With long-term strategy, UN protects civilians in Gaza from threat of unexploded munitions
Aug 12, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Aug 12 (Just Earth News): Hostilities in the Gaza Strip dating back to 2014 and earlier still pose serious threats to life and physical integrity in the tine enclave as explosive remnants of war (ERW) and other legacy hazards remained littered throughout the strip, said the United Nations humanitarian wing, spotlighting a sustainable strategy to mitigate those risks.
UN rights office 'deeply concerned' about possible imminent executions in Gaza
May 26, 2016, at 01:50 pm
New York, May 26 (Just Earth News):Expressing concern about possible imminent executions in Gaza, the United Nations human rights office on Wednesday urged the authorities in Gaza to uphold their obligations to respect the rights to life and to a fair trial and not carry out death penalty.
UN envoy welcomes resumption of cement deliveries into Gaza
May 24, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the peace process in the Middle East on Monday welcomed the decision to resume the private import of cement into Gaza after nearly 45 days of suspension.
UN survey finds displaced Palestinian families in Gaza Strip live in desperate conditions
Apr 12, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 75,000 Palestinian families internally displaced in the Gaza Strip as a result of the 2014 escalation of hostilities continue to live in fraught conditions and are in need of homes, the United Nations relief coordination wing for the Occupied Palestinian Territory reported on Monday.
Israel agrees to 'humanitarian pause' in war-torn Gaza Strip, UN envoy confirms
Jul 17, 2014, at 04:01 pm
New York, July 17 (IBNS) After days of escalating violence and follow-on civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations special envoy for the Middle East confirmed on Wednesday that Israel has agreed to a five hour humanitarian pause – set to begin on Thursday morning – and repeated his call on Hamas to respect the lull "in the interest of the people of Gaza."
Gaza: UN calls for end to Israeli blockade
Apr 18, 2014, at 05:23 pm
New York, Apr 18 (IBNS): On his first official visit to the Gaza Strip, the new head of the United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees across the Middle East underscored the need to lift the seven-year Israeli blockade and end the "illegal collective punishment" unleashed on the population there.