Archive for ‘Middle East’

03/05/2025

Reporters in Gaza Bear Witness and Suffer Tragic Consequences

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  ()* — “After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but because I have loved photography since childhood,” said Palestinian reporter Sami Shahada.

Palestinian journalist, Sami Shehada lost his leg in an attack in Gaza.
UN News | Palestinian journalist, Sami Shehada lost his leg in an attack in Gaza.

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03/05/2025

Gaza: ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ Unfolds as Brutal Aid Blockade Threatens Mass Starvation

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(UN News)* — Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people are fighting over water amid relentless bombing, the UN’s humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on said.

The people in Gaza are running out of food as the aid blockade continues.
© WFP | The people in Gaza are running out of food as the aid blockade continues.

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02/05/2025

“For Two Months, Children in Gaza Have Faced Relentless Bombardments While Being Deprived of Essential Goods…” – UNICEF

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Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade

قطاع غزة. صبي يسير فوق أنقاض منزله المدمر في مدينة غزة.
 
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NEW YORK, 2 May 2025 (UNICEF)* — “For two months, children in the Gaza Strip have faced relentless bombardments while being deprived of essential goods, services and lifesaving care.

With each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death – nothing can justify this.

“Families are struggling to survive. They are trapped, unable to flee in search of safety. The land they used to farm has been destroyed.

02/05/2025

Israel Must End ‘Cruel Collective Punishment’ in Gaza, Urges UN Relief Chief

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(UN News)* — The UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday [] issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope.

Members of a family in Gaza looks at their destroyed home.
© UNICEF | Members of a family in Gaza looks at their destroyed home.

In a powerful statement, Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, condemned Israel’s decision to halt humanitarian assistance as a “cruel collective punishment” of the Palestinian population.

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02/05/2025

‘Millions Will Die from Funding Cuts’

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(UN News)* — Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday [].

A mother and child attend a nutrition clinic in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
© WFP/Mohammad Hasib Hazinyar | A mother and child attend a nutrition clinic in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

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01/05/2025

Targeted, Trapped, and Starved: Civilians and Humanitarians Alike Under Indiscriminate Attack in Gaza

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30 Apr 2025 – The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is gravely concerned by the escalating hostilities in Gaza following the collapse of the ceasefire on 18 March.

Since then, Israeli bombardments have intensified, with daily airstrikes triggering repeated, chaotic displacements. 

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01/05/2025

Stuck in the Middle? Indebted Nations Plot Path to Growth amid Global Trade Upheaval

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By Miklos Gaspar

(UN News)* — Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called “middle-income trap,” at a UN-backed international conference held in Manila, Philippines, which concluded on Tuesday [].

Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries.
© ADB/Lester V. Ledesma | Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries.

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30/04/2025

If the US Nuclear Umbrella Collapses, Will It Trigger a Euro-Bomb?

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UNITED NATIONS, Apr 28 2025 (IPS)* The Trump administration’s hostile attitude towards Western Europe—and the threat to pullout of the 32-member military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – signifies the danger of losing the longstanding protection of the US nuclear umbrella over Europe.
 

Credit: Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

Jana Puglierin, director of the German office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, was quoted as saying: “Trump may, or may not, want to leave NATO officially, but he has every means to undermine NATO”.

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30/04/2025

NATO Was Founded to Crush Communist, Socialist, and Anti-colonial Movements Worldwide

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By Ann Garrison | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service*

NATO was never a good idea gone wrong. It was founded to crush communist, socialist, and anti-colonial movements in Europe and around the world.

Medea Benjamin and David Swanson explain NATO’s supremely violent history in NATO: What You Need to Know.

The organization was born on April 4, 1949, when foreign ministers from 12 nations came together in Washington, D.C. to sign the 1100-page North Atlantic Treaty.

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30/04/2025

Plague of Rats and Insects Provide Latest Challenge for War-Shattered Gazans

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By Khaled Mohamed

(UN News)* — After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and rodents.

Environmental health workers from UNRWA spray insecticides amongst shelters for displaced people.
UN News | Environmental health workers from UNRWA spray insecticides amongst shelters for displaced people.

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