Colombia seeks to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ | Israel War on Gaza News

Colombia seeks to join Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ | Israel War on Gaza News

Bogota calls on the World Court to ensure ‘the safety’ and ‘the very existence of the Palestinian people’. Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow the country to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. In its application to the court…

First UN food aid in months arrives in Sudan’s Darfur as famine looms | Humanitarian Crises News

First UN food aid in months arrives in Sudan’s Darfur as famine looms | Humanitarian Crises News

Aid deliveries follow talks to reopen humanitarian corridors from Chad amid warnings that millions face acute hunger. The United Nations has begun distributing food in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region for the first time in months amid warnings of impending famine caused by a yearlong war and lack of access to…

‘Silence the guns,’ says UN Chief in speech marking 6 months of war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

‘Silence the guns,’ says UN Chief in speech marking 6 months of war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed Israel’s military campaign has brought “relentless death and destruction” for people in Palestine, says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. In a speech marking 6 months of war in Gaza, Guterres said nothing can justify the ‘collective punishment’ taking place there. Published On 5 Apr 20245 Apr 2024 Check out…

Israel has brought ‘relentless death and destruction’ to Gaza: UN chief | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel has brought ‘relentless death and destruction’ to Gaza: UN chief | Israel War on Gaza News

Antonio Guterres says ‘nothing can justify the collective punishment’ in Gaza, and calls for more aid access to the enclave. Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has brought “relentless death and destruction” to Palestinians in the strip, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. In a speech marking six months since…

Russia blocks renewal of UN panel monitoring N Korea sanction compliance | United Nations News

Russia blocks renewal of UN panel monitoring N Korea sanction compliance | United Nations News

Sanctions, in force since 2006, will remain in place, but mandate of panel will come to an end on April 30. Russia has vetoed the United Nations’ renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring North Korea’s compliance with international sanctions. The Russian move follows accusations from the United States,…

Will the UN ceasefire resolution stop Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

Will the UN ceasefire resolution stop Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

After more than five months of fighting and five vetoed draft resolutions, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members on Monday successfully passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The United States abstained from voting while the remaining 14 UNSC members voted in favour…

‘Not enough’: Why the US did not veto a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Not enough’: Why the US did not veto a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN | Israel War on Gaza News

Washington, DC – On three separate occasions, the United States has used its veto power to scuttle United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions aimed at bringing a ceasefire to war-torn Gaza. That streak ended on Monday, when the administration of President Joe Biden decided not to veto the latest ceasefire…

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to step down due to health reasons | United Nations News

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to step down due to health reasons | United Nations News

Griffiths has worked as the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs for three years. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, who has played a key role in pressing for aid to the Gaza Strip and led earlier efforts for Yemen, has announced he will step down due to ill health. Griffiths, who…

UN chief says blocked Gaza aid is a ‘moral outrage’, calls for war to end | Israel War on Gaza News

UN chief says blocked Gaza aid is a ‘moral outrage’, calls for war to end | Israel War on Gaza News

The line of blocked aid trucks stuck on Egypt’s side of the border with the Gaza Strip while Palestinians face starvation on the other side is a “moral outrage”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on a visit to the Rafah crossing. “I have come to Rafah to shine a…