New York City: The Gaza crisis is impacting women and girls at unprecedented levels with loss of life and catastrophic levels of humanitarian needs. This is the main conclusion of the “Gender Alert: The Gendered Impact of the Crisis in Gaza” issued by UN Women. At least 24,620 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, about 16,000 of...
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Global Digital Launch of Koi Hai eBook Emphasizes Empathy for Humans of Palestine
Koi Hai Letters to Palestine, an anthology comprising notes, letters, poetry, translations and illustrations was recently published in solidarity with the humans of Palestine, reinforcing the idea of peace, empathy and love. The project is spearheaded by publisher, Mehr F Husain. Koi Hai; meaning Is anyone there? is collaboration between independent publishing house Zuka...
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Regional Public Opinion Sees Palestinian Cause as Arab issue
A first of its kind survey was conducted by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies to gauge public opinion from across the Arab region regarding the Israeli War on Gaza. The poll was carried out on a sample of 8000 respondents (men and women) from 16 Arab countries. The results of the public opinion...
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International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute condemns Irans mass application of the death penalty
The International Bar Associations Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) condemns the mass use of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran and calls for respect to the fundamental right to life and to uphold fair trial rights and due process in the country. According to the United Nations, Iran executed at least 419 individuals in the first seven months of 2023...
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No one in Gaza is safe from starvation
(Rome, Italy): More than one in four households in Gaza currently face extreme hunger, and there is a risk of famine unless access to adequate food, clean water, health and sanitation services is restored, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today. The IPC is a multi-stakeholder platform that analyses...
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Rebuilding Hope for More Than 233,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
December 21st, 2023, (Doha, Qatar): Under the initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the Chairperson of Education Above All Foundation (EAA), in a concerted effort to find immediate and practical solutions for providing humanitarian support in the Gaza Strip, the Education Above All Foundation, through its Al Fakhoora programme, and in collaboration with its...
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COP28: In Search of Climate Justice
The Occupied Palestinian Territory lies within the Mediterranean Climate Zone and is one of the most vulnerable countries in terms of climate change. A typically hot, arid and water scarce region, the entire area has experienced an alarming rise in temperature over the past 50 years. That said, it is ironic that Palestine has negligible...
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176 People Reported Killed in UNRWA Shelters Since Beginning of Gaza Siege
November 19th, 2023 (Amman, Jordan): I watched with sheer horror reports from an attack on the al-Fakhoura UNRWA school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza. It is just cruel, said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Classrooms sheltering displaced families were hit and at least 24 people were reported killed in the strike. Up to 7,000 people were in the school...
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Women in Law Initiative Pakistan releases draft for Global Call for Action for Ceasefire, Lasting Peace in Palestine
Lahore, Pakistan: The Women in Law Initiative Pakistan has released a draft call for action for ceasefire and lasting peace in Palestine. This draft has been prepared as a follow up endeavour out of the conference on Women in Times of War: The Role of Female Lawyers held last year on December 13, 2022 in...
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Supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism: Queen Rania
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in Israels war against Hamas, saying that supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism. There has to be a collective call for a ceasefire, Rania told CNNs Becky Anderson. I know that some who are against the ceasefire argue that...