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October 27, 2023 2:24 PM

Eight more aid trucks expected to cross into Gaza on Oct 27 -U.N. official

Another eight trucks carrying food, medicine and water are expected to cross into the Gaza Strip on Friday, a senior United Nations official said, as a combination of technical, political and security issues were hindering deliveries. "We have gotte...

October 27, 2023 12:46 PM

UN General Assembly convenes emergency meeting on Gaza

The United Nations General Assembly resumed its 10th emergency special session on October 26 to discuss the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, amid continuing deadlock in the Security Council. More than 100 representatives are expected to speak a...

October 26, 2023 1:14 PM

Japan urges Israel to pause assault on Gaza

Japan has urged Israel to suspend its assault on the besieged Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian assistance in. The request was made in a meeting between Japan's state minister for foreign affairs and Israel's ambassador to Japan late on October 25, a...

October 25, 2023 3:56 PM

India to host UN Forum on Forests to deliberate on forest fires and certification

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is organising a Country-Led Initiative (CLI) event as part of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) from 26-28 October, 2023 at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, Uttarakhand. T...

October 25, 2023 2:01 PM

World leaders seek pause to Israel-Hamas fighting to allow aid into Gaza

The United States and Russia led international calls for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, as Israel maintained its bombardment of the enclave where Palestinians are living in harrowing conditions...

October 23, 2023 4:16 PM

Second aid convoy enters Gaza Strip from Egypt – UN official

A second convoy of 14 aid trucks entered the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side to the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday night, Juliette Touma, director of communications at the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), told Reuters in Gaza by phone from ...

October 22, 2023 12:40 PM

Sustained supplies needed in Gaza: UN officials

United Nations officials are urging sustained humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, as the needs in the enclave are "far higher" than the 20 truckloads of supplies sent on October 21 through the Rafah crossing, the only border crossing between Gaza and ...

October 22, 2023 11:07 AM

Trucks with humanitarian aid enter Gaza through Rafah border crossing

Twenty trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered Gaza on October 21 through the Rafah crossing, the only border crossing between the besieged coastal enclave and Egypt, after a two-week blockade. The trucks were loaded with medical aid, food and w...

October 20, 2023 4:58 PM

U.N. chief pushes to get aid into Gaza but process is slow

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres flew to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday in a push to get aid flowing into the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza but it was unclear when delivery of relief materials stockpiled in Egypt would start. In G...

October 18, 2023 3:09 PM

UN chief ‘horrified’ by Gaza hospital blast that killed hundreds

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on October 18 that he was horrified by hundreds of people killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital, strongly condemning the action. Palestinian officials said an Israeli air strike hit the hospital,...

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