Edited News | OHCHR
“While much attention has been on the attacks inside Israel and the escalation of hostilities in Gaza since 7 October, the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is alarming and urgent, amid the increasing and multi-layered human rights violations of Palestinians occurring...
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
UN Human rights spokesperson Liz Throssell briefed journalists in Geneva on reports of women and girls being abducted in Sudan.
Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , WHO
As the crisis in Gaza continues to worsen amid intense Israeli bombardments and an ongoing ground operation, UN humanitarians reiterated on Friday their call for a humanitarian pause to be able to deliver urgently needed relief items throughout the enclave and evacuate those seriously wounded.
Edited News , Press Conferences | WHO , WMO
Amid more frequent extreme weather events and temperature records, human health – particularly in the most vulnerable communities - is increasingly threatened, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , UNICEF , WHO
With the Israeli military advancing deeper into the Gaza Strip and the continuation of "unprecedented" hostilities with a devastating impact on children, UN humanitarians reiterated on Tuesday their calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and for unimpeded and secure access of urgently needed...
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
The UN Human Rights Office has today been giving details of its fact-finding mission to the village of Hroza in eastern Ukraine, where on 5 October a missile struck a café, killing 59 people attending a funeral reception. It was one of the deadliest single incidents for civilians since February...
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
“UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is appealing to all sides to heed the calls for peace. The violence needs to end and there need to be strong efforts to seek an alternative to this carnage,”said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office.
Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , WFP , WHO
Edited News | WHO
Fuel now the most vital commodity in Gaza amid fears of health care collapse Fuel is essential to bring water, food and health care to Gazans in dire need, but supplies have not been provided in aid convoys to date, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
“With over 3,700 people killed in Gaza and 1,000 more presumed under the rubble, as well as 1,300 people killed in Israel, and a further one million Palestinians – half of them children – reportedly displaced, we implore all parties to allow the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for...