United Nations, United States – AFP Dismantling the UN Palestinian refugee aid agency (UNRWA) would sacrifice a “generation of children,” its chief Philippe Lazzarini warned on Monday amid an increasingly bitter row between the UN and Israel. “Dismantling UNRWA is short-sighted. By doing so, we will sacrifice an entire ...
LIBYA (AA) – The meeting of members of the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State held in Tunisia earlier this week did not meet the aspirations of Libyans to bring all parties together, the UN envoy to Libya has said. Around 120 Libyan figures from both councils, during the meeting in […]
GENEVA (AA) – The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan has urged the international community to demand “progress” on the rights situation in the war-torn country still reeling from years of US-NATO occupation that ended with the Taliban taking power in August 2021. Responding to the question o...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Global condemnation flowed on Friday after Israeli forces in war-ravaged Gaza opened fire as Palestinian civilians scrambled for food aid during a chaotic incident which the territory’s health ministry said killed more than 100 people. The Israeli military said a “stampede” occurred when th...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Israel’s planned ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would contravene the orders issued by the United Nations’ highest court, the UN human rights chief has said. On January 26, the International Court of Justice in The Hague said Israel must “prevent the commission of all acts within the ...
GENEVA (AA) – A new report by the UN development agency (UNCTAD) signals how attacks on Red Sea shipping are a factor reshaping the world’s trade routes and pushing up costs globally. The report — titled The Impact of Global Trade of Disruption of Shipping Routes in the Red Sea, Black Sea, and the Panama […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Japan has reiterated its position that the way forward to end the conflict between Israel and Palestine is a two-state solution. Tokyo “believes a two-state solution for a future independent Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel with peace and dignity, remains the only viable path for both peoples,” Tomohiro ...
ANKARA (AA) – The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) has voiced deep concern over a report by UN experts that brought to light the possibility that the Israeli army committed serious violations against Palestinian women and girls, including crimes of sexual assault. “UN experts appalled by reported human rights v...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki told the UN’s top court Monday his people were suffering “colonialism and apartheid” under the Israelis, urging judges to order an immediate and unconditional end to the occupation. “The Palestinians have endured colonialism and apartheid...
ANKARA – Israel has given exploration licenses for natural gas in locations that are considered to be within Palestine’s maritime boundary. Israel, having killed tens of thousands of civilians in attacks in the Gaza Strip, announced the results of the tender it organized for exploration in Palestinian waters in December 2022 on Oct...
