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‘Beyond Warfare’ – UN Rights Chief Decries Israeli Strikes on Rafah
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The latest images of a premature child taken from the womb of her dying mother, of the adjacent two houses where 15 children and five women were killed – this […]
‘State of Palestine is Inevitable’ – US Veto of UN Bid Slammed
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Twelve members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution on Thursday, while Britain and Switzerland abstained. The US’s veto of a draft resolution recommending that Palestine be […]
‘Dishonest, Immoral, Unjustified’: US Vetoes Palestine UNSC Resolution
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United States on Thursday vetoed a resolution that, if passed, would have opened the door to full Palestinian membership of the United Nations. The draft resolution submitted by Algeria […]
China Leads the Way – Beijing Supports Full UN Membership for Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinians are currently a non-member observer state, a de facto recognition of statehood that was granted by the 193-member UN General Assembly in 2012. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi […]
UNSC Expected to Vote on Palestine’s Bid for Full Membership – US Likely to Veto It
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In 2011, Palestine submitted a bid to become a full UN member but failed to secure the required support from Security Council members. The UN Security Council is expected to […]
‘Active Obstruction’ – UN Commission Accuses Israel of Impeding October 7 Probe
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “We have faced not merely a lack of cooperation but active obstruction of our efforts to receive evidence from Israeli witnesses and victims”. Members of a United Nations commission said […]
‘Long List of Banned Items’ – From Maternity Kits to Wheelchairs, Israel Blocks Gaza Aid
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, said that if one item is rejected during an inspection, the entire truck is sent back. Generators for hospitals, […]
Israel ‘Continues to Hamper Delivery of Life-Saving Assistance’ – UN Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The OCHA report stated that Israeli authorities have authorized the use “of only one” primary border crossing preventing humanitarian assistance or commercial goods from entering. Israel continues to restrict and […]
‘A Historic Moment’ – UNSC Referee Palestine’s Full Membership Bid to Committee
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Requests to become a UN member state must pass through the Security Council and then be endorsed by the General Assembly. The UN Security Council’s president has referred the Palestinian […]
‘Impunity Must End’ – Nearly 200 Aid Workers Killed in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The occupation must end. This should not just be rhetoric, but action is needed now.” Close to 200 humanitarian workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip, including around 180 […]
UN Human Rights Council Calls for Arms Ban on Israel: Resolution Highlights ‘Plausible Risk of Genocide’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff This is the first time the UN’s top human rights body has taken a position on Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since October 7. The United Nations Human Rights Council […]
‘Inviolable’ – UN, Member States Condemn Israeli Attack on Iranian Consulate
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in accordance with international law.” The United Nations and its member states have condemned Israel’s […]
Funding Bill – US Threatens Palestinian Authority to Cut Funding Over ICC Investigation Support
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Another reason for the limitation of funds would be if “Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations”. The $1.2 […]
Damning UN Report – Israel Crossed ‘Threshold’ of Genocide in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The evidence presented, according to the report, “suggests Israel has committed at least three of the acts proscribed in the Convention.” Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the […]
‘Ensure There is Compliance’ – South Africa Urges Implementation of Ceasefire Resolution
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “It is now the responsibility of the United Nations Security Council to ensure that there is compliance with the resolution, which is binding on the parties.” South Africa has welcomed […]
‘Unforgivable’ – Guterres Warns Against Failure to Implement UN Ceasefire Resolution
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “This resolution must be implemented. Failure would be unforgivable.” The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has said a failure to implement the UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate […]
‘Living the Unimaginable’ – UN Decries Dire Situation of Gaza’s Women
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Women in Gaza give birth without water. They have no food, no tents, no toilets. They are living the unimaginable.” UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous has highlighted the challenges […]
‘Disappointing’ – Al Azhar’s Grand Imam Denounces Intl. Response to Gaza War
The international community’s response to the aggression on Gaza has been disappointing and frustrating. The grand imam of Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar University has said that the international community’s reactions to Israel’s war on Gaza have […]
‘Moral Outrage’ – UN Chief Guterres Visits Rafah Border as Israel Vows to Attack
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Guterres’ visit comes as Israel faces global pressure to allow more humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that the long line of […]
Call for ‘Thorough Investigation’ – Israeli Drone Footage Shows Killing of Four Palestinians
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The footage from a downed Israeli drone captures four men, who appear unarmed, walking along a road devastated by Israeli bombardment, before they are killed in a series of strikes. […]
Israel’s Long Trail of Duplicity – How Western Support Sowed the Seeds of Gaza Genocide
By Jeremy Salt Living permanently outside the law, Israel has now gone so far that even its relationship with the US is fraying. No club in the world except the United Nations allows a member […]
‘Intl. Humanitarian Law Lies in Tatters’ – Guterres Reiterates Call for Gaza Ceasefire
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As Muslims began the holy month of Ramadan, the United Nations Secretary-General reiterated on Monday his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and urged actions to avoid further “preventable” deaths. […]
Pramila Patten’s Report on Sexual Violence: Nothing New, Hearsay only
By Blake Alcott Whatever the motives for the team’s accepting Israel’s invitation to come look at visuals and listen to reports, it has succeeded for now in further demonizing Palestinians, thus making it easier for […]
‘Evacuation Orders Have Not Made Gazans Safer’ – UN Expert Slams Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff United Nations expert, Paula Gaviria Betancur, says the international community “must abandon the fiction that Israel will respect the principles of international humanitarian and human rights law in its military […]
‘Stain on Our Collective Conscience’ – UNGA President on Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Dennis Francis, the President of the UN General Assembly, has called the situation in the besieged Gaza Strip “unconscionable and shameful” with each life lost adding “to the stain on […]
UN ‘Silent’ on Sexual Violence Claims – Israel Recalls UN Envoy
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli Foreign Minister said the UN envoy is ‘on a plane back’ to Tel Aviv after he was recalled in protest at “the UN’s attempt to silence” a UN […]
‘Catastrophic Food Insecurity’ – UN Officials Warn of Famine in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UN officials have called for the immediate restoration of water infrastructure, and the opening of border crossings, amongst others, in order to avert an imminent famine. Senior UN officials have […]
‘Public Health Catastrophe’ – UN Warns Urgent Action Needed
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UN says its humanitarian partners working on water, sanitation and health issues have warned that urgent action is needed to address “the public health catastrophe” unfolding in the Gaza […]
‘Classic Case of Textbook Genocide’ – Former UN Official on Gaza (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The former UN official, Craig Mokhiber, has said that it is the job of the UN leadership to call a spade a spade, since the situation in the Gaza Strip […]
‘I Fear a Slaughter in Rafah as Civilians Stare Death in the Face’ – UN Relief Chief
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Martin Griffiths, the UN emergency relief chief, warns of a slaughter of civilians if Israel goes ahead with a ground invasion into Rafah. The UN emergency relief chief, Martin Griffiths, […]