Tag: Gaza
UN appoints Sigrid Kaag Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction coordinator for Gaza
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Ms. Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza according to Security Council Resolution 2720 (2023).
Children in Gaza Strip do not access normal water use
Recently displaced children in the southern Gaza Strip are accessing only 1.5 to 2 litres of water each day, well below the recommended requirements just for survival, according to UNICEF estimates.
Starvation used as weapon of war in Gaza- HRW
The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today.
Israel intensifies Southern Gaza bombardment, hitting second largest city
Israeli forces pressed ahead with their air and ground bombardment of the southern Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, even as the United States and the United Nations repeatedly urged them to protect civilians.
UN Security Council resolution on situation in Gaza puts children first
New York, Nov. 15, 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba welcomed today’s adoption of the UN Security...
UN human rights chief condemns rise in hatred
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today strongly deplored the sharp rise in hatred globally - including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia - since 7 October, while at the same time expressing concerns about undue restrictions on protests over the conflict in Israel and Gaza, and related free expression.