“Sadly, we cannot say that this tragic attack was an isolated incident in this conflict,” he said, extending condolences to those killed. “They join more than 220 of our humanitarian colleagues who have been killed, 179 of them UN personnel.”
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza saying it…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Palestinians had a right to be protected from acts of genocide, calling on Israel to “take all…
“Seeing newborn babies suffer while some mothers bleed to death should keep us all awake at night."
Despite the overwhelming case, the judgment of the court can still go either way. One thing is clear: it is not the law that is going to decide the merits of the case but class and imperialist politics.
The judges are appointed based on imperialist considerations of their governments, and the decision of the court will require the UN Security Council made up of government representatives to enforce it anyway.
Political negotiations to get aid into Gaza have yielded results but much more is needed, including humanitarian ceasefires to ensure safe delivery of food, fuel…
UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed Egypt’s decision on Wednesday to accept dozens of the most critically sick and injured from the stricken…
The aid that entered Gaza on Saturday “is only a small beginning and far from enough”, five UN agencies said in a joint statement. They called…
In this extract from her memoir set to be released this week journalist Jedidiah Ramalapa takes the reader on a journey into the heart of…