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30 Apr 2025

‘Ignoring the global humanitarian crisis is a huge mistake,’ UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi tells Arab News

09 Apr 2025

Israel fulfilling ‘none’ of its legal duties as an occupying power, UN chief warns

05 Apr 2025

It’s not enough for audiences just to feel ‘sad,’ says Oscar-winning director of ‘No Other Land’

03 Apr 2025

UN condemns Israeli attacks on Syria and calls for them to end

29 Mar 2025

UN chief calls for action over ‘perfect storm’ engulfing South Sudan

26 Mar 2025

UN officials call for ‘fast and broad’ easing of sanctions as Syria faces fragile transition

25 Mar 2025

UN reduces its presence in Gaza after staffer killed and amid ongoing Israeli block on aid

22 Mar 2025

UN condemns violence in Gaza and West Bank, urges Israel to resume aid deliveries

14 Mar 2025

On 14th anniversary of Syrian civil war, UN chief warns nation’s future hangs in the balance

13 Mar 2025

‘No nation ever experienced what we are experiencing,’ says Saudi Princess Lamia bint Majid Al-Saud

12 Mar 2025

Vision 2030’s transformative shift for women at heart of major global conference in New York

11 Mar 2025

Saudi envoy chairs landmark global conference, says barriers denying women equal rights must fall

07 Mar 2025

UN experts condemn Israeli move to reopen ‘gates of hell’ and unilaterally alter ceasefire terms

06 Mar 2025

UK and EU members of UN Security Council urge Israel to allow aid into Gaza

01 Mar 2025

Arab unity on Gaza will help ‘guide the path forward,’ UN chief says ahead of Cairo summit

15 Feb 2025

At UN, Arab nations say they want a ‘Gazan Riviera’ in an independent Palestinian state

06 Feb 2025

UN chief warns against ethnic cleansing, ‘demonization’ of Palestinians

05 Feb 2025

What four American doctors witnessed while volunteering in war-torn Gaza

28 Jan 2025

International Criminal Court prosecutor calls for urgent action on Darfur

25 Jan 2025

Israel UN envoy formally calls on UNRWA to vacate Jerusalem premises

24 Jan 2025

‘Killed, maimed, frozen to death’: UN Security Council meets to discuss plight of Gaza’s kids

24 Jan 2025

Continued denial of Palestinian statehood is threat to global security, says Arab league chief

23 Jan 2025

We cannot allow illegal annexation of the West Bank, Slovenia’s foreign minister warns

18 Jan 2025

Ban on UNRWA will make plight of Gazans much worse and undermine ceasefire, agency’s chief warns

17 Jan 2025

UN Security Council calls for ‘swift’ formation of government in Lebanon

16 Jan 2025

UN Security Council calls on countries to stop arming Houthis as Red Sea attacks continue

16 Jan 2025

UN chief calls for major aid boost to ease ‘immense’ Palestinian suffering, as he welcomes Gaza ceasefire

09 Jan 2025

Syria is ‘the cornerstone for regional stability,’ GCC tells UN Security Council

28 Dec 2024

Humanitarian disaster in Yemen could get even worse if attacks by Israel continue, UN warns

20 Dec 2024

UN votes overwhelmingly for ICJ probe of Israeli role in Gaza’s ‘dystopian humanitarian nightmare’

20 Dec 2024

‘New Syria’ offers historic moment of hope but also threats and uncertainty, says UN chief

18 Dec 2024

At first Security Council meeting since Assad’s fall, UN envoy calls for end to Syria sanctions

17 Dec 2024

UN experts call for halt to sanctions on Syria to prevent further harm to poor and vulnerable

06 Dec 2024

Flareup of Syria civil war is ‘bitter fruit of collective failure’ of diplomacy: UN chief

21 Nov 2024

US vetoes UN resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages

15 Nov 2024

Israel’s warfare in Gaza consistent with genocide, UN committee finds

14 Nov 2024

UN Security Council condemns attacks on peacekeeping forces in Lebanon

13 Nov 2024

Northern Gaza at grave risk of Israeli atrocities of ‘the most serious nature,’ UN warns

13 Nov 2024

Humanitarian chiefs say Israel failed to meet US deadline for allowing aid into Gaza

09 Nov 2024

UN accuses Israel of ‘deliberate’ attack on peacekeeping position in Lebanon

08 Nov 2024

Israel must comply with ICJ measures to prevent genocide: UN human rights chief

01 Oct 2024

WHO has been preparing for ‘worst-case scenario’ in Lebanon, regional chief tells Arab News

29 Sep 2024

World’s path to peace should no longer be blocked by one or two countries, Kuwait’s ambassador to UN tells Arab News

28 Sep 2024

Keeping Yemen out of a broader Middle East conflict is our key goal, US special envoy Tim Lenderking tells Arab News

22 Sep 2024

‘We cannot allow Lebanon to become another Gaza,’ UN chief Antonio Guterres tells Arab News

14 Sep 2024

UN official says the war in Sudan is ‘one of the ugliest’ she has ever seen

16 Aug 2024

UN laments rising death toll in Gaza, says children ‘attacked by rodents and insects’ at night

23 Jul 2024

If not Kamala Harris, who else could be the Democratic nominee for November’s election?

