The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is the largest aid agency in the Gaza Strip where it provides emergency and other assistance to vulnerable Palestinians. Credit: UNRWA…
Read more Hope Springs Eternal—Dashed it’s DeadlyDelegates from the Forum of Arab Parliamentarians on Population and Development and the Asian Population and Development Association met in Cairo to discuss support for people with disabilities…
Read more Egyptian Parliament Moves to Strengthen Support for People with Disabilities and the Elderlyby Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) – The next round of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, a…
Read more The Health of Gaza is Dependent on Humanitarian PauseOpinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Friday, August 16, 2024 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug 16 (IPS) – During the first half of the 20th century, antisemitism was…
Read more Origins of the Gaza Catastrophe – Part 1Credit: WFP/Ali Jadallah/2024 Opinion by World Food Programme (rome) Thursday, August 15, 2024 Inter Press Service ROME, Aug 15 (IPS) – Corinne Fleischer, WFP’s regional director for the Middle…
Read more WFP in Gaza: ‘We Need a Long Ceasefire That Leads to Peace so We Can Operate’Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Friday, May 24, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 24 (IPS) – It is ironic how Prime Minister Netanyahu, who vehemently opposed…
Read more How Netanyahu Made the Creation of a Palestinian State IrreversibleSince the Taliban’s return to Afghanistan in 2021, numerous women grapple with profound mental health challenges, often in silence, fearing repercussions for speaking out. Credit: Learning Together Thursday,…
Read more Afghan Women Struggle with Soaring Mental Health IssuesRobert A. Wood, deputy permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations, vetoes Palestine’s U.N. membership during the Security Council meeting on April 18, 2024. Credit:…
Read more Will a Two-State Solution include Palestine as a UN Member State?Opinion by Hamidreza Azizi (berlin, germany) Monday, April 08, 2024 Inter Press Service BERLIN, Germany, Apr 08 (IPS) – Russia and Iran currently appear to be pulling firmly in…
Read more In the Shadows of the Wars in Ukraine & Gaza, Iran and Russia are Growing Ever CloserPaleki Ayang, Gender Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, Equality Now Opinion by Paleki Ayang (juba) Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Inter Press Service JUBA, Feb 27 (IPS)…
Read more Female Genital Mutilation Continues Amid Sudans Conflict and Forced DisplacementSoccer great Cristiano Ronaldo is on target again for Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr. The Saudi government has invested billions of its oil revenues in recent years…
Read more Saudi Arabia Accused of ‘Sportswashing Its Human-Rights RecordOpinion by Melek Zahine (kabul, afghanistan) Friday, February 02, 2024 Inter Press Service KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 02 (IPS) – Two months ago, an opinion piece I wrote, “The Cries…
Read more The West’s Addiction to War Must End in GazaDisplaced families living in an UNRWA school-turned shelter in Deir al-Balah, Middle Areas, The Gaza Strip, January 2024. Credit: Mohamed Hinnawi/UNRWA by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Friday, February 02,…
Read more Israel Could Face Further Legal Action For Non-Compliance of ICJ RulingThe International Court of Justice orders Israel to “take all measures within its power” to prevent further bloodshed in Gaza in line with Genocide Convention obligations. The Court…
Read more ICJ Orders Israel to Take All Measures to Prevent Genocide in GazaThe International Court of Justice in the Hague heard the South Africa versus Israel case earlier this month. Credit: ICJ by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Friday, January 26, 2024 Inter…
Read more International Court of Justice Set to Deliver Order in Genocide case.Opinion by Ehtesham Shahid (abu dhabi) Monday, January 22, 2024 Inter Press Service ABU DHABI, Jan 22 (IPS) – “Middle East” or “West Asia?” This somewhat divided nomenclature adds…
Read more Settling the Middle East Vs West Asia DebateOpinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Monday, January 15, 2024 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jan 15 (IPS) – Have you heard the one about the U.S.…
Read more With Attack on Yemen, the U.S. Is Shameless: We Make the Rules, We Break the RulesA view of the International Court of Justice where South Africa has launched a case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Credit: UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek. Courtesy of…
Read more South Africa’s Genocide Case Flawed, Premature, Inaccurate, says IsraelThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands. by Diana Buttu (toronto, canada) Thursday, January 11, 2024 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Jan 11 (IPS) –…
Read more South Africas Genocide Case Against Israel at the International Court of JusticeBlinne Ni Ghralaigh KC makes her arguments as the Israeli legal team listen intently. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, January 11, 2024 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBurg,…
Read more Palestine: Nothing Can Justify Genocide, It’s Not the Time for Silence
