Middle East
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Egypt prepares for flagship UN climate conference, in a year of unprecedented global weather shocks
Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to…
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One third of Gaza Strip population in need of psychological and social support
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported an increase in the levels of mental disorders…
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Security Council: Managing Israel-Palestine conflict ‘no substitute’ for meaningful political process
Managing the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is no substitute for a real political process, a truth laid bare by…
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Israeli suppression of Palestinian rights organizations ‘illegal and unacceptable’
Twenty-four UN-appointed independent human rights experts condemned on Wednesday, Israel’s escalating attacks against Palestinian civil society in the occupied West…
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UN agriculture agency helps protect against threat of locusts in Yemen
Following heavy widespread rains in Yemen, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) remains on high alert as the threat of desert…
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The World Health Organization steps up assistance to flood-ravaged Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided emergency assistance, in an urgent response to the needs of communities affected by…
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First Person: ‘We are the hope, we are the power keeping Afghanistan together’
Mahbouba Seraj, one of the world’s most prominent women’s rights activists, chose to stay in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover…
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First Person: ‘I realized Afghan women were still fighting. And I chose to be one of them’
Nasima*, 36, is a peacebuilder and a women’s rights activist in Afghanistan. After the Taliban regained effective control of the…
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Iraq resort shelling a ‘shocking disregard for civilian life’, UN envoy says
The deadly shelling of a mountain resort in northern Iraq last week represented a shocking disregard for civilian life and…
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Israel-Palestine: Reversing ‘negative trends’ essential, Security Council hears
While specific developments within the wider context of the conflict involving Israel and Palestine fluctuate, “the structural reality has not…
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