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Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp

Partnering with IsraAID, former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel toured the camp's facilities as part of their recent entry into humanitarian work.

 Keith and Aviva Siegel  speak at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025
Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian from Gaza, poses for a selfie before sailing with two other Palestinian migrants to Lampedusa, Italy, on a jet ski to seek asylum, near Khums, Libya, August 17, 2025.

From Gaza to Europe, via jet ski: Muhammad Abu Dakha's daring escape story

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UNHCR faces funding shortfall, plans major budget cuts and office closures

 Syrians, who were living in Lebanon and returned to Syria due to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah terrorists, wait outside Ministry of Interior Immigration and Passports Department, at the Syrian-Lebanese border, in Jdaydet Yabous, Syria, October 7, 2024; illustrative.

Syrian returns from Lebanon to start under UN-backed plan, marking major shift


United Nations reopens European office after security issue

A spokesperson told Reuters the closure was due to a "perimeter intrusion" earlier on Friday morning.

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UN called on to fire envoy for questioning Israel's right to defense

After Albanese questioned Israel's right to defend itself on her Twitter account, the International Legal Forum called for her dismissal.

THE UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva, February 2020.

Ukrainian soldiers can now read their refugee kids books with new app

The app, which is funded by donations, offers five titles selected to help children between 3 and 7 years old process the trauma of war.

 Ukrainian family Mykhalchenko read and listen to Better Time Stories, a project introduced for Ukrainian children who are seperated from their families in Rotterdam, Netherlands October 25, 2022.

UNHRC gets 14 new members – including 3 that don’t recognize Israel

The vote for new UNHRC members is held annually in a secret ballot by the 193-member General Assembly in New York, with a third of the council’s membership rotating every year.

 Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

PA envoy: Israel has committed most terrible massacres since WWII

The Palestinian Authority's ambassador to the UN, Ibrahim Khraishi, continues to argue for sanctions against Israel to be put in place.

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Letters to the Editor, September 21, 2022: Multiple criteria

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Groups tied to terror: UN agency accepted $50 million from Union of Good - opinion

The Union of Good is an umbrella fundraising organization of charities and was designated as a terrorist organization by the US Treasury.

 WHAT MAKES this matter especially concerning is that the UNHCR began to partner with the Qatar Charity in 2012, under the watch of António Guterres, who was then the high commissioner for refugees, says the writer.

Israeli human rights org calls for UNHRC to be labeled as hate group

The UNHRC, led by some of the world's most notorious human rights violator regimes, has long been known for its obsession with Israel.

 Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020.

UNHRC approves 4 anti-Israel resolutions, calls for limited arms embargo

The council was an "echo chamber of fantasy and hatred against Israel," Ambassador Meirav Eilon-Shahar said.

 Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020.

Israel snubs 'shameful' UN inquiry into alleged war crimes

Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar says the commission 'will only contribute polarization between Israelis and Palestinians, and Israel won't cooperate with the UN inquiry into alleged Israeli war crimes

 Israeli Ambassador to UN Institutions in Geneva Meirav Eilon Shahar