News headlines for “Middle East”, page 58
‘Stop the 21st century atrocity’ in Gaza, Fletcher urges UN Security Council
- UN News
No aid has entered Gaza for more than 10 weeks and every single one of the 2.1 million people there faces famine conditions, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on Tuesday in a briefing to the Security Council in New York.
GAZA LIVE: 'Humanity, the law and reason must prevail' in Gaza, UN relief chief tells Security Council
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The Security Council is meeting in New York to discuss the horror of Gaza, where humanitarians warn of “a critical risk of famine” and aid shipments have been blocked by Israel for over 70 days. UN relief chief Tom Fletcher briefed the Security Council, asking ambassadors if they will finally act decisively "to prevent genocide" and ensure respect for international law. He also called on Hamas to release all hostages and stop putting civilians at risk. Follow live for key updates from UN Headquarters and reports from the region. App users can follow coverage here.
Gaza: Guterres hails hostage release, renews ceasefire call
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the release of a hostage held in in Gaza on Monday and renewed his call for a permanent ceasefire and greater humanitarian access to the war-torn enclave.
Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts
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Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine”, UN-backed food security experts warned on Monday, a full 19 months since war began with Israel and 70 days since deliveries stopped of all aid and commercial supplies.
Field of Dreams: Football Breathes Life into Yemen’s Camps
- UN News
Every summer in Ma’rib, Yemen, a place marked by loss and uncertainty, a football tournament offers a rare kind of hope. For hundreds of displaced youth living across more than a dozen sites, it’s a chance to unite, to belong, and to dream.
Gaza: UN agencies reject Israeli plan to use aid as ‘bait’
- UN News
Israel’s plan to take control of relief assistance in Gaza would put civilian lives in danger and cause mass displacement while using aid as “bait”, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem
- UN News
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli security forces into three of its schools in occupied East Jerusalem, describing it as a violation of children’s right to education and safety.
Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza
- UN News
Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling their anguish into art in psychosocial support sessions provided by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA.
Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’
- UN News
The reported Israeli proposal to deliver humanitarian supplies through hubs controlled by the military would be a breach of the core principles of neutral, impartial and independent aid delivery, the UN said on Tuesday.
Sudan drone attacks raise fears for civilian safety and aid efforts
- UN News
The UN is sounding the alarm over escalating violence in Sudan following drone strikes near Port Sudan airport reportedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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