© UNICEF Renewed airstrikes have reportedly killed hundreds of people in the Gaza Strip. Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people – many of them women and children – and leaving widespread destruction in its wake, according to local authorities. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported […]
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Irpin in Ukraine in April 2022 Monday marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in clear violation of the UN Charter and international law, and the UN Secretary-General has renewed his call for de-escalation and an end to the conflict. “On this tragic […]
© UNRWA (Displaced Gazans) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the latest round of hostage releases in Gaza and the continued implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. A note to media correspondents was released by the UN on Sunday, a day after the release of three Israeli hostages from Gaza, in exchange for […]
© UNOPS / UNOPS is helping to rebuild housing in Ukraine. Nations around the world which are seeking practical solutions to peace and security, humanitarian and development issues are marking 30 years of collaboration with a specialized UN agency. Despite immense security risks and logistical challenges, the agency worked with international partners to transport and […]
© UNDOF | UNDOF units patrol Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights in the Israel-Syria border area year-round. By Eileen Travers More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But, why are […]
© UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz | UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh along the Blue Line in southwestern Lebanon. (file) By Daniel Dickinson 8 October 2024 The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the “Blue Line” which separates Lebanon and Israel since the 1970s, and its mandate was just renewed for another year by […]