19 Jul 2024

Gaza conflict is a ‘war on women,’ says UN official

18 Jul 2024

Israel’s Gaza violations in spotlight as Russian foreign minister chairs UN Security Council meeting

12 Jul 2024

NATO committed to closer ties and dialogue with Gulf states, supporting Ukraine, Boris Ruge tells Arab News

03 Jul 2024

UN aid coordinator’s ‘deep concern’ over new Gaza evacuation order; 1.9m people already displaced

02 Jul 2024

Escalation in Israel-Hezbollah fighting is ‘serious cause for concern,’ says Russia’s UN envoy

29 Jun 2024

Arab analysts pan US presidential debate for ‘lack of substance’ on Middle East issues

26 Jun 2024

UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ threat to region if Israel-Hezbollah fighting escalates

11 Jun 2024

UN Security Council adopts Gaza resolution calling for immediate ceasefire and release of hostages

07 May 2024

Orders to evacuate Rafah ‘inhumane,’ may amount to war crimes: UN human rights chief

03 May 2024

Gaza destruction on scale unseen since Second World War, will take decades to rebuild: UN

27 Apr 2024

1 case dismissed, 4 on hold in UN investigation into Oct. 7 allegations against UNRWA staff

26 Apr 2024

‘Let’s help Yemen regain ability to chart its own future,’ US envoy Tim Lenderking tells Arab News

24 Apr 2024

‘We will leave no stone unturned to shield UNRWA from ferocious attacks,’ says agency chief

23 Apr 2024

Review of UNRWA finds Israel raised no concerns about agency staff for past 13 years

19 Apr 2024

US vetoes widely backed Palestinian bid for full UN membership

18 Apr 2024

Call to close UNRWA is attempt to strip millions of Palestinians of refugee status: agency chief

15 Apr 2024

At UNSC meeting, Iran and US swap threats while Israel urges ‘all possible sanctions’ over attack

14 Apr 2024

UN Security Council to meet on Sunday to discuss Iran attacks on Israel

06 Apr 2024

Arab states tell Security Council to use enforcement powers to make Israel comply with ceasefire resolution

04 Apr 2024

UN body to consider call for halt to arm sales to Israel

04 Apr 2024

In Gaza, world for first time sees genocide happening in real time, UN experts say

03 Apr 2024

US envoy warns Iran not to attack Americans over Syria consulate strike

27 Mar 2024

Attack on Rafah ‘not the way’ to defeat Hamas, US envoy tells UN Security Council

26 Mar 2024

UN Security Council for first time demands ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza

26 Mar 2024

What doctors volunteering in Gaza’s stricken hospitals witnessed under Israeli siege

22 Mar 2024

Russia, China veto US resolution at UN Security Council over its failure to ‘unequivocally’ call for Gaza ceasefire

21 Mar 2024

Sudan heading toward world’s worst hunger crisis, UN Security Council warned

19 Mar 2024

UN Security Council calls for immediate halt to Houthi attacks on Red Sea vessels

19 Mar 2024

Alarming UN report warns famine is imminent in northern Gaza

15 Mar 2024

UN fears ‘risky military adventurism’ could push Yemen into new cycle of war

07 Mar 2024

As Gaza famine fears grow, South Africa calls on ICJ to strengthen steps it ordered Israel to take

07 Mar 2024

Israel’s ‘wholesale disregard’ for Gazans’ rights is on level unseen in recent history, says UN expert

28 Feb 2024

‘I fear the world has failed the test of humanity’ in Gaza, Slovenia’s foreign minister tells Arab News

23 Feb 2024

‘Pattern’ of Israeli attacks on hospitals either intentional or ‘reckless incompetence,’ MSF chief tells UNSC

21 Feb 2024

US for a 4th time blocks UN Security Council resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza

20 Feb 2024

US tables draft resolution on Gaza rivaling Algeria’s at UN Security Council

20 Feb 2024

‘Credible allegations’ of Palestinian women and girls being raped and executed by Israeli troops: UN experts

19 Feb 2024

US says will veto Algerian resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

16 Feb 2024

Libyan leaders entrenched in the status quo and it ‘seems to suit them,’ UN says

16 Feb 2024

UN warns of disturbing ‘pattern’ of Israeli attacks on medical facilities in Gaza

15 Feb 2024

UN advisor on prevention of genocide warns of ‘serious, real, high’ risk of atrocities in Rafah

14 Feb 2024

South Africa makes urgent appeal to International Court of Justice over Rafah offensive

09 Feb 2024

My ‘worst frustration’ is I have no power to end Gaza war, UN chief tells Arab News

06 Feb 2024

Security Council discusses US strikes in Syria; UN calls on all sides to step back from brink

01 Feb 2024

Decisions to suspend funding for UNRWA ‘must be revoked,’ humanitarian chief says

30 Jan 2024

Palestinian lives at stake, UN says as it acts quickly to address allegations about UNRWA staff

20 Jan 2024

UN women’s agency says 2 mothers killed every hour in Gaza

19 Jan 2024

Siege is a ‘silent killer’ as Gazans face ‘debilitating’ struggle to survive, says UN agency chief

18 Jan 2024

Patients in Gaza hospitals beg for food and water as they lie ‘waiting to die,’ WHO official says

17 Jan 2024

UN human rights experts warn of ‘unfolding genocide’ as ‘every single person in Gaza’ goes hungry

13 Jan 2024

UN human rights official warns Security Council of ‘very real’ risk of atrocities in Gaza

09 Dec 2023

US vetoes resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza and backed by majority of Security Council

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