The video below shows the speech of António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, who addressed a Security Council meeting on 24 Oct 2023 which was convened to discuss the Israel Palestine. The remarks he made brought condemnation from Israel with … Continue reading →
On 18 October 2023, UNA-UK together with more than 300 organisations from 50 countries, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives. They urged the UN Security Council, … Continue reading →
On 17 October 2023, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani made the following statement. With a staggering 4,200 people killed, over one million people displaced in just 10 days, and large areas in the Gaza Strip reduced … Continue reading →
The Quakers in Britain acting on behalf the the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) has issued an urgent call for people to act in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Israel. Regardless of your background on … Continue reading →
The following report was published by International Institute for Nonviolent Action in 2014. The Emergency Session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine held 24th and 25th September 2014 in Brussels was supposed to focus only on Israel’s Operation Protective Edge but, even … Continue reading →
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations issued the following statement on 9 October 2023. A transcript of his speech is given below the video. I have just concluded an extraordinary meeting of senior UN leaders to discuss the unprecedented … Continue reading →
The following UN report published in September 2023 by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in occupied Palestinian territory gives a little of the background to the ongoing Israel-Palestine war, although it is just the most recent … Continue reading →
This statement was issued on 10 October 2023 by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, on the hostilities between Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Palestinian armed groups infiltrated Israel on 7 October, … Continue reading →
United Nations Resident Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory wrote on 19 August 2023: Today, we mark World Humanitarian Day, reaffirming our commitment to the protection, well-being, and dignity of all those affected by crises. The day also pays … Continue reading →
The Security Council heard on 27 July that insecurity and violence increased rapidly in the occupied West Bank over the last month, punctuated by one of the most intensive Israeli military operations in nearly two decades. Assistant Secretary-General for Middle … Continue reading →