scales up aid deliveries as regional fighting continues
- UN News

UN humanitarians on Wednesday reported a scaling up of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria, even as hostilities continue to impact civilians and limit access in different parts of the country.
West Bank security situation remains alarming, warn UN aid agencies
- UN News

Weeks of deadly Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have turned Palestinian communities into “battlefields” and left 40,000 people homeless, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
DAWN Calls on ICC to Investigate U.S. Officials for War Crimes in Gaza
- Inter Press Service

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - On February 24, the human rights organization Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate former U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, among other U.S. government officials, for aiding and abetting Israeli war crimes that deliberately infringed on human rights in the Gaza Strip. This poses significant implications for the future of U.S. foreign policy and the role of impunity in world conflicts.
Success for polio campaign in Gaza while West Bank tensions continue
- UN News

UN humanitarians reported on Tuesday that aid workers in Gaza supporting local health authorities have now managed to vaccinate nearly 550,000 children under 10 – nearly all those it aimed to reach.
‘Political courage’ needed to end war in the Middle East: Top UN envoy
- UN News

A sustainable resolution to the war in Gaza and the broader Israel-Palestine conflict relies on political courage from all sides, the top UN official for the Middle East Peace Process said on Tuesday.
New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza
- UN News

The latest round of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza targeting nearly 600,000 young children got underway on Saturday.
Nearly 148,000 in Gaza receive cash aid
- UN News

Aid operations in the Gaza Strip continue to reach people from north to south with critical assistance, including cash, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday.

