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UN General Assembly demands Gaza ceasefire and hostage release, affirms ‘full support’ for UNRWA

·December 13, 2024·3 min read

The actions were taken at the Assembly’s resumed 10th emergency special session, following the failure of the Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding such a ceasefire and full hostage release. Despite securing 14 votes in favour, that text put forward by the 10 elected members of the Council, failed...

Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’

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·December 1, 2024·1 min read

“It is a moment of great importance, especially for the civilians who were paying an enormous price for the fact that this conflict is not only dragging on, but is also gaining increasingly worrying dimensions,” he said. The Secretary-General was speaking in the Portuguese capital at a joint press conference...

Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire

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·December 1, 2024·3 min read

The 13th and possibly last mission under Brazil’s Operation Cedar Roots carried 150 passengers, including elderly persons and children, back to safety. For many, the relief of reaching Brazilian soil was tempered by the devastation they left behind. “I’m very happy, very thankful for this repatriation operation, which sent a...

Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home

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·November 27, 2024·2 min read

“Immediately after the ceasefire came into force at 4am, residents of south Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut and the Bekaa (valley) began their return after months of forced displacement,” said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. “Heavy traffic [was] observed on the highway from Beirut to the south since the...

Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call

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·November 26, 2024·1 min read

The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the weekend, resulting in extensive damage and significant casualties, and forcing more people to flee their homes. “The High Commissioner reiterates his call for an immediate ceasefire to put...

United States vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council

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·November 21, 2024·1 min read

Despite having secured 14 votes in favour, the draft resolution put forward by the 10 elected members of the Security Council (E10), failed to pass owing to the negative vote by a permanent member, the US. The text also reiterated the Council’s demand for the immediate and unconditional release of...

Lebanon: UN agencies call for ceasefire as war worsens dire conditions

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·November 2, 2024·4 min read

A new Israel airstrike hit the border post of Joussieh, where many Lebanese and Syrian people are crossing to escape the violence. “Humanitarian structures are also struck,” said Filippo Grandi, head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in a social media post early Saturday. “Even fleeing (and taking care of...

Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now

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·October 20, 2024·4 min read

“Although he does not comment on events of this nature, the Secretary-General is interested that this now leads to an immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza,” Farhan Haq told the daily press briefing at UN Headquarters. Increasingly dire in the...

Lebanon: Calls for ceasefire amid escalating displacement and shelling

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·October 14, 2024·2 min read

Addressing the UNHCR Executive Committee in Geneva, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said that nowhere is “uncertainty and anxiety more palpable at the moment than in Lebanon”. “Uncertainty clouds the lives of ordinary civilians in Lebanon today. Surely, if airstrikes continue, many more will be displaced and some will also decide...

Gaza ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark

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·January 14, 2024·6 min read

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s grim milestone, Spokesperson Liz Throssell reiterated the need for OHCHR staff to have access to Israel and all parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory to investigate human rights violations by all parties. Fourteen weeks have passed since Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups carried out bloody...

UN envoy welcomes ‘significant step’ towards ceasefire in Yemen

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·December 26, 2023·1 min read

The development follows a series of meetings with the sides held in Riyadh and Muscat, his office said in a statement on Saturday. Special Envoy Hans Grundberg welcomed their commitment to a set of measures to implement a nation-wide ceasefire, improve living conditions, and engage in preparations for the resumption...

Humanitarian ceasefire only way to end Gaza ‘nightmare’: Guterres

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·December 23, 2023·2 min read

Mr. Guterres was speaking at a press briefing at UN Headquarters shortly after the 15-member Council passed the resolution following days of negotiation. He told journalists that there has been no significant change in the way the war has been unfolding in Gaza, with no effective protection of civilians. He...