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UN independent human rights experts on Thursday (October 19, 2023) voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and victims of terrorism caught up in the Israel-Gaza crisis. more
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza

Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza   

Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

Execution of Gaza prisoners condemned by UN rights office

New York: The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the execution of five prisoners by Hamas, the de facto authorities in Gaza, in a statement released ...

UN pushes for lasting ceasefire, more humanitarian deliveries in Gaza

New York: The cessation of hostilities negotiated last month between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, remains “very fragile”, the UN envoy there told the Secur ...

Grave violations against children in conflict ‘alarmingly high’, latest UN report reveals

New York: More than 19,300 boys and girls affected by war last year were victims of grave violations such as recruitment or rape, and the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for experts t ...

Children bearing brunt of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians: UNICEF

New York: More than 40 children have been killed in the current crisis in the Middle East, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Saturday.

UNICEF says 34 Palestinian, 2 Israeli children killed in past four days

Washington/Sputnik: Thirty-four children in the Gaza Strip and two children in Israel have been killed in clashes between Israelis and Palestinians, the United Nations Children’s Fu ...

Palestine refugees' relief chief warns Security Council money to fund Gaza operations will run out in mid-June

New York: The head of the UN relief and works agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) warned on Wednesday that despite weathering a “truly existential crisis” over funding last ...

Children bear the brunt as violence escalates in Gaza - UNICEF

New York: Highlighting the devastating impact of the humanitarian crisis and increasing violence on Gaza's children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on al ...