Tor Wennesland United Nations UN News UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs الأمم المتحدة UNSCO أخبار الأمم المتحدة WHO in occupied Palestinian territory UNICEF Palestine UNRWA I am afraid that what you just saw in Gaza is not just the "impact of the hostilties", but rather what the #genocide of a people trapped in a XXI century ghetto looks like. "To name things wrongly is to add to the misfortune of the world" (A. Camus).

WEST BANK: A 16-year-old Palestinian girl was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper in Jenin. Lujain Musleh’s father says she was shot through the forehead while looking out of the window of their home. No other country on earth can get away with this level of barbarity.

RSF executes 7 civilians in north Alsalama, Bahri (Khartoum), “in a continuing pattern of executions committed against residents of the area”. Per source, the 7 were executed after SAF withdrew from the area. #KeepEyesOnSudan

Israel is bombing polio vaccination centers. Since when have children seeking vaccines become military targets? Since the start of the Israeli occupation. Filipinos, esp health workers, should be outraged!

In a significant victory for jeepney drivers and operators, PISTON successfully compelled the LTFRB Region 6 and the Bacolod City LGU to suspend the implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) within the city. The decision came after PISTON affiliates in

I went through the "Arabs and their friends” section of Ben Gurion airport security again. Security checks include being told to drop your pants and lift your shirt. Security personnel touch every inch of your body in the name of "safety," but we all know this isn't about

Accountability as a "threat" to democracy?! Ah oo nga pala, Marcos siya.

"Those who CAN, DO. Those who CAN'T, TEACH." Yes, but those who TEACH, TRANSFORMS.

Social Accountability should be TRANSFORMATIVE. In order to be transformative, it should be EMPOWERING. In order to be empowering, PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE AT THE CENTER.

Only the Makabayan bloc voted against it.

It is outrageous to place the blame on the Palestinians for yet another massacre of civilians, including UN staff, carried out by Israel in a ‘safe zone’, a UN school - all based on unevidenced "human shielding" accusations (i.e Israel’s logic of genocide). And with this, we are

ICYMI: Indigenous Peoples' (IPs) leaders slammed San Miguel Corporation for land grabbing and harassing residents of Brgy. Bugsuk, Palawan amid the company’s proposed Eco-tourism Development Project earlier today, Sept. 24. Story to follow on Tinig ng Plaridel.

I was born when there was no Hizbullah, Hamas or even PLO. Yet, I grew up in Lebanon suffering regular Israeli murders, invasions, bombings, kidnappings, all over the country. You can only believe that this is really about Hamas or Hizbullah if you know nothing about our history.

Over the past year, I have commended #Portugal's principled stance concerning Palestine especially in the face of the hypocrisy displayed by many other European countries. I now implore the Portuguese government to preserve this integrity, and urgently request the removal of its

These people- signing bombs - to be dropped on humans -

Today is World Day for Decent Work Occupational health and safety have been neglected far too long. Every day, as we fight for living wages and job security, we also struggle for better and safer working conditions. #TodayAndEveryDay #HealthAndSafetyInTheWorkplace

My colleague Fadi Alwahdi was just targeted by an Israeli sniper and shot in the neck. The goal is to kill us one by one.