IDF says another rocket fired from gaza as anger against Trump's deal mounts
Feb 02, 2020, at 10:37 am
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that another rocket had been fired from Gaza toward Israel amid the Arab world's mounting anger against the US' Middle East peace plan.
Prospect of lasting peace ‘fading by the day’ in Gaza and West Bank, senior UN envoy warns
Feb 21, 2019, at 08:50 am
New York, Feb 21 (IBNS): The spectres of violence and radicalism in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are growing, and the prospect of sustainable peace is fading by the day, a senior UN envoy in the region told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Dramatic funding shortages a ‘severe catastrophe’ for people of Gaza: UN Coordinator
Oct 24, 2018, at 09:36 am
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Jamie McGoldrick, has been describing how ordinary Gazans are scraping by on just four hours of electricity per day due to fuel shortages, putting many in “a terrible situation” as the winter months approach.
Gaza: UN official releases funds to enable life-saving aid programmes in enclave
Dec 09, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations aid and development official in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) on Friday released $2.2 million to support health, food and livelihood programmes in the Gaza Strip.
Nov 21, 2017, at 05:08 am
New York, Nov 20(Just Earth News): Noting that with the signing last month of the Cairo agreement, Palestinians have set out on a path towards reconciliation, a senior United Nations official underscored on Monday the urgency to resolve the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and to return the enclave to full civilian and security control of the Palestinian Authority.
UN releases $2.5 million from pooled fund to tackle energy crisis in Gaza
Aug 25, 2017, at 04:38 am
New York, Aug 24(Just Earth News): With Gaza entering its fourth month of a serious energy crisis, the United Nations on Thursday released a further $2.5 million from a pooled humanitarian fund to cover urgent needs in the Palestinian enclave.
Living conditions in Gaza 'more and more wretched' over past decade, UN finds
Jul 12, 2017, at 01:35 pm
New York, July 12(Just Earth News): A decade after Hamas seized the Gaza Strip, the living conditions for two million people in the Palestinian enclave are deteriorating “further and faster†than the prediction made in 2012 that the enclave would become “unlivable†by 2020, a new United Nations report has found.
UN, partners seek $25 million to stabilize Gaza's worsening humanitarian conditions
Jul 04, 2017, at 10:24 am
New York, July 4(Just Earth News): United Nations relief agencies and their partners in the occupied Palestinian territory are calling on the international community to provide $25 million in new funding to stabilize the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, including the effects of deep power cuts and lack of fuel for generators for hospitals.
UN aid official warns of 'disastrous consequences' of power cut in Gaza
Jun 15, 2017, at 05:13 am
New York, June 14(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official in the occupied Palestinian Territory warned about the disastrous consequences of a further reduction in electricity supply to the Gaza Strip on the living conditions of two million Palestinians.
UN envoy urges Palestinian unity to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza
Apr 20, 2017, at 04:50 am
New York, Apr 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process on Wednesday called on authorities in Gaza to work together with the international community to resolve a new energy crisis after the area's only power station shut down, saying the consequences of the crisis “should not be underestimated.â€
UN envoy 'deeply concerned' by growing tensions in Gaza stemming from pay cuts
Apr 09, 2017, at 12:03 pm
New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process on Saturdaycalled for Palestinian unity amid concerns over local pay cuts.
UN rights agency condemns PLO's executions in Gaza, urges moratorium on death penalty
Apr 08, 2017, at 05:14 am
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Friday strongly condemned the execution of three men in Gaza for “collaboration with the occupier†and urged authorities to halt all further executions and comply with Palestine's obligations under international law.
UN envoy condemns firing of rocket from Gaza towards Israel
Mar 03, 2017, at 06:24 am
New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): Condemning a rocket fired from Gaza towards Israel, a senior United Nations envoy has called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation of the situation.
UN agency lays foundation for its biggest logistics base in Gaza
Sep 01, 2016, at 01:59 pm
New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations relief agency charged with the well-being of Palestinian refugees has started work on what will become its largest logistics base in the Gaza Strip.
