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16-Feb-2024 Gaza: When mothers have to bury at least 7,700 children, very basic principles are challenged, UN women’s rights committee (CEDAW) says – OHCHR Press Release Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Women
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

15-Feb-2024 UN Human Rights Office concerned by pattern of Israeli raids on Gaza medical facilities – UN Human Rights Office Statement Gaza Strip, Health, Hospitals, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, human rights violations
Sources:

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

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

15-Feb-2024 Israel’s symbolic “ban” must not distract from atrocity crimes in Gaza: UN expert – UN Human Rights Office – Press Release Armed conflict, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Occupation, Women
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

09-Feb-2024 Legal Consequences Arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the OPT (Request for Advisory Opinion) – Public hearings schedule 19 to 26 February 2024 – ICJ Press Release Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues, Occupation, Occupied Palestinian Territory
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Israel, Netherlands, Palestine (State of), Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa

09-Feb-2024 UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in the Middle East and the ICJ provisional measures under Genocide Convention (case of South Africa v. Israel) – Statement Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians, West Bank
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ), United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

08-Feb-2024 Turk warns Israeli extensive destruction near Gaza border “grave breach” of Geneva conventions, possible war crime – UN Human Rights Office Press Release Armed conflict, Fourth Geneva Convention, Gaza Strip, House demolitions, Occupying Power
Sources:

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

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

08-Feb-2024 Nicaragua requests permission to intervene in the proceedings under Article 62 of the ICJ Statute – Application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – 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:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Israel, Nicaragua, South Africa

08-Feb-2024 Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Rafah, Gaza – UNICEF- Press Release Armed conflict, Assistance, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Health, Hospitals, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Internally displaced persons, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

07-Feb-2024 As crisis enters fifth month, further fighting in Rafah risks claiming more lives and exacerbating humanitarian needs – UN OCHA- Press Release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Hunger
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

05-Feb-2024 Statement by the Secretary-General on UNRWA – Appointment of Review Group – UN Press Release Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Terrorism, UNRWA
Sources:

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

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

02-Feb-2024 States must reinstate and strengthen support to UNRWA amid unfolding genocide in Gaza: UN experts – UN Human Rights Office Press Release Armed conflict, Assistance, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on international order, 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 promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, 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 right to peaceful assembly and association, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, Working Group on the use of mercenaries, other international financial obligations and human rights

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

01-Feb-2024 Gaza: UN human rights experts condemn killing and silencing of journalists – OHCHR Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Media/Journalists, Public information
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, 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 situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

31-Jan-2024 Gaza: ICJ ruling offers hope for protection of civilians enduring apocalyptic conditions, say UN human rights experts – OHCHR – Press Release Armed conflict, Casualties, Children, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues, War crimes, Women
Sources:

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, International Court of Justice (ICJ), 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 contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, 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 to education, 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, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances,  Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Israel, South Africa

31-Jan-2024 Gaza: Unprecedented destruction will take tens of billions of dollars and decades to reverse – UNCTAD – Press Release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Children, Economic issues, Health, Water
Sources:

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Report

Country:

Palestine (State of)

31-Jan-2024 International Community Must Not Waver in Its Commitment to Two-State Solution, Secretary-General Tells Palestinian Rights Committee – UN Press Release Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Palestine question, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Two State solution, UNRWA, West Bank, Women
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

31-Jan-2024 Calling Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ‘Backbone’ of Humanitarian Response in Gaza, Secretary-General Urges Member States to Continue Funding – UN Press Release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Convention: Genocide, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Jerusalem, Palestine question, Peace conference
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), General Assembly, United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Cuba, Guyana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Palestine (State of), South Africa, Türkiye, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

30-Jan-2024 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC): We cannot abandon the people of Gaza – IASC- Press Release Armed conflict, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Terrorism, Violence
Sources:

Christian Aid, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC), International Organization for Migration, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, UN Habitat, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO)

Entity:

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

27-Jan-2024 UNRWA’s lifesaving aid may end due to funding suspension – Press release Armed conflict, Assistance, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, 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:

26-Jan-2024 Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – The Court indicates provisional measures – ICJ Press Release Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Humanitarian relief, ethnic cleansing
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Order (See also - Military order - Entity listing: ICJ), Press Release

Country:

Israel, Palestine (State of), South Africa

25-Jan-2024 Khan Younis: One of the largest UNRWA Shelters hit during military operations – UNRWA Armed conflict, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Internally 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:

25-Jan-2024 Senior UN official in Gaza: civilians trapped amid intensified attacks in Khan Younis – UNRWA Press Release Armed conflict, Hospitals, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Internally displaced persons, Medical supplies, Shelter
Sources:

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

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

24-Jan-2024 Application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) – Provisional Measures – Court to deliver its Order on Friday 26 January 2024 at 1 p.m. – ICJ Press Release Armed conflict, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Legal issues, Protection, Protection of civilians
Sources:

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Israel, South Africa

24-Jan-2024 WHO and partners bring fuel to Al-Shifa, as remaining hospitals in Gaza face growing threats – Press Release Armed conflict, Disease, Health, Hospitals, Humanitarian relief, Medical supplies
Sources:

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

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

24-Jan-2024 Amid Continuing Rights Violations in Gaza, Security Council Must Do More to Enforce International Law, Its Own Resolutions, Speakers Stress as Open Debate Concludes – UN Security Council Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Nakba, West Bank, ethnic cleansing
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Holy See, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Maldives, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine (State of), Poland, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia

23-Jan-2024 Two-State Solution ‘Only Way to Avoid Endless Cycles of Fear, Hatred, Violence’, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Debate on Middle East- Press Release Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Living conditions, Peace process, West Bank, Women
Sources:

Secretary-General, Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

19-Jan-2024 Statement on Gaza by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous – Press Release Armed conflict, Children, Gaza Strip, Gender, Health, Hostages, Hunger, Shelter, Women
Sources:

UN Women

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

19-Jan-2024 Two mothers are killed in Gaza every hour as fighting exceeds 100 days – UN Women Press Release Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Children, Food, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Gender, Protection of civilians, Women, sexual violence
Sources:

UN Women

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

19-Jan-2024 Gaza: Report from the ground – UN Human Rights Office Press Release Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Human rights and international humanitarian law, detainees
Sources:

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

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

16-Jan-2024 Over one hundred days into the war, Israel destroying Gaza’s food system and weaponizing food, say UN human rights experts – UN Human Rights Office- Press Release Armed conflict, Food, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Hospitals, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Medical supplies, Water
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 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 violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

16-Jan-2024 Routine vaccines are saving children lives in the Gaza Strip – UNICEF Press Release Armed conflict, Children, Disease, Gaza Strip, Health, Medical supplies
Sources:

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Health Organization (WHO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

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