HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday reaffirming its support for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and calling on Israel to ensure the agency’s uninterrupted operations. The resolution, stressing the urgent need for humanitarian aid, was adopted with 159 votes in favor, nine against ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed grave concern Monday over bills passed by Israel’s parliament banning the UN relief agency for Palestinians from operating in the country, which could affect its work in the Gaza Strip. “I am deeply concerned by the adoption today by the Knesset of Israel of two laws...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the severe gender-based discrimination faced by women in Afghanistan. During a recent event focused on women’s inclusion in the country’s future, he described it as a “deep crisis”. The UN chief criticized new laws that strip Afghan women and girls of their rights, le...
At least 14 people have been killed and 450 wounded in Lebanon in the latest blasts connected to communication devices, according to the Ministry of Public Health. This is a day after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah detonated across the country. The Lebanese government and Hezbollah say Israel is responsible. The UN Security Council [&h...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The UN chief on Friday called for a “polio pause” in Gaza to facilitate a major vaccination campaign. Describing Gaza as being in a “humanitarian freefall,” Antonio Guterres told reporters in a press conference: “Just when it seems the situation could not get worse for Palestinians in...
United Nations, United States – AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned a drone strike on Tel Aviv claimed by Yemen’s Huthis that left one person dead, expressing concern over a possible further escalation, a spokesman said. “The Secretary-General remains deeply concerned about the risk such dangerous ac...
WASHINGTON (AA/AFP) – The UN said Thursday that a two-state solution cannot be voted away in response to a resolution passed by the Israeli parliament that rejects the establishment of a Palestinian state. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is disappointed by the Israeli parliament’s (Knesset) decision...
United Nations, United States – AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into “another Gaza.” Guterres cited increased “bellicose rhetoric” from both sides as they engage in nearly daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon bord...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel again bombarded Gaza’s far-southern Rafah area on Tuesday despite a global storm of outrage over a strike that set ablaze a crowded tent city, killing 45 people according to Palestinian officials. The strike, which Gaza medics said also left hundreds of civilians with shrapnel and burn wo...
United Nations, United States – AFP UN chief Antonio Guterres is “appalled” by Israel’s escalating military activity in and around Rafah, a spokesman said Tuesday. “These developments are further impeding humanitarian access and worsening an already dire situation,” Farhan Haq said, while also criticizing Ha...
