Gaza children living in ‘hell on earth’, UN chief says, urging immediate end to fighting 

The past ten days have witnessed a “dangerous and horrific” surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, and in Israel, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday. 

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Israel urged to allow humanitarians to continue working in Palestine

18 Aug 2022

Allow human rights and humanitarian organizations to continue their work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), UN agencies and other partners have urged Israel.

‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

31 Oct 2024

“Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by violence and conflict. Five hunger hotspots are of particular concern: Haiti, Mali, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), South Sudan and Sudan, UN agencies said on Thursday. 

Gaza: ‘The population is literally besieged’, UNRWA deputy chief

Gaza: ‘The population is literally besieged’, UNRWA deputy chief

13 Mar 2024

In an exclusive interview, Natalie Boucly, the Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), describes the desperate scenes she witnessed in Gaza, during a recent mission to the occupied Palestinian territory.