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One out of 11 people in the world and one out of every five in Africa faced hunger in 2023
The UN's 2024 edition of “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World” (SOFI) report was released July 25 and included many...
Michael Laxer
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Israeli Forces Have Killed 366 UN Workers and Family Members in Gaza: Leaked Report
Confidential figures shed additional light on what's been the deadliest-ever war for United Nations staff. Aftermath of an attack on a UN...
Michael Laxer
Jul 24, 20242 min read


MSF worker killed as UN warns it will suspend aid operations in Gaza
Image via MSF on X Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is condemning the killing of yet another of their colleagues in Gaza. Fadi Al-Wadiya, a...
Michael Laxer
Jun 25, 20241 min read


The Major Obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is the United States
The U.S. government seems determined to share Israel’s self-inflicted isolation from voices calling for peace from all over the world,...
Michael Laxer
Jun 17, 20246 min read


"Deadly milestone" passed as over 500 Palestinians killed in West Bank since October 7
Israeli forces including and armoured bulldozer during an attack on the town of Deir al-Ghosoun in Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, May...
Michael Laxer
Jun 4, 20242 min read


This Mother’s Day, Take a Stand Against War in Gaza and Everywhere
As a creative force, mothers must speak out now to counter the destructive force of war and violence. Palestinians flee Rafah -- Image...
Michael Laxer
May 12, 20244 min read


"World stands with the Palestinian people": UNGA overwhelmingly votes to expand Palestine’s rights and privileges
Various Sources On Friday morning (May 10) at an emergency special session the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in...
Michael Laxer
May 10, 20241 min read


UNICEF Warns Area Israel Pushing Rafah Residents to Is 'Not Safe'
"It is a narrow strip of beach on the coast that lacks the basic infrastructure—like toilets and running water—needed to sustain the...
Michael Laxer
May 9, 20244 min read


UN experts condemn "onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza"
“We are appalled that women are being targeted by Israel with such vicious, indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks, seemingly...
Michael Laxer
May 8, 20242 min read


UN human rights chief calls for international investigation into Gaza mass graves, deplores the "harrowing killings of children and women in Rafah"
Bodies being exhumed outside of the Nasser Hospital -- image via the Palestinian People's Party In a statement on April 23, United...
Michael Laxer
Apr 23, 20242 min read


Israel Has Inflicted 'Unprecedented' Damage on Gaza's Infrastructure
The damage to Gaza as of the end of January amounted to 97% of the 2022 gross domestic product of both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,...
Michael Laxer
Apr 3, 20244 min read


UN draft report finds “reasonable grounds to believe” that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Francesca Albanese -- image via X The United Nations Human Rights Council released a draft report Monday, March 25 that asserts there are...
Michael Laxer
Mar 26, 20243 min read


UN Panel Says IDF Appears Set on 'Physical Destruction of Palestinian Children'
"Children in Gaza can no longer wait, as each passing minute risks another child dying of hunger as the world looks on," said the United...
Michael Laxer
Mar 22, 20243 min read


UN Experts Demand Investigation Into IDF Abuse of Women and Girls in Gaza
"Those responsible for these apparent crimes must be held accountable and victims and their families are entitled to full redress and...
Michael Laxer
Feb 19, 20243 min read


Israel's Assault Has Traumatized Virtually All of Gaza's 1 Million+ Children: UNICEF
By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Out of the 1.7 million people who have been forced from their homes in Gaza by Israel's bombardment over...
Michael Laxer
Feb 2, 20243 min read


UN Human Rights head details Palestinians being "beaten, humiliated, subjected to ill-treatment" by Israeli forces
Image via X A damning report released January 19 by the head of UN Human Rights Office Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ajith Sunghay...
Michael Laxer
Jan 19, 20242 min read


The Problem of Refugee Camps in the Middle East and North Africa
Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp from the air, 2016 By Saurav Sarkar In 2024, 12 percent of “forcibly displaced and stateless people” are...
Michael Laxer
Jan 5, 20244 min read


‘It Is Clear That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza,’ UN Panel Concludes
By Global News Service Amid the growing international consensus that the atrocities Israel has been committing in Gaza amount to...
Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20231 min read


To Joe Biden: "You have destroyed the international rules of the game"
Devastation around the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza - screenshot image via Al-Jazeera As the slaughter continues in Gaza and with the...
Michael Laxer
Nov 21, 20232 min read


On World Children's Day remember the over 5,500 children killed in Gaza since October 7
Image of a memorial to some of the children killed in Gaza at a protest in Toronto, November 4. Since then at least another 2,000...
Michael Laxer
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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