Archive for ‘Genocide’

18/06/2025

More Gazans Killed Trying to Get Food, Healthcare Near to ‘Full Disaster’

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(UN News)* — Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday

The Israeli military's evacuation orders apply to 80 per cent of Gaza, leaving many of the enclave's people displaced.
UN News | The Israeli military’s evacuation orders apply to 80 per cent of Gaza, leaving many of the enclave’s people displaced.

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16/06/2025

Reporters Without Borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Over 200 Media Outlets Demand Opening Gaza to Foreign Journalists, Protecting Palestinian Reporters

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Over two hundred press freedom advocacy groups and international newsrooms have joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in issuing a public appeal demanding that foreign journalists be granted immediate, independent and unrestricted access to the Gaza Strip

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16/06/2025

‘G7 Should Prioritize Action to End Israeli Atrocities’

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By Human Rights Watch*

(Ottawa) – G7 leaders should commit to taking concrete actions to halt Israeli atrocities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory at their upcoming summit, Human Rights Watch on 13 June 2025 said in a letter to G7 leaders.

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A Canada flag and an Alberta flag in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 2, 2025.   © 2025 Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP Photo

Leaders of the G7 will be gathering in Kananaskis, Alberta from June 15-17, 2025, for the Leaders’ Summit hosted by Canada.

The summit takes place in the context of ongoing hostilities and Israel’s unlawful blockade of Gaza, where the world’s foremost experts on food security warn that there’s a high risk of imminent famine for the entire civilian population. 

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14/06/2025

When Hunger Speaks Louder Than Words

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By the International Organization for Migration*

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13/06/2025

US Threatens UN Members Seeking a Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestine Conflict

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UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 2025 (IPS)* The United States, a longstanding and unyielding Israeli ally, is threatening UN member states urging them to keep off an upcoming high-level meeting aimed at recognizing a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
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Delegates discuss preparations for the high-level conference at UN Headquarters in New York. May 2025. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

The meeting, to be co-chaired by France, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and Saudi Arabia, a strong political ally of the US, is scheduled to take place June 17-20.

According to the London Guardian, the Trump administration is discouraging governments around the world from attending the conference.

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13/06/2025

UN General Assembly Adopts Gaza Ceasefire Resolution by Overwhelming Majority

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(UN News)* — Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. 

A displaced family leaves the eastern area of Deir Albalah after Israeli authorities issued an evacuation order for the area.
© UNFPA/Media Clinic | A displaced family leaves the eastern area of Deir Albalah after Israeli authorities issued an evacuation order for the area.

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10/06/2025

Gaza: Amid “Unprecedented Levels of Despair,” Search for Food Puts Lives on the Line

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(UN News)* — The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached “unprecedented levels of despair,” the UN said on Monday , amid more reports of people being killed and injured near newly-established distribution sites.
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Palestinians shelter in an UNRWA school in central Gaza.
© UNRWA/Louise Wateridge | Palestinians shelter in an UNRWA school in central Gaza.

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06/06/2025

‘Number of Aid Workers Killed in Gaza, Highest in UN History’

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(UN News)* — The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their lives in 2024. They include 126 personnel killed in Gaza, all but one of whom served with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. 

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A shredded UN flag flies over a destroyed school building in Khan Younis, Gaza
© UNOCHA/Themba Linden | A shredded UN flag flies over a destroyed school building in Khan Younis, Gaza

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06/06/2025

‘In Gaza, Daily Food Intake Has Fallen Well Below What a Human Body Needs to Survive‘

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(UN News)* — The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers of Palestinians “vulnerable to starvation”, with daily energy intake now well below what a human body needs to survive, the UN warned on Thursday .

People who have taken refuge in school run by the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza are struggling to survive as they lack access to basic humanitarian needs.
© UNRWA | People who have taken refuge in school run by the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza are struggling to survive as they lack access to basic humanitarian needs.

Latest data simulations from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) point to the average Gazan eating just 1,400 calories per day – “or 67 per cent of what a human body needs to survive” (2,300 calories) as of May.

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05/06/2025

US Vetoes Security Council Resolution Demanding Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza

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By Vibhu Mishra

(UN News)* — A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto – blocking the initiative backed by all ten elected members of the Council.

UN Security Council members voting in favour of the draft resolution.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe | UN Security Council members voting in favour of the draft resolution.

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