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Palestine: Nutrition campaign targets pregnant and nursing women
To combat malnutrition and iron deficiency in Gaza and the West Bank, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday, launched…
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UNRWA condemns demolition of Palestinian home in East Jerusalem
The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday urged Israeli to immediately halt all evictions and demolitions in…
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Israel-Palestine: Risk of ‘deadly escalation’ in violence, without decisive action
With violence continuing daily throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process urged the Security Council on Tuesday to adopt…
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Investing in UNRWA is ‘an investment in peace and hope’
At a “critical conference” supporting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Secretary-General António Guterres outlined on Tuesday, the “essential role”…
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‘We cannot lose hope’, UN chief tells media seminar on peace in the Middle East
Sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine, and promoting a peaceful settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, are among…
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Israeli military deauthorization of Palestine NGOs, ‘deepens concern’ of UN agencies
UN Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) said on Tuesday they were standing firmly behind civil society organisations in the…
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UN experts condemn Israel’s designation of Palestine rights defenders as terrorist organisations
Independent UN human rights experts on Monday strongly condemned the decision by the Israeli Minister of Defence to designate six Palestinian human rights and civil society groups…
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Israel-Palestine: Political solution only way to end ‘senseless’ cycles of violence
Only a political solution will end the “senseless and costly cycles of violence” between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy…
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WHO appeals for regular access to Palestinian enclave amid ongoing Israeli strikes
The UN health agency has added its weight to calls for regular humanitarian access to Gaza, where two dozen medical…
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Ceasefire needed now, to stave off disaster in Gaza says UNICEF chief, as UNRWA launches emergency appeal
At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days…
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