The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Palestinian Australians despair loss of contact with loved ones in Gaza warzone

With all internet and phone connections now cut, many people have lost their only way of checking on family and friends

The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2023

The Observer view on the Israel-Hamas war: stricken Gazans need a respite from the bombs

Failure by world leaders to agree on terminology to halt the violence condemns the region to a future of more bloodshed

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023

Gaza in communications blackout as Israel intensifies siege

Reports from enclave depict chaos and anguish as medics struggle to coordinate rescue efforts

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023

UK politicians lack humanity, says son of doctor trapped in Gaza

People with families in Gaza call on British government to help get them out and to join calls for ceasefire

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023

Mass graves, unclaimed bodies and overcrowded cemeteries. The war robs Gaza of funeral rites

Palestinians say the devastating war between Israel and Hamas is robbing them not only of their loved ones but also of the funeral rites that long have offered mourners some dignity and closure in the midst of grief

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023

Sharp increase in Afghans leaving Pakistan due to illegal migrant crackdown, say UN agencies

U.N. agencies say there has been a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on migrants who are in the country illegally

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023

‘I do not know how you sleep at night’: FM reacts to UK abstaining on ceasefire vote

THE First Minister has said he has not heard from his in-laws in Gaza following the UK’s decision to abstain from a UN resolution calling for an…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 28, 2023

What is happening in Israel and Gaza now as ground operations expand?

The Israeli military has said its ground forces are expanding their activity in the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023

‘So world knows’: Gaza parents mark children’s names on bodies amid bombing

Families are writing their children’s names on their bodies so they can be identified after Israeli raids.

Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2023

US looks isolated after opposing UN resolution on Gaza truce

Only 12 countries joined Washington and Israel as Jordan’s motion was passed at the general assembly

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023