Israel’s health system responds to October attacks — Global Issues

Israel’s health system responds to October attacks — Global Issues

WHO offered humanitarian support to Israel’s health response immediately after the attacks. At the time, Israel’s Health Ministry replied that the system was coping, but that it would not hesitate to ask if assistance was needed. To date, WHO’s surveillance system of attacks on healthcare recorded eight attacks on Israeli…

More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security — Global Issues

More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security — Global Issues

Addressing the Council’s annual debate on resolution 1325, he appealed for countries to “urgently bridge the gap between rhetoric and reality” through concrete action in the areas of participation, financing and leadership. “Of 18 peace agreements reached last year, only one was signed or witnessed by a representative of a…

Security Council meets on Israel-Palestine as Gaza crisis deepens — Global Issues

Security Council meets on Israel-Palestine as Gaza crisis deepens — Global Issues

LIVE DEVELOPMENTS: State of Palestine 10:45: Riyad al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine, stated that the Security Council and the international community has a duty and an obligation to save lives. “Continued failure at this [Security] Council is inexcusable,” he stressed. He emphasized that only “international…

Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis — Global Issues

Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis — Global Issues

Doctors have been performing surgeries without anaesthesia or other basic surgical supplies, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in an update, noting that fuel has become the “most vital commodity” in Gaza. Without it, “trucks can’t move and generators can’t produce electricity for hospitals, bakeries and water desalination plants,”…

Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight — Global Issues

Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight — Global Issues

Echoing that message, UN health agency (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a new appeal on Monday for “sustained safe passage” for medical essentials and fuel to keep health facilities open. “Lives depend on these decisions,” he insisted on social platform X. Latest media reports citing the Gaza Ministry of…

UN envoy upholds critical role of elections amid rising gang violence — Global Issues

UN envoy upholds critical role of elections amid rising gang violence — Global Issues

“Elections are the only path and the only imperative to restore democratic institutions in Haiti. Only democracy and the rule of law can form the basis from which Haiti can progress towards development and growth,” she said. The envoy, who also heads the UN Office in Haiti, BINUH, underlined the…

Dialogue and building trust, key to defusing tensions — Global Issues

Dialogue and building trust, key to defusing tensions — Global Issues

Briefing ambassadors, Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General cited a “serious” incident on 24 September, that saw five people – including a Kosovo police officer – killed and others injured. “[These events] exacerbated an already deteriorating security environment, characterized by an atmosphere of mutual suspicion and contradictory perceptions touching…

UN agencies welcome convoy’s entry into Gaza, but more aid needed — Global Issues

UN agencies welcome convoy’s entry into Gaza, but more aid needed — Global Issues

The 20-truck convoy that passed through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt carried life-saving supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the UN, including enough water for 22,000 people but only for one day. The items were approved to cross and be received by the Palestinian Red Crescent, with…

At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza — Global Issues

At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza — Global Issues

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi convened leaders from the region and around the world in efforts to de-escalate hostilities following the Hamas incursion into Israel on 7 October, and Israel’s bombing of Gaza and complete siege of the enclave. The Summit took place one day after the UN chief travelled…