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UN warns Gaza’s displaced face freezing nights and food shortages-Fri, 10/24/2025,12:00

The UN and its partners are accelerating deliveries of life-saving aid across Gaza, but relief efforts remain constrained by […]

Ceasefire offers ‘lifeline’ but Gaza hospitals remain in ruins-Thu, 10/23/2025,12:00

Gaza’s health system remains in ruins despite the fragile ceasefire holding, with hundreds of thousands still facing urgent […]

Fragile Gaza ceasefire marks ‘a momentous but precarious juncture,’ UN envoy tells Security Council-Thu, 10/23/2025,12:00

The Gaza ceasefire provides a rare opportunity to end one of the most destructive phases of the wider Israel-Palestine conflict, […]

Security Council LIVE: Gaza ceasefire, aid crisis dominates agenda as ambassadors meet on the Middle East-Thu, 10/23/2025,12:00

The UN Security Council is meeting in New York to debate the Middle East. The session comes amid faltering progress on the […]

UN appeals for stronger support for Syria, with millions still in need-Wed, 10/22/2025,12:00

As Syria’s humanitarian needs soar and aid funding dries up, UN officials urged the Security Council on Wednesday to step up […]

Israel is obliged to let aid flow into Occupied Palestinian Territory, says World Court-Wed, 10/22/2025,12:00

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says that Israel must uphold its responsibilities as the “occupying power” by […]

UN rights office sounds alarm over ‘skyrocketing’ Israeli settler violence during olive harvest-Tue, 10/21/2025,12:00

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has warned of an alarming rise in violence and […]

‘Overwhelming’ demand for food aid in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds-Tue, 10/21/2025,12:00

In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food – but greater access is needed to contain the spread of famine.

Gaza: Aid efforts continue as UN teams start clearing up to 60 million tonnes of debris-Mon, 10/20/2025,12:00

The UN on Monday said it was encouraged by renewed Gaza ceasefire commitments, warning that recent violence risked undermining […]

What happens when Afghan women and girls go offline? -Sat, 10/18/2025,12:00

Nearly 70,000 women in Afghanistan tune in to Radio Femme – an all-female-run online and traditionally broadcast radio station […]