Lebanon Crisis: Needs Soar As UN Launches New FundMonday, June 8, 2026
The UN in Lebanon appealed for an additional $331.5 million on Friday to help 1.4 million people in crisis as already massive needs continue to grow, three months since deadly violence erupted between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli forces. ldquo;Humanitarian needs are soaring with each day ...
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Yemen: Hunger Crisis Deepens As Funding Cuts Leave Millions Without SupportFriday, June 5, 2026
Nearly half of the population in Government-controlled areas of Yemen are facing high levels of acute food insecurity with the crisis set to deepen further if international aid cuts continue, according to the latest analysis by the leading UN-backed global food security platform. Around five mill ... |
Lebanon: Another Peacekeeper Dies In New AttackThursday, June 4, 2026
A Serbian peacekeeper serving in Lebanon died early Thursday after mortar fire on his position near Marjayoun in the country rsquo;s southeast, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced. He has been identified as Sergeant Milovan Jovanivic. UN Secretary-General Ant oacute;nio Gu ... |
UN Mission Reports Rising Tensions Along The Blue Line In LebanonThursday, June 4, 2026
Monday rsquo;s hastily convened meeting of the UN Security Council at the request of France in response to escalating violence in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants has underlined deepening international concern as the conflict intensifies, despite ongoing US mediation effort ... |
Gaza’s Public Servants Systematically Targeted In Israeli StrikesThursday, June 4, 2026
Months since Gaza rsquo;s nominal ceasefire began, Palestinians continue to be killed and maimed in drone and airstrikes, including the enclave rsquo;s police force which is crucial to peace and reconstruction efforts, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday. Outlining ldquo;rep ... |
Lebanon: Families Flee Beirut As Israel Threatens Renewed Strikes On HezbollahWednesday, June 3, 2026
As hostilities escalate in Lebanon despite a recent ceasefire extension, the United Nations continues to push for peace and support displaced civilians by providing food, protection and other assistance. Thousands of people fled the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, on Monday after Israel ... |
Gaza Children Trapped ‘In An Endless Cycle Of Suffering’: UNICEFMonday, June 1, 2026
The dire conditions in the Gaza Strip are trapping children ldquo;in an endless cycle of suffering rdquo; and their heartbroken parents can only look on, an official with the UN child rights agency UNICEF said on Friday in a fresh appeal for greater humanitarian access to support families in the wa ... |
Gaza: 26 killed Over Eid Holiday, UN Rights Investigators ReportMonday, June 1, 2026
At least 26 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday ndash; the eve of one of the most important holidays in Islam ndash; the UN human rights office, OHCHR, reported on Friday. The information was provided by its monitors in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) who condemned ... |
‘Door remains open’ to Israel says UN, following decision to sever ties with SecFriday, May 29, 2026
The UN Spokesperson said on Thursday that the door will always remain open to Israel after its decision to ldquo;sever all ties rdquo; with the Secretary-General rsquo;s office. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a tweet it was making the move in response to the reported decision to include th ... |
Lebanon Violence Continues Following Israeli AttacksFriday, May 29, 2026
The UN has expressed deep concern over escalating hostilities in Lebanon following intensified Israeli airstrikes in southern Beirut and across southern parts of the country. According to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), approximately 670 projectile movements were recorded on Wednes ... |
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