By Ramona Wadi There has been yet another instance where the UN has preferred to try to predict the future instead of acknowledging the current deterioration in Gaza with the aim of permanently reversing colonialism. […]
By Ramona Wadi The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory (UNOCHA) yesterday published a joint statement calling for the protection of children’s rights. As usual, the UN has […]
A group of senior UN officials voiced concerns Wednesday for the violation of children’s rights in Gaza, Anadolu reports. Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq said that the UN is ‘very concerned about the restrictions […]
By Ramona Wadi In March, the World Bank issued a press release stating that the deterioration in Gaza’s humanitarian situation is preventing economic growth. Among the destabilization factors mentioned were the lack of access to […]
The state of Palestine has been elected as the presiding country of the Group of 77, the biggest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations, a move that has irked Israel. The Group of […]
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nikolay Mladenov, said in a statement yesterday that the besieged Gaza Strip is on the verge of total economic and social collapse. Mladenov: 'Gaza […]
There is no “credible” peace plan for the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, the President of the United Nations Security Council, Olof Skoog, warned yesterday. The Swedish envoy, who is the current rotating president of the […]
By Ramona Wadi Nobody takes the UN seriously anymore. It has bred an array of detractors from across the entire political spectrum while continuing to function as an organization that facilitates the continuation of violence. […]
Israel will partially reopen its only goods crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip later Tuesday, a minister said, after closing it July 9 over border tensions and kites carrying firebombs to burn Israeli farmland. Lieberman’s […]
Israeli-made weapons have been found among a cache of arms belonging to the terrorist group Daesh. The discovery was made by Syrian government troops in the south of Hama province, during a large-scale military operation […]
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov met the head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza yesterday, Shehab.ps reported. The UN envoy discussed “in depth” the different issues related […]
The United Nations has asked member states to fill a critical funding gap caused by the US government’s decision to cut more than half of its funding to the UN agency that assists Palestinian refugees […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the “most serious escalation” of violence in the Gaza Strip places the besieged enclave on the “brink of war”. The UN chief said he is “shocked” by Israel’s […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians mourned the death of a young volunteer paramedic who was shot dead by an Israeli sniper while helping to aid the injured during the tenth week of the Great March […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Social media activists lauded Kuwait’s submission of a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council, in which the Arab state called for setting up an international protection mission for Palestinians. […]
By CJ Werleman If Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal—and it is—under international law, then by definition Palestinian resistance of that occupation is legitimate. Pro-Israel propaganda is not only extraordinarily well funded and organized, […]
Israeli released a statement saying it would withdraw its candidacy for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council. Israel withdraws candidacy for UN Security Council seat https://t.co/HgqvzU23ub — Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) May 4, 2018 The […]
Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations has called on the UN Security Council to form an independent commission in order to investigate Israeli “crimes” including the killing and wounding of many Palestinian protesters in the […]
Powerful political support was expressed for UNRWA, its mandate and critical services to Palestine refugees at the ministerial conference held in Rome on Thursday entitled, “Preserving Dignity and Sharing Responsibility: Mobilizing Collective Action for UNRWA”. […]
Policies and practices implemented by the Israeli authorities, citing security concerns, have resulted in the forcible transfer of Palestinians from their homes in Hebron city, reducing a once thriving area to a ‘ghost town’, according […]
By Ramona Wadi The outcome of the UN Security Council meeting does not bode well for the people of Palestine. Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas gave a lengthy speech during which opportunities for hammering out […]
More than 30 international and Palestinian human rights groups and organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Office to make public a list of companies linked to Israel’s illegal settlements. In a joint letter addressed […]
Israeli forces on Wednesday razed lands in the northern occupied West Bank district of Jenin as well as the southern West Bank district of Hebron, according to Wafa news agency. Israeli forces raided the Jenin-area […]
By Rima Najjar As a Palestinian, I am skeptical about Mahmoud Abbas’s address, billed by the press as “Abbas delivers rare address at UNSC meeting”, which calls for two states. Whereas I believe that the Boycott, […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, on Tuesday, proposed a peace plan at the United Nations Security Council that tackles core issues, which have foiled peace efforts over the past few decades. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas […]
By Break the Maritime Blockade of Gaza Gaza is the largest open air prison in the world, with 2 million people, mostly children. Now it is lacking potable water, with only 2-4 hours of electricity […]
Every month, the UN Security Council meets to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; normally, the ambassadors of Israel and Palestine attend. This time, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will attend the session, an unusual move that […]
The United Nations human rights office said Wednesday it had identified 206 companies doing business linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and it urged them to avoid any complicity in “pervasive” violations […]
Israel’s human rights record was put under the spotlight Tuesday during a major international review at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of the body’s regular examination of Israel’s actions in […]
Time Magazine reported that the US State Department is further slashing its aid package to UNRWA by another $45 million. The U.S. is holding back a further $45 million in aid for Palestine https://t.co/kr2AD1ZkGL — […]
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