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Feb 16, 2024 | passblue.com | Arthur Bassas |Fawzia Koofi |Mona Khalil |Banjo Damilola |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell

Welcome to This Week @ UN: UN-Afghan talks; Gaza aid runs low; Rafah on edge. Plus: Wild animals; Lebanon; Venezuela; Navalny. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.We dare you to try our new quiz, on the two-state solution, by Laura Kirkpatrick with the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders; designed by John Penney.

Feb 15, 2024 | passblue.com | Mona Khalil |Fawzia Koofi |Banjo Damilola |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell |Arthur Bassas | +1 more

The catastrophe in Rafah has begun. In the 131 terrible days since the horrible Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, we have watched 1.8 million Palestinian civilians pushed from the north of Gaza to the south and even further south until they reached Rafah at the very end of the strip. Adults and children alike have been bombed and shot relentlessly in every way - every day - including on the way.

Feb 13, 2024 | passblue.com | Banjo Damilola |Fawzia Koofi |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell |Arthur Bassas |Jessica Le Masurier | +1 more

The leader of the United Nations' primary relief agency in Gaza says that its humanitarian aid operations will face serious shortfalls by mid-March if the 17 countries that paused funding do not reverse course in the coming weeks. In an interview with Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works agency ( UNRWA), he told PassBlue on Feb. 9 that the agency was expecting the Gulf countries to increase their donations.

Feb 12, 2024 | passblue.com | Fawzia Koofi |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell |Jessica Le Masurier |Banjo Damilola |Arthur Bassas | +2 more

The United Nations-led meeting in Doha with the Taliban next week offers another opportunity for Afghanistan and all opposing sides in the country to come together to end the war. Any achievement, however, depends on whether all factions, including women and political groups, are represented fairly and transparently and that their voices are heard. The gathering in Doha, from Feb.

Feb 9, 2024 | passblue.com | Arthur Bassas |Florence Syevuo |Dan Perell |Jessica Le Masurier |Banjo Damilola |Joe Penney | +1 more

Welcome to This Week @UN: Unrwa allegations; the new Pact for the Future. Plus: Senegal; Haiti; Gaza; FGM. Our thanks to everyone who has donated to PassBlue, a nonprofit media site, this year. If you haven't contributed, we suggest $200 as an annual subscription to help boost our budget to pay writers, reporters and editors for their incredible work keeping the UN and the powerful accountable.