United Nations, United States – AFP The presence of United Nations peacekeepers, whose shortcomings can frustrate local populations, is not a “magic wand” for conflict zones, said their leader Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who supports an expanded tool kit to protect civilians in increasingly complex territory. From Lebanon to the Dem...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Fuel shortages, a lack of water and worsening sanitation in Gaza, along with attacks on health care and mass displacement, are creating “a perfect storm for tragedy”, the UN warned Tuesday. Here are some key numbers highlighted by the United Nations: – Impact on children – Israel’s ...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has said that a truce agreement with Israel is in sight, raising likelihood of dozens of people taken prisoners on October 7 being released. There was no immediate response from Israel on the status of negotiation efforts to secure the release. Some prisoners have been released by...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has called Israel’s proposal for a so-called “safe zone” in Al-Mawasi in the southern Gaza Strip a “recipe for disaster.” “Attempting to cram so many people into such a small area with such little infrastructure or services will significantly increase r...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the “best way” to ensure the safety of patients as well as civilians taking shelter at Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital is not a risky evacuation but “stopping hostilities now.” At a UN press conference in Geneva, WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris said t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that half of the hospitals in Gaza are non-operational, stressing that the health system in the Palestinian enclave is “on its knees”. “Half of the Gaza Strip’s 36 hospitals and two-thirds of its primary health care centers are not func...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said Israel is killing about 160 children every day on average in Gaza. “An average of about 160 children are killed every day based on the figures of the (Palestinian) Ministry of Health,” WHO official Christian Lindmeier told a UN briefing in Geneva. Lindmeier rei...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s threat to bomb Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza is “deeply concerning,” the WHO chief said on Sunday. “We reiterate – it’s impossible to evacuate hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives,” Tedros Ghebreyesus said on X. He added that healthcare must always be protected under International Humanitar...
LONDON (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday the UN health agency had not been able to establish communication with its staff in Gaza, where Israel’s intense attacks had led to the breakdown of communication networks. “Reports of intense bombardment in Gaza are extremely ...
GENEVA (AA) – At least 94,000 liters of fuel is required daily to keep critical functions running at Gaza’s 12 major hospitals, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Addressing a UN press briefing in Geneva via a video link, Richard Peeperkorn, the WHO’s representative in occupied Palestinian territory, warned that the acut...
