Middle East latest: UN-backed experts accuse Israel of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza
United Nations-backed experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s mission to the U.N. in Geneva rejected the accusations and accused ...
UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza
Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts said in a new report on Thursday.
UN accuses Israel of committing genocidal acts through 'systematic destruction' of reproductive healthcare facilities
Israel has employed violence to perpetuate system of oppression that undermines right to self-determination, says chair of Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian T
UN experts accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians
A United Nations commission of experts has accused Israel of committing serious human rights violations, including the use of sexual violence as a means of oppressing and controlling the Palestinian population.
'Humiliated': Palestinian victims of Israel sexual abuse testify at UN
Palestinians who say they suffered brutal beatings and sexual abuse in Israeli detention and at the hands of Israeli settlers testified about their ordeals at the United Nations this week.
UN accuses Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza for targeting reproductive healthcare facilities
The UN says Israel carried out genocidal acts in Gaza to systematically destroy sexual and reproductive healthcare facilities.
UN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts
The U.N. chief is launching a new initiative to reform the United Nations as it approaches its 80th anniversary.
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The United Nations will get a "facelift" as it turns 80 amid a cash crisis this year, seeking ways to improve efficiency and ...
Entire families killed in Syria sectarian violence, UN says
Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...
Britain Warns Iran Sanctions Could Be Reimposed as UN Security Council Meets
Iran's U.N. mission accused the United States of seeking to weaponize the U.N. Security Council "to escalate economic warfare ...
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Israel says UN report alleging ‘genocidal’ attacks on Gaza women ‘among worst blood libels ever’
Israel says a UN report alleging “genocidal” attacks on women’s reproductive health in Gaza and systematic use of sexual violence as a tool in war is on par with the most damaging antisemitic ...
UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and ...
UN's Haiti Rights Expert Says Fixing Haiti Crisis Is 'Doable'
(Reuters) - The United Nations' Haiti rights expert on Tuesday said he believed solving a spiraling insecurity crisis in the ...
UN chief announces 'UN80 Initiative' to boost efficiencies amid uncertainty
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has announced a new initiative aimed at improving efficiencies at the 80-year-old world organisation and making it more cost-effective, as he voiced concern over ...