Kaag is collaborating closely with partners to establish a new lifeline for maritime aid in Gaza.
On Friday, the Commission, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, United States, and United Kingdom issued a joint statement declaring their plan to establish a new pathway in collaboration with the UN’s Sigrid Kaag. The United Nations coordinator, authorized by the Security…
Conducting a ground assault in Gaza’s Rafah area would heighten the probability of large-scale crimes against humanity.
Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for Volker Türk in Geneva, stated to reporters that the current dire situation could worsen in the near future if Israeli troops take action in the southern border city, as they have threatened to do, unless…
The United Nations is calling for new aid routes to help alleviate starvation in Gaza, where it continues to claim the lives of young people.
“The current state is extremely concerning. With every passing minute and hour, it continues to deteriorate,” stated the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees in a post on the social media platform X, previously known as…
“Residents of North Gaza are forced to leave their homes in search of necessities such as food and shelter due to destruction caused by recent events.”
For months, the UN has been warning of a looming famine, particularly in northern Gaza as everything needed to sustain life has either been destroyed or simply run out. This is now being translated into deaths among children, not as…
The UN aid coordinator reports that children are perishing from starvation in Gaza.
“Children are dying from hunger,” he said via videolink, as media reports indicate that at least 20 children have succumbed to starvation in the besieged and bombarded enclave, including most recently a 14-day-old baby. He urged for a proposal to…
The chief of the UN health agency is requesting for more assistance to be delivered to Gaza immediately.
These are “children who survived bombardment, but may not survive a famine”, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros said on X, formerly Twitter. In addition to the ongoing violence, the head of WHO gave a warning and a video…
Efforts to provide food assistance to the distressed northern Gaza region have not been successful.
The WFP stated that the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) rejected a food convoy consisting of 14 trucks, which was the first attempt since the suspension of deliveries on February 20th, to enter northern Gaza. The convoy was held for three…
by the US A UN human rights expert has denounced the systematic destruction of homes by the US during times of war.
The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, expressed concern about destructive events in Aleppo, Grozny, Mariupol, Myanmar, Sudan, and Gaza, stating that the deliberate destruction of civilian housing and infrastructure during conflicts is a clear violation of international human…
A recent aid mission to North Gaza has raised concerns about the potential for increased infant mortality due to starvation.
Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, reported that WHO and its partners were able to successfully reach (Al) Shifa Hospital in the northern region. They provided essential fuel, life-saving resources…
The UN Special Representative reports that there is ‘substantial and convincing evidence’ that hostages in Gaza have been victims of sexual violence.
Pramila Patten stated in a press release, along with the report, that there is evidence to suggest that ongoing violence, including acts of “cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment,” is being carried out against individuals currently imprisoned by Hamas and other…