International Organisations

A new UN-backed Libyan government was unveiled earlier this week. It is the result of over a years worth of mediation on the part of the United Nations in...

Peace talks scheduled to be held between Syrian opposition forces and the Assad government in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday have been postponed, the UN announced yesterday. “It is likely...

The Arab League welcomed a European Union Ministerial Council decision to "continue to implement the EU’s legislation which applies to the Israeli settlement products, renewing its commitment to ensure...

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday: “It is clear that we cannot only expect Turkey to fulfil its commitments while the European side is...

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said it was not possible to confirm if a UN sponsored peace conference scheduled for 25 January between the Syrian opposition and regime will...

All UN efforts to provide relief to Taiz have failed, Alkhaleejonline.com reported Yemen’s Local Affairs Minister Abdel Raqib Fatah saying yesterday. “All efforts done by the UN organisations to...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to convince the countries of Eastern Europe and the Balkans to oppose a decision expected to be taken by the European Union’s...

In my last article, titled “The expulsion of Palestinians from Lebanon: A systematic policy”, published on 13 January, I noted that the reduction in UNRWA’s educational and health services...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s condemnation of Syria’s starvation policy is welcome. He was absolutely right to make clear that the use of starvation as a weapon of war is...

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has been working relentlessly to thwart a European Union decision that would firmly distinguish between Israel and territories occupied in the 1967, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper...

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said yesterday that his movement will take urgent action to help solve the Palestinian refugee crisis in Lebanon following UNRWA’s decision to reduce financial aid...

The European Union today announced that it would be sending €12.3 million ($13.4 million) to the Palestinian Authority’s social allowances programme to benefit poor Palestinian families living in the...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has launched an appeal to collect $817 million for the relief of refugees in...

A former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday accused Tehran of promoting sectarianism and seeking to destabilize the Middle East through subverting governments and funding Shia militancy....

All sides responsible for starving the Syrian people must ‘be held accountable’ no matter who they are, UN spokesperson said yesterday. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,...

Nearly 10 million children in Yemen are facing a year of pain and suffering with no end in sight to the deadly conflict, UNICEF warned yesterday. “Continuous bombardment and...

Once again, the UN is reaping the harvest of its colonial endeavours in Palestine. Last week, Makarim Wibisono, the organisation’s Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, announced his...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed fears on Monday that the European Union may impose more sanctions against the illegal West Bank settlements, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported. “We are...

The modernization of Iran's Arak heavy water research reactor is underway, the country's media reported on Monday. "One of our undertakings in the nuclear deal is...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that it received only 20 per cent of the money needed for the...

‏EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini announced on Friday €100 million in humanitarian aid for the Libyan government as soon as it takes up office, Anadolu has reported. Speaking...

A British-based human rights organisation has described the UN’s failure to act unilaterally to break the siege of Madaya in Syria as a “grave mistake”. The Arab Organisation for...

A British-based human rights organisation has described the UN’s failure to act unilaterally to break the siege of Madaya in Syria as a “grave mistake”. The Arab Organisation for...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon denounced the Yemeni government’s decision to expel the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, saying he is concerned about the safety of the rest...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the Occupied Palestinian Territory has released a statistical document related to Palestinians’ humanitarian needs for 2016. Insecurities related to...

Lebanon was shocked last November when reports surfaced claiming that Sleiman Frangieh could be its consensus presidential candidate, potentially breaking the political deadlock that has existed since former president...

The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, has resigned. Wibisono quit on Monday, accusing the Israeli authorities of failing to grant him access...

A spokesman from the Supreme Committee for the Syrian opposition, chosen during the Riyadh Conference, has said that talks slated for 25 January would not begin unless a ceasefire...

Director of the Union of the Construction Factories in Gaza Farid Zaqout said on Tuesday that the United Nations Office for the Project Services (UNOPS) had stopped cement supplies...

Syria’s present day borders are the result of the 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement between France and Britain. In the final weeks of 2015, the UN Security Council has been drawing...

The United Nations' special envoy for Syria said Saturday he aims to bring together the country's warring factions on January 25 to begin peace talks to end the five-year-old...

A Nobel laureate and former vice president has warned that the UN Security Council is able to take the issue of enforced disappearances in Egypt to the International Criminal...