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UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen-April 19, 2025,12:00

The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Isa this week, […]

Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief-April 17, 2025,12:00

Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for […]

Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle-April 16, 2025,12:00

The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already […]

Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system-April 15, 2025,12:00

An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave.

Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns-April 15, 2025,12:00

Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure, the UN human […]

Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation-April 14, 2025,12:00

The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the […]

Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service-April 14, 2025,12:00

A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head […]

Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza-April 13, 2025,12:00

In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip. 

UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees-April 11, 2025,12:00

Roughly 400,000 Syrians have returned home from the region since the fall of the Assad regime last December, while more than a […]

Gaza: UN rights office condemns Israeli buffer zone plan-April 11, 2025,12:00

The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in Gaza as part of an […]