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The Biden administration is appointing the head of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) to take over the role of coordinator for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Lise Grande, the CEO and president of USIP and veteran United Nations diplomat, will take over the role of special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, a position created…

The Sudan Liberation Movement headed by Abdelwahid Nur reported that more than 26,000 children sheltering in Jebel Marra are malnourished and urged the UN to

Russian prisoners of war have been tortured in Ukraine between December 2023 and February 2024, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said.

Doha, Qatar: The bilateral ties between Qatar and Germany remain resilient, trustworthy, and intense on a high level with over five decades of fruitfu...

Humanitarian issues in Gaza will be a top priority for U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his current trip to the region, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. Blinken was en route to the Middle East in a trip that will include stops in Israel, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the West Bank this week. A top priority for Blinken on this trip will be to get humanitarian help for Gaza Palestinians who are in dire straits after months of military response from Is...

Moscow, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) The Russian news agency TASS announced in Moscow the 2nd Honest Look International Contest of information projects for foreign media, TVBrics reported in this capital.

الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdullah Bou Habib, on Thursday stressed during his meeting with German Special Envoy for Humanitarian Issues in the Near and Middle East,

الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdullah Bou Habib, on Thursday stressed during his meeting with German Special Envoy for Humanitarian Issues in the Near and Middle East,

The White House announced Sunday the appointment of David Satterfield, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey, to serve as Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues. Satterfield, in his new position, “will focus on ensuring life-saving assistance can reach vulnerable people throughout the Middle East,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement Sunday. The…