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Date Title Subject Symbol
23-May-2024 From Japan to UNRWA: Emergency aid to address humanitarian needs in Gaza Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Japan

23-May-2024 UNRWA: Claims versus Facts – Factsheet Assistance, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Education and culture, Gaza Strip, Refugees and displaced persons, Terrorism, UNRWA
Sources:

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Factsheet, Press Release

Country:

23-May-2024 World Bank issues new update on the Palestinian economy Armed conflict, Economic issues, Gaza Strip, Poverty, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank, Women
Sources:

World Bank

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Report

Country:

22-May-2024 WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Expulsions and deportations, Gaza Strip, Health, Hospitals, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), World Health Organization (WHO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

21-May-2024 WHO and the Government of Japan sign US$ 10 million agreement to support the health response in Gaza Armed conflict, Assistance, Economic issues, Gaza Strip, Health, Hospitals
Sources:

World Health Organization (WHO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Japan

20-May-2024 Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine (Non-UN document) Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Jerusalem, Legal issues, Refugees and displaced persons, Violence, War crimes, West Bank, human rights violations
Sources:

International Criminal Court (ICC)

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

20-May-2024 Speakers in Security Council Urge Israel to Stop Military Incursions into Rafah – Security Council 9631st meeting Press release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons SC/15701
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Security Council, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Algeria, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Guyana, Israel, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Palestine (State of), Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

18-May-2024 UNRWA Commissioner-General on the forced displacement of 800,000 people from Rafah Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

17-May-2024 Relief agency UNRWA targeted politically over partiality claims, funding must resume: UN experts – Press Release Armed conflict, Assistance, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Refugees and displaced persons, Terrorism, UNRWA
Sources:

Independent Expert on foreign debt, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on truth, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

17-May-2024 2024 Nakba Commemoration: “Nakba of 1948 and Today Are Not Separate Events, but Ongoing Process of Palestinian Displacement, Replacement, Speakers Tell Panel, Urging Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Nakba, Palestine question, Refugees and displaced persons GA/PAL/1467
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Palestine (State of), Senegal, South Africa, Türkiye

16-May-2024 UN human rights expert horrified by death of Gazan orthopedic surgeon in Israeli detention – OHCHR Press Release Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees, Torture
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

15-May-2024 Gaza updates: WFP responds to hunger crisis as Rafah incursion cuts access to warehouse Armed conflict, Assistance, Food, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

World Food Programme (WFP)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

14-May-2024 ICJ Press Release: Public hearings to be held on Thursday 16 May and Friday 17 May 2024 Request for the indication of additional provisional measures and the modification of previous provisional measures (South Africa v. Israel) Armed conflict, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Israel, South Africa

12-May-2024 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Urgent call for ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages – Statement Access and movement, Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

10-May-2024 Israel/Gaza: Threats against the ICC promote a culture of impunity, say UN experts – OHCHR – Press Release Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank
Sources:

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on international order, Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Special Rapporteur on truth, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

10-May-2024 South Africa submits an urgent request for the indication of additional provisional measures and the modification of previous provisional measures – Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) Armed conflict, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Israel, South Africa

10-May-2024 Libya files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute – Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) Armed conflict, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law 2024/40
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Declaration, Press Release

Country:

Israel, Libya, South Africa

10-May-2024 At Emergency Special Session, General Assembly Overwhelmingly Backs Membership of Palestine to United Nations, Urges Security Council Support Bid Access and movement, Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Refugees and displaced persons GA/12599
Sources:

United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Press Release

Country:

Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Pakistan, Palestine (State of), Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

10-May-2024 Israel’s Rafah invasion must stop now, say UN human rights experts Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Incursions, Internally displaced persons, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on international order, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

06-May-2024 Intensified military operations will bring increased death and despair for Rafah’s 700,000 women and girls – UN Women Press Release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Health, Refugees and displaced persons, Women
Sources:

UN Women

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

06-May-2024 Onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza unacceptable: UN experts – OHCHR Access and movement, Armed conflict, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Internally displaced persons, Occupying Power, Refugees and displaced persons, Women
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

05-May-2024 The invasion of Rafah would spell catastrophe for pregnant women, new mothers and newborns – Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Access and movement, Armed conflict, Children, Gaza Strip, Refugees and displaced persons, Women
Sources:

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

02-May-2024 Palestinian journalists covering Gaza awarded 2024 UNESCO’s “Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize” Armed conflict, Education and culture, Gaza Strip, Security issues
Sources:

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

02-May-2024 Gaza education system devastated by recent conflict, satellite assessment reveals – UNITAR Access and movement, Armed conflict, Education and culture, Gaza Strip
Sources:

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

01-May-2024 As war in Gaza enters seventh month, 1.74 million more Palestinians will be pushed into poverty across State of Palestine according to UNDP and ESCWA assessment Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Development, Economic issues, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Poverty, Social issues, West Bank
Sources:

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Report

Country:

01-May-2024 Protecting Civilians from the Risk of Explosive Ordnance in the Gaza conflict – UNMAS Press Release Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Mine action, Protection of civilians
Sources:

United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)

Entity:

Type

Press Release

Country:

30-Apr-2024 ICJ finds that the circumstances do not require the exercise of its power to indicate provisional measures – Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the OPT (Nicaragua v. Germany) – ICJ Press Release Armed conflict, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Entity:

Type

Press Release

Country:

Germany, Nicaragua

29-Apr-2024 World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador, The Weeknd, to Help Provide 18 Million Loaves of Bread to Families in Gaza – WFP Press Release Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Children, Food, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Internally displaced persons, Security issues, Social issues, Women
Sources:

World Food Programme (WFP)

Entity:

Type

Press Release

Country:

26-Apr-2024 The Court to deliver its Order on the Request for the indication of provisional measures – Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations (Nicaragua v. Germany) Armed conflict, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law 2024/34
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Germany, Nicaragua

25-Apr-2024 Testimonies from the Occupied Palestinian Territory show new depths of Israel’s atrocities – OHCHR Press Release Armed conflict, Atrocities, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human Rights Council, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Incidents, Protection of civilians, Security issues, human rights violations
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

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