Jan 24, 2025 · In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the profound impact of multiplying conflicts across the globe, with a particular focus on the Middle East. Offering a glimmer of hope, he pointed to recent developments in Gaza, where a ceasefire and hostage release deal have been achieved, enabling efforts to ...

Oct 14, 2023 · We strongly condemn Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel and emphasize the need to release hostages, and stress the importance of protecting the civilian population in …

2 days ago · The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos provided a chance to survey the state of global conflict, including hot spots that haven’t commanded international headlines.

Jan 21, 2025 · With over two million people in need of humanitarian assistance, the UN estimates that the impacts of war have set back development in Gaza by as much as 69 years. What steps should decision-makers take to improve humanitarian access and …

Jan 23, 2025 · DAVOS: In a virtual address at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, US President Donald Trump highlighted his administration’s pivotal role in brokering the ceasefire in Gaza and ...

4 days ago · The Israeli war on Gaza has pushed development in the besieged Strip back by 60 years, with reconstruction costs expected to reach tens of billions of dollars, the United Nations has warned. Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), made the comments during an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

5 days ago · The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilizing the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task, the United Nations said. Around two-thirds of all buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged, and...

Jan 21, 2025 · Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Tom Fletcher said that “millions are in need” in the war-torn territory and that the aid would partly support the ceasefire process.

Jan 22, 2025 · Economy Minister Nir Barkat told Reuters in an interview during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland that reconstruction of Gaza was not possible unless Hamas decided it ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the start on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, as UN humanitarian convoys brought in urgently needed food aid to begin pulling the war-ravaged territory back from starvation.