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There have been significant developments in Iraq in recent months – which  has so far avoided being dragged into the widening Middle East co...

One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several times overnight into Friday, leaving four heal...

More than 280,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria in a matter of days following the sudden and massive offensive into Governmen...

The UN human rights chief on Thursday told a conference in the Ukrainian capital that in the face of Russia’s continuing full-scale invasion...

Humanitarians continue to provide support to people caught up in conflicts in the Middle East region, the UN reported on Thursday. 

Global trade is poised to hit a record $33 trillion in 2024, showcasing remarkable resilience despite persistent economic and geopolitical c...

The UN Secretary-General appealed on Thursday for an end to the fighting in Syria, where a recent escalation raises the risk of further divi...

The Middle East crisis continues to deepen, with families in Gaza struggling to secure basic food amid constant displacement, plummeting tem...

Syria’s status quo has been “radically altered” in a matter of days, with a surge in fighting resulting in an “extremely fluid and dangerous...

More than 2,000 people have been impacted by a new Israeli evacuation order issued in Khan Younis governorate in Gaza, the UN humanitarian a...

The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday emphasised that that peace and security in Middle East cannot be achieved through force...

The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured,...

The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm over the sharp escalation of violence across northwest Syria, calling for an immediate cessatio...

Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on world leaders to act dec...

A sharp escalation in fighting in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate has displaced thousands and caused heavy civilian casualties, prompting urgent...

The final repatriation flight for Brazilians escaping the conflict in Lebanon touched down at São Paulo’s Guarulhos Air Base early Wednesday...

As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants, UN humani...

Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in this first half of this year, rising by 2....

The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of Spain, was clear: “we need peace and...

The ceasefire agreement in Lebanon represents “the first ray of hope for peace” in the regional war “amidst the darkness of the last few mon...

In an age when social media dominates global information sharing, an alarming two-thirds of digital content creators are publishing unverifi...

As the Lebanon ceasefire deal entered into force early Wednesday based on the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 – faci...

The United Nations has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

World leaders adopted a bold, forward-looking declaration on Tuesday at a global forum to advance peace as war rages on, from Gaza and Leban...

A beloved cartoon character from Argentina who has delighted people across the planet for six decades, was at UN Headquarters on Monday to b...