2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (452+ words) UN Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres called for accountability after a peacekeeper was killed in Lebanon on Sunday amid hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The blue helmet from Indonesia was deployed with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which reported that…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (675+ words) Just hours after war broke out in the Middle East last month, United Nations Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres warned the Security Council that the fighting risked "igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (785+ words) Almost one month since Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran began, sparking a wider regional war, UN agencies and partners on Friday highlighted the terror among civilians fleeing bombardment, with "no safe space" to go. In a rare piece of…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (261+ words) The war in the Middle East continues, with more attacks across the region causing further terror and suffering. Shipping remains at a near standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, sustaining a global energy crunch that's being felt particularly severely in…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (433+ words) UN Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres'has warned that the escalating Gulf war is "out of control, urging all sides to step back from the brink and allow diplomacy to prevail, as he announced the appointment of a senior envoy to spearhead peace…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (261+ words) It's day 26 of war in the Middle East. Ongoing strikes in Israel and Iran have included intensifying Israeli attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, while some 2,000 US troops are reportedly about to mobilize to the region. Meanwhile, Iran has told…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (500+ words) As tensions escalate in the Middle East, the international community must not lose sight of the situation in Gaza, an official with US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace across the shattered enclave said on Tuesday in his first appearance…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (194+ words) As the war continues to roil the Middle East and compound suffering for civilians across the region, the economic ramifications of the emergency are still playing out, with the Strait of Hormuz the focus of global attention. Meanwhile, settler attacks…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (221+ words) Since the outbreak of war on 28 February, several unique sites of cultural significance have been damaged in Iran, Israel and Lebanon, alongside immense suffering, displacement and death. These treasures feature'on the'United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'World Heritage…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (189+ words) The war in the Middle East is well into its fourth week and the humanitarian emergency it has sparked continues to be the focus of international attention, along with the energy crisis caused by attacks on shipping in key Strait…...