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Palestinians ‘beaten and sexually assaulted’ at Israeli detention centres, UN report claims
Internal analysis by UNRWA, based on interviews with released Palestinians, describes dog attacks and the prolonged...
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UN finds ‘convincing information’ that Hamas raped and tortured Israeli hostages
Pramila Patten’s findings are based on interviews with released hostages, whose testimony suggests abuses are continuing...
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Israel yet to provide evidence to back UNRWA 7 October attack claims – UN
Allegations against 12 employees led major donors to suspend funding to UN Palestinian agency despite hunger...
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Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says
Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri says denial of food is...
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UN’s Palestinian aid agency ‘at breaking point’ after $450m budget shortfall
UNRWA chief says humanitarian work in Gaza compromised after donors froze funds over alleged Hamas linksThe...
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UNRWA suspends aid to northern Gaza amid ‘collapse of civil order’
Desperation of people searching for food in southern areas is making journeys north unsafe, says UNMiddle...
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US urges Israel to drop plans for Rafah ground offensive
Washington supports appeal with draft resolution to UN security council calling for temporary ceasefireThe US has...
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Palestinian minister accuses Israel of ‘colonialism and apartheid’ at ICJ
Riyad al-Maliki presents Palestinian case at start of week of hearings called by UN general assembly...
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Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’
Foreign minister claims local office of UN high commissioner for human rights supported impunity for coup...
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Palestinian groups accuse UN adviser of failing to warn about potential genocide
Letter sent to UN raises concerns about Alice Wairimu Nderitu’s ability to act with ‘effectiveness and...
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Israeli ministers reportedly considering limiting aid entering Gaza
Two ministers said to have suggested move as part of efforts to free hostages and weaken...
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Diseases spread in overcrowded Rafah as Gaza’s population forced south
Crisis in southern Gaza only set to worsen in coming days as Israeli forces push deeper...
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Kenya high court rules against plan to deploy hundreds of police to Haiti
Judge says UN-backed proposals to tackle gangs in Caribbean country contravene Kenya’s constitutionKenya’s high court has...
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UN security council to hear calls for Israel to let more aid into Gaza
UK minister to tell meeting that suffering in Gaza is ‘unacceptable and our priority must be...