Lebanon: Families flee Beirut as Israel threatens renewed strikes on Hezbollah
As hostilities escalate in Lebanon despite a recent ceasefire extension, the United Nations continues to support civilians displaced by the conflict.
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Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Lebanon as Israeli attacks casts pall over Iran-US negotiations
The Security Council meets late on Monday at France’s request, as concern grows over escalating violence in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah amid warnings of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, and confusion over the status of US-Iran peace talks linked to the faltering ceasefires. Follow live here from New York.
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Middle East update: Airstrikes and evacuation orders in Lebanon, aid restrictions in Gaza
Intensified Israeli airstrikes overnight in Lebanon forced people to again flee their homes, while humanitarians in the Gaza Strip report continued restrictions in bringing aid into the enclave, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Displaced in Gaza: From home comforts to the shattering horror of war
In front of a simple tent in Gaza that offers no protection from the cold or the heat, in a crowded camp where tents lack privacy and basic services, Umm Ahmad sat down to speak to UN News about her life in Gaza before the war and what it has become now.
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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate future of Gaza amid stalled progress on lasting peace
The Security Council meets top of the hour in New York to debate stalled progress in Gaza as the fragile ceasefire limps on, and deteriorating conditions across the West Bank amid continued civilian casualties and mounting humanitarian needs. UN envoy Ramiz Alakbarov is due to brief alongside the US-led Board of Peace representative to Gaza Nickolay Mladenov. Discussions are likely to focus on who governs Gaza and how with no disarmament in sight, together with efforts to support recovery.
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Gaza risks ‘permanent’ state of limbo if transition plan stalls, Security Council hears
As Gaza’s fragile ceasefire frays and humanitarian conditions deteriorate, a senior UN envoy warned the Security Council on Thursday that delays in implementing the Council-backed transition plan for the enclave will only increase suffering and undermine recovery.
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Flak jackets and final goodbyes: Lebanon’s first responders under fire
Before heading to strike sites in war-torn Lebanon, rescue workers and paramedics often say goodbye to one another – a ritual captured in widely shared videos reflecting the growing dangers faced by aid workers since hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel erupted on 2 March.
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Security Council LIVE: Concerns grow over nuclear safety after UAE drone strike
The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to discuss the situation in the Middle East following reports of a drone strike near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi briefed members as concerns grow over nuclear safety and security in the region. Follow our live coverage below for updates and for coverage of all key meetings at UN Headquarters, go here.
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UN underscores protection of nuclear sites following drone strike on Emirati plant
The head of the UN atomic watchdog on Monday underscored the need to safeguard nuclear security in wartime, a day after a drone strike near a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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LIVE: Security Council meets on Syria transition and humanitarian crisis
The UN Security Council meets Friday morning in New York to discuss the evolving situation in Syria, as the country navigates a fragile transition after years of conflict and the fall of the Assad regime. Deputy Special Envoy Claudio Cordone and UN relief chief Tom Fletcher are expected to brief members on political and humanitarian developments. Follow our live coverage for updates from the chamber as they happen.
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Israeli military strikes add to civilian suffering in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon
Civilians across Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon continue to face mounting hardship as conflict, displacement and ongoing military operations deepen humanitarian needs and strain already limited aid efforts, according to the latest updates from UN agencies.
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Gaza reconstruction envisages building ‘islands’ out of rubble
A feasibility study is underway to examine whether Gaza’s war debris could be recycled to reclaim coastal land and build artificial islands, as part of reconstruction.
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Yemen parties agree under UN mediation to release 1,600 detainees
More than 1,600 conflict-related detainees in Yemen will be released under a UN-brokered agreement reached after months of negotiations in Jordan, marking the largest prisoner release deal since the country’s civil war began and offering a rare sign of progress in stalled peace efforts.
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Lebanon: UN peacekeeping force warns drone incidents near its positions are putting personnel at risk
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that escalating drone activity and nearby explosions involving suspected Hezbollah drones and Israeli forces are endangering its personnel and threatening already fragile stability in southern Lebanon.
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Funding shortfalls force deep cuts to Syria food assistance: WFP
Millions of Syrians are at growing risk of hunger after severe funding shortages forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to halve emergency food assistance, cutting support for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people across the country.
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Strait of Hormuz de-escalation is urgent, says UN chief
As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens and tensions between Iran and the United States remain unresolved, oil prices rose again early Monday, prompting the UN Secretary-General to call for a peaceful resolution and warn of the widening fallout across Africa and beyond.
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Middle East: Deadly weekend in Lebanon, continued violence in Gaza
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate despite the ceasefire announced last month with Israel, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Lebanon war leaves families foraging for food despite ceasefire
The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon hasn’t prevented “ongoing killing and displacement”, with villages in the south of the country rendered completely unrecognizable after Israeli strikes, aid teams reported on Friday.
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Lebanon: Fresh strike on Beirut suburbs ‘a very alarming development’
An Israeli airstrike overnight on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut has sparked a new wave of displacement among civilians already impacted by months of conflict, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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Security Council holds closed-door talks following attacks on United Arab Emirates
As the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz continues, the United Nations reiterates its commitment to support efforts towards peace, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday during his media briefing from New York.
