People for Peace: Dreaming of a mine-free Lebanon |
Decades of civil conflict have left Lebanon with a legacy of hundreds of thousands of land mines and cluster munitions which continue to be a danger to people. Rem Sreypy...
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0 0 Resolve the conflict, don’t just manage it, top envoy tells Israelis, Palestinians |
“There are tangible, ongoing arrangements that can be regularized and expanded immediately – if there is political will,” said Tor Wennesland, adding that he is actively engaged with Israelis, Palestinians, regional...
0 0 UN Syria Commission: ‘unconscionable to consider closing last border crossing’ |
Calling on the Security Council to ensure life-saving humanitarian aid to Syria, the UN Commission said it would be “unconscionable to consider closing last border crossing when needs are at...
0 0 UN migration agency and EU step up aid for 325,000 Yemenis in need |
Those in need will be provided with urgently needed shelter, health, cash, protection services and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) support. The situation is also getting worse for migrants in...
0 0 Syria: ‘Largest-ever number’ in need, warns UN relief chief |
Martin Griffiths, Humanitarian Affairs chief and Emergency Relief Coordinator, thanked donors for their contributions - totalling nearly $6.7 billion - which includes $2.4 billion earmarked for 2023 and beyond. I...
0 0 Syrian refugees in Iraq, risk losing access to basic food supplies |
Money is running out to help families with basic day to day items, while amidst harsh economic conditions, refugees from the decade long conflict across Syria are often “drowning” in...
0 0 Lebanon elections: Guterres calls for ‘swift formation’ of inclusive Government |
Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Lebanese people on the passage of the vote, the first elections since the devastating explosions in Beirut’s port area in 2020, which killed more than 200,...
0 0 Israel: UN rights chief calls for end to ‘culture of impunity’ |
Her appeal comes in the wake of the killing of Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot on Wednesday while covering an Israeli raid in Jenin, West...
0 0 UN envoy condemns latest Israeli settlement expansion plan |
“I condemn today's decision by Israeli authorities to advance plans for over 4,000 housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank,” Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle...
0 0 Yemen: $33 million pledged to address decaying oil tanker threat |
The FSO Safer, which is holding more than a million barrels of oil, has been described as a “time bomb” because it is at risk of causing a major spill,...