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Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief

·November 17, 2023·7 min read

More than 1.5 million Gazans are displaced, 18 hospitals have shut down, and hundreds of thousands are living in fear and under continuing Israeli bombardment. “Casualties continue to mount, with the dead reportedly exceeding 11,000 people – the majority of them children and women,” said Emergency Relief Coordinator and Humanitarian...

Gaza: Lack of fuel threatening to shut down ‘entire’ humanitarian operation

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·November 16, 2023·3 min read

In a wide-ranging briefing to journalists in Geneva, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini reiterated calls for a ceasefire and addressed misinformation targeting the agency, including claims that aid is being diverted. He said he has also received reports of UN schools being used “for military purposes”. Commitment in crisis During the briefing, Mr. Lazzarini said he had received...

Gaza: ‘Humanitarian pauses’ will need coordination with the UN

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·November 12, 2023·2 min read

Stéphane Dujarric was responding to a journalist’s question following the White House’s announcement that Israel has agreed to halt military operations in northern Gaza to allow daily four-hour humanitarian pauses. Parties must agree “How any such halt in the fighting, and how it would work for humanitarian purposes, will need...

Gaza: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent

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·November 6, 2023·3 min read

“The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity,” he said, speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. He also voiced ongoing grave concern over rising violence and an expansion of the conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, stating that...

Humanitarian ceasefires critical to meet immense needs in Gaza

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·November 4, 2023·8 min read

Their humanitarian update opened with a moment of silence for all those who have lost their lives since the start of the conflict on 7 October, and for the 240 Israeli men, women and children still being held hostage by Hamas. “What we’ve seen unfold over the last 26 days...

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.”...

At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza

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·October 21, 2023·2 min read

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi convened leaders from the region and around the world in efforts to de-escalate hostilities following the Hamas incursion into Israel on 7 October, and Israel’s bombing of Gaza and complete siege of the enclave. The Summit took place one day after the UN chief travelled...

Explainer: What is international humanitarian law?

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·October 20, 2023·8 min read

But, what exactly are the rules of war and what happens when they are broken? To find out more about international humanitarian law, known by its acronym IHL, UN News spoke with Eric Mongelard at the UN human rights office, OHCHR. Here’s what you need to know: Rules of war...

UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan

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·October 15, 2023·1 min read

Up to 9,000 people have been reportedly killed, more than 5.6 million driven from their homes and 25 million people need aid, because of the conflict that erupted in mid-April between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other armed groups. In a statement marking...

Gaza: Nowhere to go, as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘dangerous new low’

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·October 14, 2023·6 min read

The development follows an announcement by UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, just before midnight Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, that UN representatives in Gaza had been told by Israeli military liaison officers everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza within 24 hours. Some 1.1 million people would...

Niger: IOM calls for humanitarian corridor to help stranded migrants

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·September 2, 2023·1 min read

IOM Regional Director Christopher Gascon told reporters in Geneva that 4,800 migrants were hosted by IOM at seven transit centres in the country, awaiting voluntary return. They were primarily from western Africa: Mali, Guinea, Senegal and Nigeria, he said. Charter flights Mr. Gascon said airport access was crucial to “organise...