Children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heatwaves than those born in 1960: Report

Limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will reduce the additional lifetime exposure of new-borns to heatwaves by 45%, droughts …

‘Restrictions have been lifted, but people’s spirits are broken’

23-year-old Asil Qraini from West Bank of Palestinian territory talks about living under COVID-19 restrictions   

Israel's fiscal standoff impacts environment, health of Palestinians: UNCTAD

People living in Gaza, the West Bank including East Jerusalem are facing major shortage of electricity, access to good quality water, destruction …

World Health Assembly: India abstains from voting on providing health services to Palestine

India was among 20 countries who abstained during a vote on a draft decision on 23 May, proposing support to Palestine to provide health services …

Climate change to be blamed for alarming decrease in groundwater around Dead Sea

The lowest lake on Earth is one of the biggest tourist attractions in West Asia; more than four million people rely on the groundwater resources …

Towards food security: perspectives from three continents

The Food Insecurity Report 2014, released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week, has revealed that one …

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`Diseases have become a way of life in Gaza'

Born and raised in a refugee camp in Gaza, Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Palestinian doctor who has worked for reconciliation between Israel and …

Gaza Strip shortages now include food, water and electricity

Over US $100 million worth of aid is blocked because of a 10-month delay in Israeli clearance, says a news report quoting UN statement