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Middle East LIVE: Israel-Hamas deal paves way for ceasefire, hostage release

·October 10, 2025·1 min read

As people celebrated across Gaza and Israel at the news of an agreement that could hasten the end of the two-year war, UN aid teams on Thursday insisted that they were ready to deliver humanitarian relief supplies into the shattered enclave at scale. We’ll be covering all news developments across...

Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in

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·October 9, 2025·3 min read

“There is a very positive, jubilant mood in Gaza this morning and there was overnight,” said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. “There were people whistling and partying and celebrating.” Speaking to UN News from the devastated enclave, Ms. Cherevko stressed that immediate humanitarian priorities remain unchanged:...

Gaza: Guterres calls for ‘all parties’ to commit to US peace plan, as UN agencies stress urgent ceasefire need

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·September 30, 2025·2 min read

Hamas has yet to respond to Washington’s 20-point peace plan, which has the backing of Israel and the wider international community. Hamas leadership had not been consulted on it prior to the announcement but was briefed on the details by Qatari and Egyptian mediators later on Monday, according to news...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister warns of regional tensions, calls for ceasefire in Gaza

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·September 27, 2025·2 min read

“Our world is more complex today than ever before,” Mr. Sharif said, citing intensifying conflicts, violations of international law, and a climate crisis that “threatens our very survival.” Multilateralism, he argued, was “no more an option – it is need of the hour.” Prime Minister Sharif said that his country...

Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go

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·September 11, 2025·1 min read

“We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have stepped up their operations and ordered everyone to move south,” said the Humanitarian Country Team in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. “Nearly one million people are now left with no safe or viable options – neither the north...

Sudan: Guterres calls for ceasefire in El Fasher, deplores ‘relentless’ militia attacks

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·August 30, 2025·1 min read

António Guterres said he was “appalled by the relentless attacks” by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on the North Darfur state capital, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement. The paramilitary group and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have been battling for control of devastated country since April...

Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call

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·August 21, 2025·4 min read

“It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza,” the Secretary-General told reporters on the sidelines of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), “and the unconditional release of all hostages and to avoid the massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza City would inevitably cause.”...

Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo

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·August 7, 2025·2 min read

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it had received first-hand accounts indicating that at least 319 civilians were killed by M23 fighters, aided by members of the Rwanda Defence Force, between 9 and 21 July in North Kivu province. Most of the victims, including at least 48 women and...

Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida

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·August 7, 2025·1 min read

The 19 July truce followed weeks of sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and grave human rights violations in the southern governorate, also known as As-Sweida. As a result, more than 190,000 people have been displaced there and in neighbouring Dar’a and Rural Damascus governorates. The fighting also caused severe damage to...

While Gaza ceasefire remains elusive, UN readies for conference around Israel-Palestine two-State solution

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·July 28, 2025·3 min read

“It’s not a peace conference,” Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the UN, told UN News ahead of the event, mandated by the General Assembly, in which his country will play a leading role. “It’s a way of trying to maintain the debate and get beyond the sticking points to the...

UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds

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·July 24, 2025·3 min read

Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, told ministers and ambassadors that ongoing talks must lead to a permanent end to hostilities, the release of all hostages, unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid and for recovery and reconstruction to begin. He painted a grim picture of conditions on the ground,...

Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’

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·June 29, 2025·1 min read

Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters ahead of his departure to Spain for the International Conference on Financing for Development, the Secretary-General said that while the Israel-Iran conflict had dominated recent headlines, the plight of civilians in Gaza remained urgent and dire. “Families have been displaced again and again –...