Middle East crisis: UN human rights office condemns worsening ... - UN News
WEB7 hours ago · In an appeal for an end to the “killing, destruction [and] bellicose posturing” by those in power, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said that the situation for civilians on the ground “in Lebanon, Gaza, Israel and Syria is getting worse by the day”. On Friday, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported that two peacekeepers had ...
Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza | UN News
WEB3 days ago · 8 October 2024 Peace and Security. UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too. “It's impossible to meet the needs of more than a million people ...
Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’ | UN News
WEB1 day ago · The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported that ambulances and relief centres had been “targeted or hit in Lebanon, causing further casualties”, adding that the UN health agency WHO and health partners have continued to deliver life-saving surgical supplies to frontline health workers. International humanitarian law provides special protection for ambulances, healthcare workers and ...
Peacekeepers’ safety in Lebanon ‘in jeopardy,’ UN official warns …
WEB16 hours ago · Concerns are mounting for the safety of United Nations peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon amid Israel’s ground incursion, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix warned on Thursday, after ...
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say 'we are staying' despite Israeli …
WEB1 day ago · United Nations peacekeepers are determined to remain at their posts in southern Lebanon, the force's spokesperson said on Thursday, despite Israeli attacks in recent days that have wounded U.N ...
UN mission in Lebanon says 2 peacekeepers injured after its base …
WEB7 hours ago · BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says new explosions hit its headquarters on Friday morning, injuring two peacekeepers, a day after Israeli forces struck the same ...
Lebanon’s Leader Calls for U.N. Resolution on an ‘Immediate’ …
WEB4 hours ago · Oct. 11, 2024 Updated 1:57 p.m. ET. Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, appealed to the United Nations on Friday to adopt a resolution calling for an “immediate” cease-fire ...
Israel-Lebanon live: UN says peacekeepers injured after Israeli …
WEB2 days ago · The UN says two peacekeepers have been injured after an Israeli tank fired on a watchtower at a UN base in southern Lebanon Israeli forces have "repeatedly hit" UN positions the last 24 hours ...
UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon in crosshairs of Israel’s war on ...
WEB4 hours ago · The United Nations expanded UNIFIL’s original mission following the monthlong 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, allowing peacekeepers to deploy along the Israeli border to monitor the cessation of hostilities between the two sides and patrol a buffer zone set up along the border.. The force currently has some 10,000 peacekeepers stationed in southern Lebanon drawn from around 50 countries.
Two more UN peacekeepers injured in Israeli fire on southern Lebanon …
WEB22 hours ago · Share article. UNIFIL, the United Nations' peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, said on Friday that two of its peacekeepers had been injured in explosions near an observation tower, the result ...