UN agencies urge efforts to halt Gaza’s ‘de-development’ trajectory
Aug 27, 2016, at 04:37 am
New York, Aug 26 (Just Earth News): Marking the second anniversary of the 2014 ceasefire which ended the most devastating round of hostilities in Gaza, heads of United Nations agencies there have called for a greater flow of material and funding to address humanitarian needs and boost economic prospects for Gaza’s 1.9 million residents.
UN envoy encouraged by preparations for upcoming Palestinian local elevations
Aug 25, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Piper on Wednesday said he is encouraged by preparations for the early October poll across the occupied West Bank and Gaza – the first such concurrent elections in a decade – and appealed to all Palestinian parties to stick to the agreed code of conduct and to refrain from actions that could undermine the process.
UN chief condemns rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza
Sep 21, 2015, at 03:24 pm
New York, Sept 21 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned the recent rocket attacks by extremist Palestinian militants on Israel from Gaza.
New UN agency report shows 'unprecedented' rise in infant mortality in Gaza
Aug 14, 2015, at 03:04 pm
New York, Aug 14 (IBNS) A new study carried out by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has revealed that the infant mortality rate in the Gaza Strip has risen for the first time in 50 years, with the agency’s health director citing the ongoing blockade as possibly contributing to the trend.
'Clock is ticking' for Gaza; pledges for aid, reconstruction must be honoured – Ban
Oct 22, 2014, at 03:56 pm
New York, Oct 22 (IBNS) On the heels of last week's visit to Gaza, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council on Tuesday that promises made at a recent donor conference on rebuilding the war-ravaged enclave must "quickly materialize" into concrete assistance on the ground, especially as winter approaches.
Absence of 'credible political solution' causing severe consequences in Middle East: UN chief
Sep 23, 2014, at 05:55 pm
New York , Sept 23 (IBNS) The absence of a credible political solution is having "severe consequences" on the Middle East, said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on0 Monday as he urged all parties to reverse the negative trend toward hostilities and return to peace talks that tackle the root causes of the crisis.
Amid unprecedented destruction, Gaza needs 'new deal'-style recovery plan: UN official
Aug 20, 2014, at 05:56 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS) Concerned by the many civilian casualties and the unprecedented scale of destruction in the latest military conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants, a senior United Nations official urged on Tuesday the international community to "rethink the Gaza paradigm."
During Skype call, Ban voices gratitude for courageous efforts of UN staff in Gaza
Jul 26, 2014, at 03:43 pm
New York, July 26 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday spoke with United Nations staff in Gaza via Skype and thanked them for their courageous efforts amid the ongoing conflict, which has now displaced over 140,000 people in the area.
Ban urges all parties to rally around efforts to end bloodshed, obtain Israel-Gaza ceasefire
Jul 22, 2014, at 06:21 pm
New York, July 22 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged all parties to rally around collective international efforts to obtain an end to two weeks of bloodshed in Gaza and Israel and reach a ceasefire, as he continued his visit to the region with a stop in Cairo.
Israel begins Ground Operation in Gaza
Jul 18, 2014, at 07:09 pm
Tel Aviv, July 18 (IBNS) Israel said it has started ground operations in Gaza in what it called following ten days of continuous Hamas attacks against Israel by land, air, sea and after repeated rejections of offers to deescalate the situation.
Israel urges people in Gaza to leave homes
Jul 16, 2014, at 10:07 pm
Gaza City, July 16 (IBNS) Amid air strikes, Israel has asked Palestinians living in eastern and northern Gaza to leave their homes, media reports said on Wednesday.
With Gaza on knife's edge, Ban calls for restraint, urges parties to avert 'full-blown war'
Jul 10, 2014, at 04:18 pm
New York, July 10 (IBNS) Warning that Gaza is on a knife's edge, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday the situation could spiral quickly beyond anyone's control, and urged the international community to work with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to avert further escalation "in a region that can ill-afford another full-blown war."