Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask

As Lebanon mourns the victims of a wave of Israeli airstrikes believed to have left hundreds dead, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday against a return to the “dark days of 2006” when full-scale war broke out, calling for an urgent de-escalation and the protection of civilians.

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Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask
Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee strikes amid invasion fears

Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee strikes amid invasion fears

30 Sep 2024

More than one million people across Lebanon have been uprooted by ongoing and deadly Israeli airstrikes across the country, including one reported early Monday morning in a residential area of central Beirut, adding to fears of a full-scale invasion. 

Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation

Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation

23 Feb 2024

When the Russian occupation of Bucha in the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ended in March 2022, widespread destruction was revealed, and a UN commission concluded that war crimes had been committed against the civilian population. Two years on, life is returning to the town on Kyiv’s outskirts, and nearby Irpin, which have been restored with UN support.

Turkey’s Syria offensive could spark another catastrophe, warn humanitarians

11 Oct 2019

Airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey in northern Syria against Kurdish forces have left civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee, UN agencies said on Friday, amid fears of another “humanitarian catastrophe” in the war-torn country.