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The UN Secretary-General has called for an immediate and independent investigation into the killing and injury of Palestinians seeking food...

Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Gaza, the head of the P...

“I stood helpless in the face of my son's hunger. I cried a lot and told him to drink from our little water to satisfy his hunger,” said Zee...

In Al-Jundi Al-Majhool Square – once the bustling heart of Gaza City – music now floats among the tents. The square, transformed into a spra...

Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, th...

Desperate hunger drove crowds of people to overrun a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, reportedly leaving t...

The United Nations has called for restraint following another wave of escalation between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israeli forces. 

Gaza’s population is being “starved and denied the very basics,” while the region stands at a dangerous crossroads, the UN’s Middle East pea...

In Gaza, dozens of Palestinians have been reportedly injured and shot trying to collect aid from the new US and Israeli-backed aid distribut...

The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed recent decisions by the United States, the United Kingdom and the Europea...

Reports indicated on Tuesday that Israel’s controversial aid distribution plan had begun in Gaza as the United Nations called once again on...

Myanmar’s spiralling human rights crisis – fuelled by relentless military violence, systemic impunity and economic collapse – has left civil...

An inclusive education programme in Lebanon is getting top marks from teachers and students, especially children with disabilities who are o...

After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on Monday that the “trickle” of supplies being allowe...

Diplomats convened at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to lay the groundwork for a crucial international conference in June, aimed at a...

The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the...

Millions of people in Syria continue to face mortal danger from unexploded munitions, disease and malnutrition and more international suppor...

Long-awaited food supplies have been looted in Gaza overnight while being transported to desperate communities in the war-torn enclave, UN a...

More than half the people killed in Gaza over the past week were in shelters and residential buildings, the UN human rights office OHCHR sai...

UN agencies in Gaza confirmed on Thursday that desperately needed aid has finally arrived at warehouses inside the enclave after an 11-week...

Israel forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, drawing condemnation from s...

After years of stalemate and suffering, Syria is beginning to see renewed international engagement.

UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks’ worth of lifesaving relie...

Aid is trickling into Gaza after nearly three months of blockade, but it remains far from enough to meet the soaring humanitarian needs, UN...

Women and clerical workers face the highest risk of their roles being radically transformed, prompting calls for inclusive policy responses....