United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday rejected a new Israeli proposal to control aid deliveries in Gaza. Guterres said the new proposal risks further controlling and callously limiting aid “down to the last calorie and grain of flour.” “Let me be… UN rejects new Israeli plan to control Gaza aid …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
United Nations agencies have issued a stern warning that cuts in aid will threaten the progress in ending maternal deaths globally. The agencies gave the warning in a new report released on the World Health Day. The UN agencies highlighted in the report the threat of major… Aid cuts threatening fragile progress in ending maternal … Read more
An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has reportedly struck a hospital operated by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. About 19 people were killed, including nine minors, and others were injured in the strike on Jabalia today, local media reported. An Israeli military… Israeli airstrike reportedly hits UN-run Gaza hospital, killing 19 …C0NTINUE READING HERE … Read more
The United Nations on Tuesday refuted Israel’s claims that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for a long period, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in the enclave supported by the World Food Programme. No aid has been delivered to the Palestinian enclave… Gaza: UN dismisses Israel’s claims of enough … Read more
United Nations officials said the bodies of eight Red Crescent medics and other Palestinian rescue workers who came under fire more than a week ago have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip. Head of the UN agency for Palestinian Refugees,… Bodies of Palestinian medics recovered from … Read more
The United Nations on Friday said Israeli actions in Gaza, including strikes on populated areas in which civilians have been killed, bear the hallmarks of atrocities. Spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Jens Laerke, said this on Friday in… Israeli actions in Gaza bear hallmark of atrocity – UN …C0NTINUE READING … Read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk has condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, western Niger. NAN reports that no fewer than 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured in the attack last Friday. Assailants from the so-called Islamic… UN reacts to mosque attack, killing of 44 worshippers in … Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, western Niger. No fewer than 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured in the attack on Friday. Assailants from the so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara… UN rights commissioner condemns mosque attack in Niger … Read more
The Under-Secretary-General for the UN Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, on Tuesday said the United Nations is awaiting talks on a potential peacekeeping mission for Ukraine, stating that no such mission is yet planned. Lacroix said he expected discussions on deploying UN… Ukraine: UN awaits talks on potential peacekeeping mission …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>
The United Nations on Monday said it was reducing its international staff numbers in Gaza by about a third after Israeli strikes in the enclave that have killed hundreds of civilians, including United Nations personnel. UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric revealed this in a… UN reducing international staff numbers in Gaza amid Israeli strikes …C0NTINUE READING … Read more