News headlines for “Middle East”, page 9
UN says Gaza crisis remains dire, children hardest hit
- UN News

Despite a modest increase in humanitarian assistance, the situation in Gaza remains “dire”, with children among the hardest hit by shortages of shelter, basic services and education, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Gaza ceasefire is making a difference, but situation is still deadly for children
- UN News

The fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is making a difference to the lives of over a million children, and improving overall access to food - but more aid still needs to enter.
World News in Brief: Deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Duterte trial update, final hostage remains recovered in Gaza, FAO boosts farming in Haiti
- UN News

The UN migration agency, IOM, expressed deep concern on Monday over multiple deadly shipwrecks that are believed to have taken place over the past ten days across the Central Mediterranean.
Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria
- UN News

When fighting recently intensified near her neighbourhood in Aleppo, in northern Syria, Fatima and her family had to run.
A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem 'set on fire'
- UN News

The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have been set alight deliberately.
UN Peacekeepers and Associated Personnel Killed in Malicious Attacks in 2025
- Inter Press Service

UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (IPS) - At least 21 United Nations personnel — 12 peacekeeping personnel and nine civilians — were killed in deliberate attacks in 2025, according to the United Nations Staff Union Standing Committee on the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service.
Limited access restored to Syria’s Al Hol camp amid security concerns
- UN News

United Nations agencies have regained limited access to Syria’s Al Hol camp and resumed the delivery of essential supplies after days of disruption caused by a volatile security situation, the UN Deputy Spokesperson said on Friday.
Gaza reconstruction talks must not distract from massive needs, say UN aid agencies
- UN News

Amid reconstruction talks on Gaza linked to President Trump's just-launched Board of Peace, UN aid agencies insisted on Friday that what Gazans need most is immediate relief from the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe there.
Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition
- UN News

A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast risks igniting wider instability just as Syria struggles to emerge from years of conflict and authoritarian rule, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday.
Gaza: War crimes probe pledges to continue work for justice and accountability
- UN News

As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent rights experts tasked by the UN Human Rights Council with investigating grave abuses linked to the Hamas-Israel war pledged to continue their work seeking justice and accountability for all.

