The land of wars, surprises and earthquakes
GHASSAN CHARBEL February 05, 2024 The developments in the Middle East are not simple. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood unleashed an earthquake and, the very next day, it sparked a limited war […]
EU diplomat says defunding UN Palestinian agency would be dangerous
European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks on the day of a meeting of foreign ministers from the EU, Indo-Pacific and ASEAN countries, in […]
ICJ ruling on Israel: End of immunity, but not impunity
BY MUNIR DAIR JAN 30, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on emergency measures against Israel following its genocide case brought against it by South Africa, in The Hague, Netherlands, Jan. 26, 2024. (Reuters Photo) No matter what, South Africa’s move at the […]
Sudanese people’s dire plight should not be ignored
DR. MAJID RAFIZADEH February 01, 2024 The protracted conflict in Sudan, which is now in its 10th month, has caused a dire humanitarian crisis that is inflicting profound suffering upon […]
Millions of Palestinians rely on UNRWA. Why is the US suspending funding based on Israeli accusations?
OpinionUS foreign policy Moustafa Bayoumi Twelve of the agency’s 13,000 Gaza employees were allegedly part of the 7 October attack – so the US and its allies are meting a […]
Biden’s double standard on Israeli, Palestinian accusations
RAY HANANIA ARAB NEWS When Israel last week accused a small number of UN Relief and Works Agency employees of participating in the violent Oct. 7 attack on the country, […]
Gazan children orphaned by war suffer as war continues
Palestinian men and children gather for a demonstration in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 30, 2024, calling for continued international support to UNRWA. (File/AFP) ARAB NEWS January […]
Destroying UNRWA disastrous, destabilising for the entire region
Jan 31,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The United States has long called itself the “indispensable nation” to justify its claim to global leadership. Through its inane policies and destructive actions, the US has lost both international regard and support from world leaders who expected better of the world’s […]
West should not have bought Israel’s claims against UNRWA
DAOUD KUTTAB January 30, 2024 The synchronized decisions of many Western countries to suspend their financial support to one of the most important UN agencies in the Middle East is […]
Norway’s foreign minister tells Al Jazeera why they still fund UNRWA
‘We will starve in the streets.’ Gaza residents say they will die without aid from UNRWA. Norway’s foreign minister tells Al Jazeera why his country will keep funding the agency in the face of Western cuts. source https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/1/29/norway-to-continue-funding-unrwa
UNRWA: Gaza aid agency says it is ‘extremely desperate’ after funding halted
Related Topics By Robert Plummer BBC News More countries have halted funding to the largest UN agency operating in Gaza, as the crisis deepens over the alleged role of some […]
Historic provisional ruling: ICJ orders protection of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip from ‘acts of genocide’
27th January 2024 Ayesha Naseem, UK On Friday 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice delivered a provisional ruling in South Africa’s case, submitted to the court in December last year, in […]
What we know about Israel’s allegations against UN staffers in Gaza
By Sophie Tanno, Hira Humayun, Richard Roth and Heather Chen, CNN Updated 9:30 AM EST, Sun January 28, 2024 Video Ad Feedback Red Cross addresses claim from Israeli hostage’s family 04:52 UN relief chief: […]
Gaza battles rage as Israel vows to shut out UN agency after war
Workers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) agency talk together in the playground of an UNRWA-run school that has been converted into a shelter […]
Israeli officials accuse international court of justice of antisemitic bias
Senior ministers including Yoav Gallant condemn ruling while Palestinians dismayed it did not go further Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem Fri 26 Jan 2024 Israeli officials have accused the international court of […]
ICJ’s Gaza decision shores up rules-based order and puts west to test
International court of justice Analysis ICJ’s Gaza decision shores up rules-based order and puts west to test Patrick WintourDiplomatic editor UN court’s ruling is devastating for Israel and awkward for […]
World Court to rule on urgent measures in Gaza genocide case
World Court to rule on urgent measures in Gaza genocide case This combination of pictures taken in the past few days in Gaza shows the continuing destruction of Palestinian homes […]
How Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is testing the limits of the UN’s effectiveness
ANALYSIS A truck carrying fuel decorated with a UN flag crosses into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 15, 2023. (AFP/File) Updated 22 January 2024 ALEX WHITEMAN January […]
These have been 100 days of heartache and anguish
Fast Facts from the UN Latest updates from the world of global diplomacy. Weekly newsletter Here’s the latest from the UN United Nations 5,327,180 followersFollowing January 25, 2024Open Immersive Reader More […]
Two-State Solution ‘Only Way to Avoid Endless Cycles of Fear, Hatred, Violence’, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Debate on Middle East
SG/SM/22113 23 JANUARY 2024 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in New […]