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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.

Iran: Rights experts ‘dismayed’ over continued imprisonment of Nobel Laureate Mohammadi

UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday called for the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize fo ...

Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy

More than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year in demonstrations, clashes, military operations, attacks and other incidents, which already surpasses l ...

Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’

The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, and “appalled by the continued loss ...

Israel-Palestine: UN calls for restraint following violence at Al-Aqsa mosque

New York: UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Wednesday appealed for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to exercise restraint following the latest violence surrounding a holy site in Jeru ...

Israel-Palestine: UNICEF warns children are paying ‘the highest price’ as violence escalates

New York: Alarmed by the recent killing and injury of many children in Israel and Palestine, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) voiced an appeal to parties on Monday to de-escalate ten ...

Rights experts urge Israel to cease eviction and demolition of Bedouin village

New York: Israel must halt plans to demolish a Bedouin village in the Naqab desert that will forcibly displace hundreds of residents in a bid to expand Jewish-only settlements, two expert ...

Fears grow for the lives of 5 Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli prisons

New York: Israel has been urged to either release or charge five Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Grave concerns have been expressed for the lives of t ...