East Jerusalem: UN officials call for respect of health premises, right to health care
Nov 03, 2015, at 01:45 pm
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): Officials from a number of United Nations agencies have stressed the need to ensure respect for health premises as well as the right to health, following recent actions by the Israeli security forces at a hospital in East Jerusalem.
Ban condemns Israel’s approval of new settlement construction in West Bank
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:01 pm
New York, Jul 30 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the announcement on Wednesday that Israel has approved construction of some 300 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, as well as the planning and construction of nearly 500 housing units in a number of settlements in East Jerusalem.