Middle East
UN warns Gaza’s displaced face freezing nights and food shortages
Since the ceasefire on 10 October, the UN migration agency IOM has dispatched more than 47,000 relief items,…
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UN appeals for stronger support for Syria, with millions still in need
Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi, briefing from Damascus, called for a renewed commitment to the participation…
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Forty migrants, including children, perish in Tunisia shipwreck
The tragedy came amid concerns that worsening conditions for refugees and asylum-seekers in North Africa are pushing more…
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Ceasefire offers ‘lifeline’ but Gaza hospitals remain in ruins
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the halt in hostilities but said “the crisis is far from over and the…
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Millions pushed to ‘brink of survival’ in Sudan
Sudan stands at the epicentre of one of the world’s “most severe” humanitarian crises, according to the UN.…
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Fragile Gaza ceasefire marks ‘a momentous but precarious juncture,’ UN envoy tells Security Council
The Gaza ceasefire provides a rare opportunity to end one of the most destructive phases of the wider…
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Security Council renews Haiti sanctions
The sanctions regime was established in 2022 and includes a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo. Panama…
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Security Council LIVE: Gaza ceasefire, aid crisis dominates agenda as ambassadors meet on the Middle East
The UN Security Council is meeting in New York to debate the Middle East. The session comes amid…
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Green light for Gang Suppression Force tells Haitians ‘they are not alone’, Security Council hears
Addressing ambassadors for the first time as head of the UN office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz Massieu…
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Israel is obliged to let aid flow into Occupied Palestinian Territory, says World Court
In a detailed advisory opinion requested by the General Assembly, the UN’s top court found that Israel is…