Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy
Aug 22, 2023, at 06:38 pm
More than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year in demonstrations, clashes, military operations, attacks and other incidents, which already surpasses last year’s death toll, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council on Monday.
UNRWA appeals for end to deadly clashes at Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon
Aug 04, 2023, at 10:25 pm
New York: Thirteen people have been killed and more than 60 injured in four days of deadly violence at the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, a senior UN official in the country said on Thursday.
Israel-Palestine: UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror
Jul 08, 2023, at 12:17 am
New York: The UN chief addressed the escalating loss of life in Israel and Palestine on Thursday, voicing strong condemnation for all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror.
Jenin: UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation
Jul 05, 2023, at 09:56 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern about the developments in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli airstrikes have hit the densely populated refugee camp there.
Top UN official urges Israeli, Palestinian leaders to ‘put on the brakes’
Jun 28, 2023, at 10:40 pm
New York: Unless decisive steps are swiftly taken to rein in Israeli-Palestinian violence, there is a “significant risk” that the situation could deteriorate, the top UN Middle East official told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’
Jun 21, 2023, at 10:17 pm
The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, and “appalled by the continued loss of civilian lives.”
UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse
Jun 03, 2023, at 11:52 pm
The United Nations on Friday appealed for sustainable funding for its agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which is on the brink of financial collapse.
‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount
May 26, 2023, at 10:09 pm
Swift action is needed to prevent flare ups of Israeli-Palestinian violence and avert a looming food crisis, the top UN official in the Middle East told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN marks 75 years since displacement of 700,000 Palestinians
May 16, 2023, at 10:14 pm
New York: The UN on Monday commemorated for the first time in its history, the mass displacement of Palestinians from land that was to become Israel, 75 years ago, that turned 700,000 Palestinians into refugees, almost overnight.
Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry
May 12, 2023, at 09:09 pm
New York: Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000 Palestinians, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000 Palestinians, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.
Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates
May 11, 2023, at 09:47 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was following the latest exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip with “deep concern” over the escalating conflict, and “risk of further loss of life.”
Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker
May 04, 2023, at 05:42 pm
New York: There must be accountability from the Israeli Government following the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, two independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, referring to the mass arbitrary detention of Palestinians as “cruel” and “inhumane.”
Israel-Palestine: UN calls for restraint following violence at Al-Aqsa mosque
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:26 pm
New York: UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Wednesday appealed for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to exercise restraint following the latest violence surrounding a holy site in Jerusalem.
Greater protection needed for Palestinians amid rising violence, annexation threat
Mar 31, 2023, at 08:21 pm
New York: The international community must take firm and principled action to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, amid mounting violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and the threat of even further annexation, an independent UN-appointed rights expert said on Thursday.
Crystalize recent diplomatic shifts, top UN envoy urges Israelis, Palestinians
Mar 24, 2023, at 06:58 pm
New York: With the converging Ramadan, Easter and Passover holidays now beginning, Israelis and Palestinians must urgently crystalize agreements reached at several recent diplomatic meetings – the first of their kind in nearly a decade – the senior UN official for Middle East peace told the Security Council on Wednesday, while warning of escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric on both sides.
Envoy ‘deeply disturbed’ by mounting violence between Israelis and Palestinians
Mar 10, 2023, at 06:22 pm
In response to the latest violent unrest in the West Bank, the UN Middle East envoy has underlined the need for Israelis and Palestinians to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation.
Israel-Palestine: UN envoy gravely concerned over killings and retaliatory attacks
Feb 28, 2023, at 10:01 pm
New York: Following the latest wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Monday appealed for both sides to take action towards addressing core issues fuelling their conflict.
Top UN officials call on parties to swiftly reduce ‘ominous’ surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence
Feb 21, 2023, at 07:09 pm
New York: Israeli-Palestinian parties must urgently rein in escalating violence and work towards realizing the two-State solution, top UN officials in the region warned the Security Council on Monday.
UN rights chief appeals for Israelis and Palestinians to end ‘illogic of escalation’
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:18 pm
New York: As violence mounts between Israelis and Palestinians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for an end to the “illogic of escalation”, appealing for leaders to urgently work to resolve their decades-long conflict.
Feb 01, 2023, at 05:43 pm
New York: Youth empowerment and employment figured heavily in discussions between Saudi officials and the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), held in the kingdom last weekend.
Israel-Palestine: UNICEF warns children are paying ‘the highest price’ as violence escalates
Jan 31, 2023, at 08:46 pm
New York: Alarmed by the recent killing and injury of many children in Israel and Palestine, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) voiced an appeal to parties on Monday to de-escalate tensions and refrain from violence.
Clashes erupt in Jerusalem after anti-Israeli attacks
Jan 29, 2023, at 03:12 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police erupted in Jerusalem on Saturday night in the wake of two anti-Israeli attacks in the holy city.
Palestinian refugees face hitting ‘rock bottom’, warns UNRWA in $1.6 billion appeal
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:25 pm
New York: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) appealed on Tuesday for $1.6 billion to fund core operations this year, as the people it helps face hitting “rock bottom”.
Jan 20, 2023, at 06:32 pm
New York: The world’s collective priority for the Occupied Palestinian Territory must be reversing the negative trajectory that marked 2022 as one of the deadliest years in recent memory, the senior UN official in the region told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN envoy reports ‘sharp increase’ in violence this year in Israel-Palestine conflict
Dec 20, 2022, at 09:29 pm
New York: More than 150 Palestinians and over 20 Israelis have been killed in the West Bank and Israel so far in 2022 - the highest number of deaths in years, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland told the Security Council on Monday.
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket firing
Dec 04, 2022, at 04:12 pm
Gaza: Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on facilities belonging to militant groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave, Palestinian eyewitnesses said.
Israel and Palestine must take steps to ‘restore calm’ in occupied West Bank
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:38 am
New York: With daily violence spiralling out of control in the occupied West Bank, leaders in both Israel and Palestine need to take steps to restore calm as best they can, “with the full support of the international community”, said the UN’s top official in the region on Friday.
Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:19 am
New York: Israel’s occupation is illegal and indistinguishable from a “settler-colonial” situation, which must end, as a pre-condition for Palestinians to exercise their right to self-determination, the UN’s independent expert on the occupied Palestinian territory said on Thursday.
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal: UN rights commission
Oct 21, 2022, at 09:24 pm
New York: Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful under international law due to its permanence and the Israeli government’s de facto annexation policies, a UN-appointed Commission of Inquiry said in its first report, published on Thursday.
Israel-Palestine: ‘Meaningful initiatives’ needed soon, to reverse current course
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:03 am
New York: The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday, that since the adoption in December 2016 of resolution 2334, which demands Israel stop building new settlements on Palestinian land, there’s been “little progress” implementing it.