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DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears

·April 2, 2025·2 min read

The grim revelation emerged during a high-level discussion at the UN in Geneva on the human rights situation in DRC. The Council – the UN’s foremost human rights forum – also heard updates on allegations of ongoing abuses in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. Surging violence Despite best...

Middle East crisis spirals amid mounting civilian deaths, aid blockade

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·March 22, 2025·2 min read

Sigrid Kaag, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (ad interim) briefed the Security Council on the latest report relating to resolution 2334 (2016), which calls for an immediate halt to Israeli settlement activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. She detailed continued violations, escalating military operations and rising...

‘Political courage’ needed to end war in the Middle East: Top UN envoy

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·February 26, 2025·5 min read

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag emphasised that peace in the Middle East is possible. “We can achieve a future where a safe and secure Israel exists alongside a viable and independent Palestinian State. This requires continued, concerted effort, dedication and political courage by all parties,”...

Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre

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·February 20, 2025·6 min read

Agency chief Philippe Lazzarini said that Israeli forces and personnel from the Jerusalem local authority “forcefully entered” the Kalandia Training Centre and ordered its immediate evacuation. “At least 350 students and 30 staff were present and impacted. Tear gas and sound bombs were fired,” Mr. Lazzarini explained. The development comes...

Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns

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·February 7, 2025·2 min read

The analysis underscores the devastating impact of toxic air on young lives, with air pollution now linked to nearly one in four deaths of under fives in the region. Exposure begins in the womb, increasing risks of premature birth and low birth weight, and continues throughout childhood, impairing lung development,...

Middle East crisis: Updates for 23 January, UN relief chief says ‘we can save more lives’ if Gaza ceasefire holds

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·January 24, 2025·1 min read

Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is meeting in New York to hear from the Secretary-General and foreign ministers from the Middle East and beyond. UN chief António Guterres told the meeting there must be “irreversible action” to realise the two-State...

Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current ‘turbulent period’

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·January 21, 2025·5 min read

António Guterres addressed the Council’s first quarterly debate on the Middle East for the year, held against the backdrop of Sunday’s temporary ceasefire in Gaza, the end of hostilities in Lebanon sparked by the war, and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. “We have a responsibility to help...

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 20 January; Guterres calls for ‘immediate action’ to protect civilians, release of all hostages

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·January 20, 2025·1 min read

Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is meeting in New York to hear from the Secretary-General and foreign ministers from the Middle East and beyond. The UN Secretary-General told the meeting there must be “irreversible action” to realise the two-State solution....

MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council set to meet on Syria

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·January 8, 2025·1 min read

While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this year – and as the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon largely holds – hopes are still high for a successful transition of power in Damascus following the overthrow of the Assad regime,...

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS LIVE: Security Council holds emergency meeting on collapse of Gaza health system

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·January 3, 2025·1 min read

The UN Security Council met on Friday morning in New York to debate the collapse of health services in Gaza. The meeting was called by Algeria, the leading voice for the Arab world on the Council which has just taken the gavel as president for the month of January. Senior...

Middle East crisis: Live updates from Gaza, Syria and Security Council

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·December 17, 2024·1 min read

Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker government in Damascus, following the end of the Assad regime. Later today, the Security Council in New York will hear updates from the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, and the UN’s emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher. Meanwhile in...

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 11 December

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·December 11, 2024·1 min read

As the crisis in the Middle East rages on, we are taking you into UN Headquarters in New York and throughout the region, including live coverage as the General Assembly is set to vote on a ceasefire in Gaza following an emergency session triggered by another use of a veto...