Gaza: Aid missions risk being halted without security guarantees
Six Palestinians are believed to have died in the Gaza City incident and 83 more were wounded as they waited for aid trucks to arrive at Kuwait Roundabout, according to…
Gaza: Fewer than 1 in 4 aid missions given green light, says OCHA
“In the first two weeks of January, only 24 per cent – seven out of 29 – of planned missions to deliver food, medicine, water and other lifesaving supplies successfully…
WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions
Teams that undertook the high-risk missions witnessed intense hostilities in their vicinity, as well as high patient loads and overcrowding caused by people seeking refuge. They also reported that food…
UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal
The peacekeeping mission which for many years has been the deadliest place to serve as a UN ‘blue helmet’, is due to draw down fully by 31 December, in accordance…
UN missions battle old and emerging threats, to protect civilians
Climate change and conflict Briefing the Security Council, Lt. Gen. Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recalled when dykes collapsed in Unity State in…
The Iraqi government has assured security to foreign diplomatic missions
Iraq Foreign Office Building. The government of Iraq has assured the security of foreign diplomatic missions stationed in the country. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that incidents…