
Report finds Israel did not provide evidence of UNRWA staff militancy
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
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The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
Some 16.7 million people need humanitarian aid in Syria, up from 15.3 million a year ago, as its devastating war drags on.
The UNRWA funding crisis, following Israeli allegations, threatens basic aid to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Sigrid Kaag, a fluent Arabic speaker with extensive Middle East experience, has endured threats of political violence.
The U.N.'s global humanitarian appeal for itself and 1,900 partners in 2024 already assumes 40% in unmet needs.
A first-of-its-kind provision cites an 'urgent need' for nations to address concerns about autonomous weapons systems.
'Extremely high water stress' afflicts 83% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa and 74% in South Asia.
British diplomats are leading a push at the U.N. that could be a starting point for a multilateral approach to regulating AI.
The border crossing is essential for more than 4 million uprooted people in Syria who depend on humanitarian aid.
Some 52% of all refugees and others who needed international protection came from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council session called on all countries and armed groups to fulfill their obligations for protecting civilians under international humanitarian law.
Syrian President Bashar Assad, formerly ostracized by most Arab nations, was warmly readmitted to the Arab League.
A study finds sanctions contribute to a rise in mortality, poverty and inequality, and a decline in income and rights.
Fighting led the ranks of those who need aid and protection to swell to 24.6 million, slightly more than half the population.
More than half of the deaths were never documented due to the difficulty of collecting reliable data on death tolls in conflict zones, made still harder by the brutality of Syria's war.
From the killing fields of Ukraine to the earthquakes of Turkey and Syria, children struggle in an often indifferent world.