#Syria #UN - 'Unprecedented' in history of UN: An institution 'dedicated to determining fate of missing Syrians': FRANCE 24 ENGLISH

12 December 2024

The fall of Assad sparked a frantic search by families of the tens of thousands of people held in his security services' jails and detention centres. As they advanced towards Damascus, the rebels released thousands of detainees, but many more remain missing. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on war-torn Syria's long road ahead, as they seek to rebuild and locate the 100,000 missing,

FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear welcomes Ahmed Helmy, Co-Founder of Ta'afi Initiative.

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#usa #gaza #israel - US won't stop any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation • FRANCE 24 English

13 November 2024

Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet US demands for greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. 

However, the Biden administration said Tuesday it won't limit weapons transfers to Israel because the US says its key ally has done good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Last month, Washington told Israel to boost aid to Gaza within 30 days, or else it could trigger US laws requiring it to scale back American military support. 

FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.  

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Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City, US. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo joins live from United Nations headquarters in New York. #Palestine #UNSecurityCouncil #RiyadMansour

#livestream #unitednations #iran: UN Security Council calls urgent meeting on Middle East crisis: The Times and The Sunday Times

2 October 2024

U.N. Security Council meets on the situation in the Mideast. The Middle East is on edge as Binyamin Netanyahu vowed that Iran “will pay” for launching a missile strike on Israel. READ MORE: https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle... As more troops advanced into Lebanon on Wednesday, at least one soldier has been killed during direct clashes with Hezbollah, according to the Israeli army. The clash comes after Israel warned Tehran that if it went ahead with the launch on Tuesday night, it would directly hit Iran’s nuclear or oil facilities in retaliation. Iran’s oil industry is considered one of the main lifelines of the regime, with tens of millions of people dependent on it.

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#UN #russia #putin #slavaukraine - Lammy slams Putin’s lackey for using phone during UN meeting in jaw-dropping speech | UN highlights

28 September 2024

"I stand here as a black man whose ancestors were taken in chains from Africa at the barrel of a gun." David Lammy called out the Russian UN representative for using his phone during a security council meeting in a jaw-dropping speech.

28 сентября 2024 г. «Я стою здесь как чернокожий человек, чьи предки были вывезены из Африки в цепях под дулом пистолета». Дэвид Лэмми в своей ошеломляющей речи раскритиковал российского представителя в ООН за использование телефона во время заседания Совета Безопасности.

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#Gaza - UN says Israeli strike killed six of its Gaza staff | BBC News

12 September 2024

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says six of its employees have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school it runs in central Gaza. Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said a total of 18 people were killed in Wednesday’s strike on al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat refugee camp, which is being used as a shelter by thousands of displaced Palestinians.

Israel's military said it carried out a “precise strike on terrorists” planning attacks from the school, and that it had taken measures to avoid harm to civilians.

UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned the strike, saying: “What’s happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable".