UN

Rights Watch lashes out at US over human rights bias

Thursday-21-June-2018

Human Rights Watch has condemned the United States government’s decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council saying this is a sign of the country’s unwillingness to protect human rights.

Guterres: Situation in Gaza close to brink of war

Tuesday-19-June-2018

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned of an imminent war between Israel and the Palestinians in case the current humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip which has been under Israeli blockade for 12 years now remains as it is.

UN to vote on resolution condemning Israeli crimes in Gaza

Wednesday-13-June-2018

The UN General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution condemning the latest Israeli crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Emergency UN General Assembly meeting on Gaza

Saturday-9-June-2018

The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency meeting next Wednesday at 19:00 GMT to vote on an Arab-backed resolution on Gaza the body's president Miroslav Lajcak announced Friday.

OCHA slams Israel’s forcible transfer of Khan al-Ahmar community

Sunday-3-June-2018

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) called on the government of Israel to cease its plans to carry out the mass demolition and transfer of the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar located on the eastern outskirts of Occupied Jerusalem.

Palestine submits application for accession to UNCTAD

Thursday-24-May-2018

Ibrahim Khreisheh Palestine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva submitted on Thursday a request for Palestine's accession to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Mladenov: Gaza on the brink of collapse

Thursday-24-May-2018

Nikolay Mladenov UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process has warned that the besieged Gaza Strip is on the verge of collapse.

UNICEF: 1000 children injured by Israeli gunfire in Gaza protests

Thursday-17-May-2018

Over 1000 children have been injured by Israeli forces in the besieged Gaza Strip during demonstrations since March 30 according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Guterres confirms opposition to US embassy transfer

Wednesday-9-May-2018

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday confirmed his opposition to the planned move of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem next week.

UN: Syrian regime bars access of aid to Yarmouk camp

Friday-4-May-2018

A UN official has accused the Syrian regime of not allowing the delivery of aid to the civilians in the Palestinian refugee camp of al-Yarmouk in Damascus.