UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made the appeal in a statement posted on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He noted that 15 months…
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Gaza: ‘Devastation is absolutely staggering’, says senior WFP official
Speaking from Gaza, Jonathan Dumont said many people have been displaced multiple times, and that families are living either in tents or…
World News in Brief: Gaza medical challenge, justice for Africa, rising violence in Myanmar
The situation is especially dire in North Gaza governorate, which has been under siege for more than two months, UN Spokesperson Stéphane…
‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
The warning comes in an alert issued by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee (FRC), which underscored that the humanitarian…
Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA
Briefing reporters in Geneva from central Gaza, UNRWA senior emergency officer Louise Wateridge warned that amid looming famine in the Gaza Strip…
More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council
Sigrid Kaag updated ambassadors on the implementation of resolution 2720, adopted last December, which established her mandate following the brutal 7 October…
‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers
The world has “failed the people of Gaza”, he said. More than 41,000 people have been killed since Israel’s offensive began in…
Evacuation orders this week affect thousands in north and south Gaza
At least 60,000 Palestinians have moved towards western Khan Younis in Gaza in the past 72 hours following three evacuation orders this week, the…
UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death
OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk “is shocked and appalled” by comments made by Israeli finance…
Guterres highlights ‘unique level of destruction’ in Gaza ahead of G7 summit
“In Gaza, we are deeply committed to humanitarian aid to the population in Gaza, where UNRWA is the backbone of that support,”…