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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’-October 11, 2024,12:00

Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north and south of the enclave are at "breaking point", UN humanitarians said on Friday.

UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Lebanon-October 11, 2024,12:00

The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned recent attacks against peacekeeping personnel and premises in southern Lebanon.

MIDDLE EAST: Updating live from the Security Council and across the UN-October 10, 2024,12:00

As the crisis in the Middle East grinds on, we covered the latest updates from the field and at UN Headquarters as Israel Defense […]

Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon-October 10, 2024,12:00

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon early Thursday morning, according to UNIFIL, the mission […]

Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’-October 10, 2024,12:00

In Lebanon, health workers and medical facilities have continued to be hit and killed by ongoing Israeli bombardment, a week […]

MIDDLE EAST: Live updates from the Security Council and across the UN-October 9, 2024,12:00

As turmoil roils the Middle East, senior UN officials provided humanitarian updates on the impact of continued fighting in […]

‘No end to hell’ in northern Gaza, warns UN aid agency chief-October 9, 2024,12:00

The prospect of all-out war in Lebanon appeared undiminished on Wednesday as the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, […]

‘Families ran for their lives’: Syria receives 250,000 refugees fleeing Lebanon-October 8, 2024,12:00

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded an urgent visit to Syria, highlighting the plight of 250,000 […]

Explainer: How UN peacekeepers meet the challenge of escalating conflict in Lebanon-October 8, 2024,12:00

The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the “Blue Line” which separates Lebanon and Israel since the […]

Israel: New law blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns-October 8, 2024,12:00

Two bills before the Israeli parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of UN Palestine relief agency, UNRWA, which […]