The leaders of 15 United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organisations have warned about the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Israel has created 'apocalyptic’ conditions in northern Gaza, UN warns

The UN Security Council expressed “strong concern” on Monday after Israel wounded UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting.

Peacekeepers will not move, UN says, despite warnings from Israel

The prime minister also reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, and said the UK would stand with Ukraine for "as long as it takes".

Starmer asks Israel and Hezbollah to 'step back from the brink'

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, he said Russian forces must be expelled from Ukraine and the country must face accountability for war crimes.

Zelenskyy urges world leaders to seek real peace in Ukraine, not just 'an out'

The Pacific Islands are being hit harder than most, suffering a triple blow of ocean heating, sea level rise and acidification.

'The ocean is overflowing': UN chief issues warning about Pacific sea level rise

Development Minister Anneliese Dodds calls for peace and security in the Middle East during her first visit to the region in her role.

UK pledges £6m aid for Gaza as tensions rise between Israel and Lebanon

Funding for UN aid agency UNRA had been paused after Israeli reports some staff had taken part in the October 7 attacks, but a review found a lack of evidence.

UK funding for UN aid agency in Gaza will restart, Foreign Secretary says

Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin is visiting Lebanon to meet Irish troops serving with the United Nations.

Killers of Irish peacekeeper will be brought to justice, government vows

Palestinian children who fled with their parents from their houses in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, gather in the backyard of an UNRWA school, in Sidon, Lebanon, Sept. 12, 2023. An independent review released Monday, April 22, 2024, of the neutrality of UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, has found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has received annually since 2011. The review was carried out after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency had participated in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks. 

SNP MP Brendan O’Hara suggested the UK government is 'not concerned' with the starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.

Failure to reinstate UNRWA funding is 'negation of duty' Rishi Sunak told

Israeli forces denied reports suggesting they were responsible for the strike.

Israel denies involvement in explosion at Lebanese border

The US abstained on the resolution, which also demanded the release of all hostages taken captive during Hamas’ October 7 surprise attack in southern Israel.

UN passes resolution demanding for immediate Gaza ceasefire

The resolution, sponsored by the United States, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an Israeli-Hamas hostage had been expected to pass. 

US-backed UN Gaza ceasefire resolution defeated by Russia and China veto 

ITV News spoke to three prominent Muslim women, each pioneers in their field, about what it’s like to be Muslim in a society where hate crime is on the rise.

'I've had death threats': Muslim women reflect as UN vows to combat Islamophobia

The Commissioner-General of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the UNRWA headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.The head of the main United Nations agency supporting people in Gaza alleges that Israel is intent on “destroying” it along with the idea that Palestinians are refugees and have a right one day to return home. Philippe Lazzarini in an interview with a Swiss newspaper accuses Israel of having a “long-term political goal” of eliminating the agency created decades ago to assist Palestinians who fled during the war over Israel’s creation. 

 Philippe Lazzarini also said Israel also wants to destroy the idea that Palestinians are refugees who have a right to return home one day.

UNRWA head says Israel is intent on 'destroying' Palestinian refugee agency

The US, UK, Canada and Australia have temporarily halted funding. 

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