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Security Council LIVE: Situation in the Middle East
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (135+ words) The UN Security Council meets at 3 PM (New York time) on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with rising tensions in the occupied West Bank expected to dominate the session. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is…...
LIVE: Middle East crisis updates from the UN
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (220+ words) Amid reports of intensifying bombardment in Gaza City overnight, the Middle East crisis took centre stage at the UN on Tuesday, starting at the global body's Geneva headquarters, where Israel rejected allegations of genocide by an international panel of independent…...
Middle East crisis spirals amid mounting civilian deaths, aid blockade
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (543+ words) The Israel-Palestine conflict is descending further into violence, with mounting civilian casualties in the West Bank and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the UN's top envoy for the region warned on Friday. Sigrid Kaag, UN Special Coordinator for the…...