Middle East

View of Nowruz Garden Park, Tehran, Iran.
UN Information Centre Tehran

UN chief, Security Council strongly condemn deadly terrorist attacks in Tehran

7 June 2017
Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council today separately offered their condolences to the Iranian Government and families of the people killed in the attacks in the country's capital, Tehran.
Displaced men, women and children after fleeing ISIL-controlled areas in rural Raqqa to Ain Issa, the main staging point for displaced families, some 50 Km north of Raqqa city (November 2016).
UNICEF/UN039561/Soulaiman

Syria: As airstrikes hit Raqqa, UN sounds alarm over plight of civilians

6 June 2017
The United Nations humanitarian wing today said it is deeply concerned for the safety and protection of more than 400,000 civilians “who continue to be exposed to daily fighting and airstrikes” in Syria's war-torn Raqqa Governorate.
The West Bank barrier, along with checkpoints, roadblocks and permit system, has created a closure regime that has had a dire effect on all aspects of life for Palestine refugees.
UNRWA/Isabel de la Cruz

After 50 years of Israeli occupation, 'now is the time' to create Palestinian state – UN chief

5 June 2017
Marking 50 years since the start of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, which resulted in Israel's occupation of the Palestinian Territory, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today reiterated a call for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
A child with severe diarrhoea or cholera receives treatment at the Sab'een Hospital in Sana'a, Yemen,on 12 May 2017. © UNICEF/UN065873/Alzekri

Cholera cases in Yemen may reach 130,000 in two weeks, UNICEF warns

2 June 2017
With about 70,000 cholera cases reported with nearly 600 fatalities in Yemen, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned that an already dire situation for children is turning into a disaster.
Internally displaced Iraqi families trudge through mud and rain to arrive at Hammam al-Alil after fleeing fighting in Mosul.
UNHCR/Caroline Gluck

Iraq: UN refugee agency sounds alarm for more support as fighting continues in Mosul

2 June 2017
As heavy fighting continues to drive large numbers of people from Mosul, the United Nations refugee agency today appealed for urgent support to meet the critical needs of vulnerable children, women and men displaced from and returning to the city.
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN rights chief calls for probe into protestor deaths in Bahrain

2 June 2017
Expressing concern at the violence and arrests that occurred as part of a wider crackdown on dissent in Bahrain, the top United Nations human rights official today called on the Government to promptly launch an independent, effective investigation into the deaths of protestors on 23 May.