Deep Palestinian divide after UN Security Council backs US ceasefire plan for Gaza
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s plan to halt the war in the Gaza Strip, including the deployment of an international stabilization force to uphold the ceasefire agreement reached last October. The
Tensions mount ahead of UN vote on Gaza plan as Israel holds hard line, humanitarian crisis worsens
On the eve of a critical UN Security Council vote on a US-drafted resolution backing President Donald Trump’s plan to halt the war in the Gaza Strip, political, military, and humanitarian pressures are intensifying. Israel continues to signal that it
Cairo intensifies regional diplomacy to secure support for US Gaza resolution at UN
Cairo has intensified diplomatic contacts with several Arab and Islamic states in recent hours to rally support for the US draft resolution on Gaza at the UN Security Council, according to Egyptian sources who described the effort as a “coordinated
UN warns of ‘systematic atrocities,’ deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan
Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Chairperson Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan reaffirmed his country’s commitment to cooperating with the United Nations and its agencies, particularly on humanitarian efforts, while insisting that all UN operations must respect Sudan’s sovereignty. During a meeting in Port
Egypt steps up diplomacy to contain Sudan crisis as UN sounds alarm over El-Fasher atrocities
Egypt has intensified its diplomatic efforts to help end the ongoing conflict in Sudan, as fierce fighting continues in Darfur and Kordofan, and the United Nations warns of “horrific atrocities” that could amount to genocide in the city of El-Fasher,
Famine, renewed violence deepen Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe
Sudan is plunging deeper into a humanitarian disaster as widespread famine, escalating violence, and mass displacement continue to ravage the country. With millions of civilians stranded in besieged cities and no access to basic needs, the situation is deteriorating rapidly.
UN sounds alarm over atrocities in El-Fasher as RSF militia seizes control of Sudanese city
The United Nations and humanitarian organizations have sounded the alarm over the rapidly deteriorating situation in El-Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur region, warning of escalating risks of atrocities and ethnically motivated violence. They called for urgent international action
ICJ holds Israel responsible for worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest judicial body, ruled on Wednesday that Israel is obliged to ensure the basic needs of Gaza’s civilian population are met and to facilitate humanitarian relief operations, particularly those carried out by
Egypt seeks to strengthen collaboration with UN agencies in agricultural development
Alaa Farouk, Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, met with Elena Panova, the UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, to discuss expanding cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and UN agencies involved in the agricultural sector. The meeting, which was
Egyptian Foreign Minister meets with UN IOM, ILO, ITU heads in Geneva
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with the heads of three United Nations agencies in Geneva on Monday, discussing issues ranging from migration management to digital transformation and labour standards. His meetings included sessions with Amy Pope, Director-General of the