News (10)
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Brazil: Open Letter Supporting Lula Joining the ICJ Case on Israel`s Genocide in Palestine |
17 January 2024 |
THe following is the text of an Open Letter from prominent Brazilians in support of the decision of President Lula Silva to support the South African application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), charging Israel with the crime of genocide and calling for `provisional measures` to bring about a More...
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Open Letter: Climate Movement Solidarity with Palestinian Liberation Struggle |
03 December 2023 |
Movement: We stand in solidarity with Palestinians in their struggle for liberation
This open letter is a starting point for the climate movement to develop principled solidarity with Palestine that connects climate justice with the struggles of colonized peoples worldwide.
Authors’ Note: Please use this form to sign the open letter if you are More...
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HLRN Statement: States Must Act for Peace with Justice in Palestine, not with Zionism |
By :HIC-HLRN |
24 November 2023 |
This statement updates the HIC Statement of 23 October 2023.
Amid the most-recent escalation of violence in Zionism’s century-long persecution of the Indigenous Palestinian People, the Palestinian Islamist Resistance Movement (Hamas) and its militant `Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched an unprecedented armed operation, retaliating against Israel on early 7 October 2023. More...
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UN Experts: Bombing Hospitals and Schools = Crimes against Humanity, Call for Prevention of Genocide |
By :UN Media Cetner |
19 October 2023 |
GENEVA--UN experts* today expressed outrage against the deadly strike at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, which killed more than 470 civilians on Tuesday (17) and trapped hundreds under the rubble. The strike reportedly followed two warnings issued by Israel that an attack on the hospital was imminent if More...
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3rd Committee Condemns Israel`s Brutal Bombing of Gaza & Forced Displacement of Civilians |
By :UN Media Center |
18 October 2023 |
Committee Also Urges States to Satisfy Educational Needs, Reverse Dangers to Persons with Albinism
Yesterday’s attack on the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, which resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths, is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, delegates told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as they also engaged in More...
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UN Rights Chief Condemns Baptist Hospital Srtike |
By :UN Media Center |
17 October 2023 |
“Words fail me. Tonight, hundreds of people were killed – horrifically – in a massive strike at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, including patients, healthcare workers and families that had been seeking refuge in and around the hospital. Once again the most vulnerable. This is totally unacceptable.
At least More...
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Satellite Shows Destruction of Habitat in Gaza |
By :Sky News data and forensics unit |
17 October 2023 |
Residential buildings and public services have been destroyed in Israeli strikes - with internet and mobile services reduced to just one final line.
Israel continues to pound Gaza from the skies, striking on what the Israeli Air Force says is an "unprecedented scale".
Residential neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble, with schools, More...
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UN Relief Chief: History Is Watching |
By :Humanitarian Aid |
16 October 2023 |
Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid supplies into Gaza following the Israeli order to evacuate the north of the enclave, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Monday.
“History is watching,” Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told UN News in Geneva, highlighting the desperate situation More...
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UN Expert: Israel Must Comply with International Law |
By :UN Media Center |
13 October 2023 |
GENEVA--A UN expert today demanded that Israel immediately rescind its order for 1.1 million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza within 24 hours, condemning the evacuation order as a crime against humanity and a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.
“Forcible population transfers constitute a crime against humanity, and collective punishment is More...
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Updated on Hostilities in Gaza and Israel |
By :UNOCHA |
12 October 2023 |
The OPT Flash Appeal calls for approximately US $ 294 million for 77 humanitarian partners to address the most urgent needs of 1,260,000 people in the Gaza Strip (Gaza) and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. It brings together the work and funding requirements of the humanitarian community in More...
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