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Israel-Palestine crisis: ‘It’s the innocent civilians who are losing’

·November 3, 2023·4 min read

Briefing reporters in Geneva on Friday UN health agency (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said that in Israel, where 1,400 people have been killed so far, and in Gaza, where over 9,000 have been killed according to Hamas run authorities, 70 per cent of the victims are women and children. “It’s...

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising

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·November 2, 2023·4 min read

According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, 8,805 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October, including at least 3,648 children and 2,187 women, and some 22,240 have been injured, UN humanitarian coordination affairs office OCHA said. Strikes on Jabalia Refugee Camp OCHA stressed that as Israeli ground operations and bombardments...

UPDATED: Israel-Palestine crisis: UN welcomes first medical evacuations from Gaza

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·November 1, 2023·3 min read

“We have been working with Egypt’s Health Ministry on planning for medical evacuations and will continue to support,” said the World Health Organization (WHO) head. WHO said that 81 people had managed to cross into Egypt for treatment. His comments came amid reports that the Rafah passenger terminal between Egypt...

Amid Middle East crisis, ‘brutal and far-reaching’ war continues in Ukraine

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·November 1, 2023·2 min read

Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of the Coordination Division at the UN relief wing OCHA, addressed ambassadors, highlighting the urgent need for humanitarian support with the winter freeze approaching, and access to essential services an increasing challenge. He outlined efforts by relief workers to provide support to communities on the frontline and...

Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’

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·October 31, 2023·5 min read

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths, who has been visiting Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, spoke to families in Gaza over the phone from east Jerusalem on Tuesday and said that what they have endured since the start of Israel’s retaliation for Hamas’ deadly 7 October attacks is “beyond devastating”....

Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

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·October 30, 2023·5 min read

In an interview with UN News, UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert Francesca Albanese, said it was “impossible to describe the pain and suffering that Israelis are going through because of what happened to them…because there are not only those who were killed, those who were taken hostage, but there is...

Explainer: Fighting for facts amid crisis in Israel and Gaza

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·October 29, 2023·6 min read

Harmful disinformation about the ongoing conflict in the wake of the 7 October attacks by Hamas against Israel continues to circulate online, with potentially dangerous consequences on the ground. While misinformation refers to the accidental spread of falsehoods, disinformation can be circulated intentionally by State or non-State actors, including during...

Gaza crisis: General Assembly adopts resolution calling for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection

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·October 28, 2023·1 min read

The resolution breaks the deadlock at the UN over a response to the Israel-Palestine crisis which erupted on 7 October, where Member States on the Security Council have failed to reach agreement on four draft resolutions. Click here for our coverage of the Assembly’s Emergency Special Session on the crisis....

Gaza Crisis: UN ramps up calls for humanitarian truce as Israeli bombardments cut communications, cripple healthcare

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·October 28, 2023·5 min read

Secretary-General António Guterres said: “I reiterate my strong appeal for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, together with the unconditional release of hostages and the delivery of relief at a level corresponding to the dramatic needs of the people in Gaza, where a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in front of our eyes.”...

World News in Brief, Afghanistan rights abuses, Sudan crisis deepens, Australia votes no

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·October 25, 2023·2 min read

The series of deadly earthquakes and possibility of massive involuntary returns, all add up to the need for urgent action to avoid further suffering and potential instability, said Richard Bennett. “A grave picture has emerged, providing a glimpse of what may lie ahead for the human rights of many Afghans, particularly...

Israel-Palestine: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

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·October 24, 2023·3 min read

Doctors have been performing surgeries without anaesthesia or other basic surgical supplies, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in an update, noting that fuel has become the “most vital commodity” in Gaza. Without it, “trucks can’t move and generators can’t produce electricity for hospitals, bakeries and water desalination plants,”...

Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution

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·October 19, 2023·4 min read

While 12 of the Council’s 15 members voted in favour of the Brazilian-led text, one (United States) voted against, and two (Russia, and the United Kingdom) abstained. A ‘no’ vote from any one of the five permanent members of the Council stops action on any measure put before it. The...