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As the Middle East crisis continues the humanitarian fallout is worsening, with aid route disruptions and food and fuel price hikes wrecking the lives and…

View More Middle East crisis puts aid, food, fuel further out of reach for millions already struggling – UN agencies

Desperate and dangerous conditions in Gaza continue to hamper recovery efforts for the wartorn enclave’s people, the UN health agency said on Friday, while demining…

View More As Gaza misery continues, shortages in Iran begin to bite

A temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been extended, offering an opening for diplomacy – but persistent tensions in the Strait of…

View More Despite ceasefire, Hormuz tensions continue to throttle supply chains worldwide

The UN and European Union issued a joint warning on Monday that human development across Gaza has been set back by a staggering 77 years,…

View More Gaza: Human development set back 77 years as recovery costs rise to $71 billion

A UN peacekeeper has been killed and three others injured after a UNIFIL patrol came under fire in southern Lebanon, the mission said on Saturday.…

View More UN chief strongly condemns killing of another peacekeeper in southern Lebanon

The war in Gaza has inflicted a far higher toll on women and girls than in previous conflicts in the Palestinian enclave, with more than…

View More More than 38,000 women and girls killed in Gaza war, UN gender equality agency reports

Yemen must not be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Security Council heard on Tuesday, stressing the need for de-escalation, political…

View More Yemenis are ‘hanging by a thread’ top aid official warns Security Council

The United States and Iran must continue talks aimed at ending their weeks-long war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, underscoring that there is…

View More US-Iran war: Guterres calls for continued talks, end to ceasefire violations