At Arab League Summit, Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire and regional unity
“The war in Gaza is an open wound that threatens to infect the entire region,” he said. “In its speed and scale, it is the deadliest conflict in my time…
Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion
Linked to South Africa’s ongoing case accusing Israel of violating its obligations to the Genocide Convention, the new request, filed on 10 May, asked the ICJ’s 15 judges to order…
Food and fuel for Gaza ‘will run out in days’, warn UN aid teams
“Food and fuel stocks will run out in a matter of days,” the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned in a social media post on X. “Since 6 May, we…
Gaza: Underweight babies, heavy fighting and a hospital reopening
More than seven months into the war, babies are still being born too small, warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. “Habiba was born in a small tent. She’s…
World News in Brief: Arson at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office, UN probe on staff member’s death in Gaza, food insecurity in South Sudan
This time it was an “arson attempt by Israeli children and young people on UNRWA”, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a social media post on Tuesday. “This has got to…
Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN underscores $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West Bank
“Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah since the first evacuation order a week ago,” the UN agency said in a post on X, referencing leafleting by the Israeli military ordering…
UN security staff killed in Gaza; Guterres calls for probe
Condemning all attacks on UN personnel, Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a full investigation, his deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq, told journalists in New York. “With the conflict in Gaza…
Gaza: We must prevent a large-scale offensive in Rafah, UN pleads
The warning comes as the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, reported that over the past week that nearly 300,000 people have now fled Rafah following the Israeli military’s orders for…
In Nairobi, Guterres reiterates appeal for end to Gaza war
Speaking at a press conference in Nairobi, he warned that “the fate of Palestinians and the entire region hangs in the balance.” More than a million Palestinians are crowded into…
Gaza: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow
“As Israeli Forces bombardment intensifies in Rafah, forced displacement continues,” said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in a post on X. “Around 110,000 people have now fled Rafah…