Thu 19-September-2024

United Nations

UN demands removal of all references to Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

The UN has conditioned Israel’s request for an exhibit on the Knesset at the organization’s headquarters in New York on the removal of some content including references to Jerusalem as Israel's capital Israeli media sources revealed Friday.

Qatar: Israeli occupation of Palestine “worst humanitarian crisis”

Qatari foreign minister Mohamed Al Thani has emphasized that the Israeli occupation of Palestine still represents one of the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian crises.

UN Hamas welcome Abu Hawash’s victory

UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric has welcomed on Tuesday evening the deal agreed with the striking prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash.

General Assembly adopts 5 resolutions on Palestine

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted on Thursday five resolutions related to the Palestinian issue.

Hamas calls on Washington to end blind support to Israel

Hamas Movement called on Monday on the US administration to reconsider its "outrageous pro-Israel stances" and to stop its blind support to the Israeli policies.

Hamas calls for punishing Erdan for tearing UN report on Gaza

The Hamas Movement has called for taking a punitive measure against Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan after he tore up a Human Right Council report on Israeli war crimes in Gaza after he addressed the General Assembly.

UN slams Israel’s terror designation of Palestinian rights groups

UN high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday denounced Israel’s blacklisting of six Palestinian rights organizations on terror allegations describing its decision as an attack on human rights defenders on freedoms of association opinion and expression and on the right to public participation.

UN: Israel’s settlements “illegal” and “obstacle to peace”

The United Nations (UN) has voiced its “grave concern” over Israel’s announcement of a plan to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank stressing that “all settlements are illegal.”

Hamas welcomes UN report on detention of Khoudary and his son

The Hamas Movement has welcomed the report that was released recently by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) about the exposure of Mohammed al-Khoudary and his son Hani to arbitrary detention in Saudi Arabia.

UN bars Erdan from bringing Hitler poster to UNRWA meeting

On Monday Israel’s ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan was prevented by UN security personnel from bringing a poster of Adolf Hitler to a General Assembly session dedicated to discussing UNRWA’s financial crisis.