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UN

Anti-Siege Committee urges UN to save Gaza humanitarian situation

The Popular Committee Against the Siege has appealed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to save the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip which has been under Israeli blockade since 2006.

UN launches final phase of humanitarian response plan for Palestine

The UN on Wednesday launched the final phase of its humanitarian response plan for 2020 in the occupied Palestinian territories with an appeal for $348 million.

Al-Quds Int’l urges Jordan to lead pro-Aqsa efforts at UN level

Director of al-Quds International Institution Yassin Hamoud has urged Jordan to work with other Arab parties at the UN Security Council and the General Assembly to curb Israel’s racist measures against the Jerusalemite people and their holy sites.

Mladenov enters Gaza on short visit

Nickolay Mladenov UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process arrived in the besieged Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning through the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing.

UN human rights office slams Israel for deporting HRW director

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned Israel for not renewing the work permit of Omar Shaker the Israel and Palestine director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) and forcing him to leave.

UN: Israeli settlements remain illegal under international law

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories remain illegal despite the US saying it no longer considers them inconsistent with international law the UN human rights office has said.

UN EU urge Israel to probe Sawarkah family massacre in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday sent "heartfelt condolences" to a Gaza family of which eight members were killed in an Israeli missile strike.

Mladenov calls for Israeli probe into mass killing of Gaza family

The UN envoy for the Middle East on Friday called on Israel “to move swiftly” with its investigation into a Thursday strike that killed eight family members in the central Gaza town of Deir el-Balah.

Mladenov: Egypt and UN worked hard to prevent war

Nickolay Mladenov UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process said that Egypt and the UN worked hard to prevent the most dangerous escalation in and around Gaza from leading to a war.

Mladenov praises Hamas’s election efforts

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov has hailed Hamas's positive attitude and keenness on the success of the Palestinian elections.