Secretary-General António Guterres has asked the head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, to “swiftly” investigate “extremely serious allegations” that several agency staffers were involved in the 7 October terror attacks in southern Israel. Mr. Guterres has also … Continue reading →
The following statement was issued by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Photograph by Hassan Islyeh, UNICEF Three months since the horrific 7 October attacks, Gaza has become a place of death and despair. Tens of … Continue reading →
After a week of wrangling over the text, the UN Security Council finally agreed a resolution on the war in Gaza. See below for the full text. Its main points were that it: reaffirmed the obligations of the parties to … Continue reading →
UNA-UK is calling on the UK Government to immediately suspend arms sales to Israel in the face of overwhelming evidence suggesting that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, including war crimes. UNA-UK condemns the heinous … Continue reading →
Philippe Lazzarini is Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Continue reading →The following statement was made in Jerusalem on International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023, by Lynn Hastings, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today could have been a celebration of the 75th anniversary of … Continue reading →
On 6 December 2023, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote the following letter to the current President of the Security Council, Permanent Representative of Ecuador Jose Javier de la Gasca Lopez Dominguez. Dear Mr. President, I am writing under … Continue reading →
Video published by United Nations General Assembly Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (#CEIRPP). The Committee was established in 1975 by the United Nations General Assembly to recommend a programme designed to enable the … Continue reading →
The following article was first published by United Nations News. As the pause in fighting in Gaza appeared to enter a fifth day on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that aid deliveries needed to multiply immediately to save the lives of … Continue reading →
The following statement was issued by UNA-UK on 26 October 2023. UNA-UK calls on the UK and its allies to use all tools available to halt the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. More than two weeks of devastating violence has … Continue reading →