The trauma of mass displacement and disruption to aid shipments throughout the world are among the devastating impacts of the war raging in the Middle East, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
Some 20,000 seafarers remain stranded on ships in the Strait of Hormuz as the war in the Middle East continues, a situation which has been described as unprecedented in the post-Second World War era.
More than a month since war erupted in the Middle East, UN agencies confirmed on Tuesday that huge numbers of people have returned to Syria from Lebanon “exhausted, traumatized and with very, very few belongings”. Meanwhile, the UN International Maritime Organization said that another vessel has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing concerns […]
Fears are mounting for civilians caught up in Sudan’s deadly war between rival militaries as attacks intensify and humanitarian access shrinks, following a deadly airstrike on a funeral gathering in West Kordofan.
Asking the softly spoken, veteran humanitarian worker Philippe Lazzarini how he feels as he comes to the end of his second term as the head of the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, is perhaps an unfair question.
The United Nations has condemned two consecutive days of deadly attacks on peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid rising hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants.
Israel 29 March 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 03/30/2026 – 21:43 Israel Mon, 03/30/2026 – 12:00 29 March 2026 Prime Minister Netanyahu contended that “we are achieving great accomplishments, achievements that are creating visible cracks in the terrorist regime in Tehran. Iran is not the same Iran, Hizbollah is not the same Hizbollah and Hamas is not […]
Lebanon 29 March 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 03/30/2026 – 21:44 Lebanon Mon, 03/30/2026 – 12:00 29 March 2026 Prime Minister Netanyahu contended that “we are achieving great accomplishments, achievements that are creating visible cracks in the terrorist regime in Tehran. Iran is not the same Iran, Hizbollah is not the same Hizbollah and Hamas is not […]
Israel 29 March 2026 #2 lalasor Mon, 03/30/2026 – 21:45 Israel Mon, 03/30/2026 – 12:00 29 March 2026 The Israeli military reported strikes in Iran at facilities including “a site for the development of critical components for ballistic missiles, a site used by the IRGC’s military industries for the research and development of ballistic missile systems […]
Yemen 28 March 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 03/30/2026 – 21:46 Bab al-Mandab, Yemen Mon, 03/30/2026 – 12:00 28 March 2026 Israel reported downing a ballistic missile and a cruise missile launched by the Houthis in Yemen.
