Gaza: Humanitarian response underway, but political solutions still needed
Jul 30, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Although the international community is providing urgent assistance to Gaza in the wake of the most recent round of hostilities, a political solution is still needed to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, a senior UN official in the region said on Wednesday.
UN pushes for lasting ceasefire, more humanitarian deliveries in Gaza
Jun 25, 2021, at 11:19 pm
New York: The cessation of hostilities negotiated last month between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, remains “very fragile”, the UN envoy there told the Security Council on Thursday.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who on Wednesday called on all parties responsible to take concrete and immediate steps to “allow children to live free of fear and to realize all their rights”.
Security Council calls for calm following deadly Gaza clashes; diplomats debate US embassy move
May 16, 2018, at 03:09 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council, in an emergency meeting on Tuesday, called for calm along the border of the Gaza Strip following Monday’s deadly clashes, in which dozens of Palestinians were killed, protesting United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the official opening of its embassy there.
Gaza medics ‘struggling to cope with influx of wounded’: UN agencies
May 16, 2018, at 03:03 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): Medical teams inside Gaza are running out of supplies to cope with the wounded, following the deadliest day of protests against occupation along the border with Israel so far this year, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.