“The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity,” he said, speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. He also voiced ongoing grave concern over rising violence and an expansion of the conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, stating that “the occupied West Bank, including…
Echoing that message, UN health agency (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a new appeal on Monday for “sustained safe passage” for medical essentials and fuel to keep health facilities open. “Lives depend on these decisions,” he insisted on social platform X. The UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) quoted numbers from the Gaza Ministry…
Speaking in Beijing, Mr. Guterres said that a ceasefire would “provide sufficient time and space” to realize two essential appeals which he made earlier this week: to Hamas, for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages held in Gaza, and to Israel, to immediately allow aid to enter the sealed-off enclave in the throes…
A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention of individuals from 1 January 2022 to 31 July this year. Commenting on the findings, UN rights chief Volker Türk described as…
The six-month truce between the authorities and the largest remaining rebel group in the country followed 10 months of negotiations and marks the next step in an ongoing peace process. “By adhering to the ceasefire in good faith and with a clear commitment to alleviating the suffering of civilians, the parties can significantly reduce violence…
The truce with the ELN, the Spanish acronym for National Liberation Army, comes into effect on Thursday and will last for 180 days, according to media reports. The development follows nearly 10 months of negotiations and is part of the “total peace” policy of President Gustavo Petro, who took office last August. More international observers…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media The army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire. According to Saudi media, the implementation of the ceasefire agreement will begin from 18 to 21 June from 6 am. It should be noted that 17 people were killed in an airstrike in Khartoum, the capital of…
Khartoum: A 24-hour ceasefire between the army and its rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan has expired, sparking renewed civil war in Sudan. According to international media reports, a 24-hour ceasefire agreement was signed between the warring parties after the start of the civil war in Sudan about 8 weeks ago, which was described…
Military factions in Sudan have agreed to a new 24-hour ceasefire mediated by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, the parties will refrain from the movement and movement of military forces, the use of aircraft or drones, artillery and airstrikes, and also agree not to seek military discrimination during the ceasefire. The…
Sudan’s warring factions have resumed ceasefire talks in Jeddah. According to Arab media from Jeddah, Sudanese warring groups have started indirect talks. Arab media further reported that clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have been ongoing since April 15. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);…
