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Immediate actions must be taken to prevent a complete medical shutdown in Gaza, says ICRC

Posted on 26 January 2024

Cover photo: Destruction in Khan Younis, Save the Children

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urgently warned on Thursday of a potential complete medical shutdown in Gaza unless immediate measures are taken…
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New Zealand's Red Sea Deployment Raises Political Debate

Posted on 26 January 2024

The New Zealand government has announced the deployment of a six-member Defence Force team to the Middle East, tasked with upholding maritime security in the Red Sea no later than…
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Humanitarian concerns as Red Sea conflict escalates 

Posted on 18 January 2024

Since the initiation of the Israel Gaza conflict on October 7, Yemen’s Houthis rebels have been conducting missile attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea, targeting those on route to Israel.…
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2024 Gaza Update

Posted on 10 January 2024

Three months since the initiation of conflict in the Middle East, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to spiral. Over 23,000 civilians have now been killed in the conflict, with an estimated 70%…
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Council for International Development supports UN Resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Posted on 14 December 2023

The Council for International Development (CID) Aotearoa New Zealand supports the resolution adopted at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday 13 December, demanding “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.”

New Zealand…
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UN Secretary-General invokes rare UN Charter article 

Posted on 08 December 2023

This week António Guterres, for this first time since his appointment as UN Secretary-General in 2017, invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter. In a letter to the Security Council, he emphasised the threat posed by…
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NZ Parliament debates call for ceasefire in Gaza

Posted on 08 December 2023

In Parliament on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters passed a motion regarding the Middle East conflict, urging "all parties involved in the conflict — as well as countries with influence in the…
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Calls for "true ceasefire" as Gaza's humanitarian pause continues

Posted on 30 November 2023

The humanitarian pause in Gaza, initially set to conclude on Monday, is predicted to extend further amid complex negotiations. During the initial pause, Hamas released 81 hostages and Israeli prisons released 180 Palestinian…
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Children’s “rights under attack” says UNICEF Executive Director on World Children’s Day

Posted on 23 November 2023

On 20 November, World Children’s Day was celebrated globally, commemorating the UN General Assembly adopting the Rights of the Child in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in…
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Humanitarian needs in Gaza continue to soar after one month of Middle East conflict

Posted on 09 November 2023

It has now been over four weeks since Hamas launched an attack on Israel, and Israel retaliated with air strikes on, and a total seige of, the Gaza strip.

As of November…
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