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Displacement crisis worsens in eastern DR CongoFrom Ethiopia, Guterres urges greater international support for SudanUkraine: Chernobyl nuclear plant attack underscores need for ‘maximum military restraint’
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Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needsUNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR CongoYoung artists sing for social justice at UN Geneva
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UN human rights probe into Bangladesh protests finds top leaders led brutal repression13 Palestinian children killed in West Bank violence so far this year: UNICEFNew childhood cancer meds platform is ‘a beacon of hope’ for families, says WHO
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Gaza: a return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chiefAt AI Summit in Paris, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolutionDR Congo: alarm over dismantling of IDP camps amid sporadic fighting
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Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid accessLibya mass graves discovery reveals extent of human trafficking miseryTo Syria, where UN investigators hear victims of the Assad regime say, ‘We all have someone missing’
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The DR Congo crisis must be stopped, or the emergency will only get worse, the UN human rights chief tells a special session of the Human Rights CouncilUNAIDS warns that US funding cuts are already impacting HIV prevention globallyChildren’s bodies have become battlegrounds in Haiti, warns UNICEF
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How the latest US executive orders will impact the UN’s work135,000 women in Africa could die from breast cancer by 2040, warns WHOTunisia: top rights experts demand immediate release of activist on hunger strike
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UNRWA updates on detonations at West Bank camp, Gaza aid effortsWomen and girls bearing the brunt of crisis in eastern DR Congo, UN Women saysWHO honours people affected by cancer on World Day against the disease
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DR Congo crisis has increased risk of mpox transmission, warns WHO’s TedrosApproximately one in three women experiences physical and/or sexual violence, warn top rights expertsIt’s time to cut back on alcohol, UN health agency warns EU
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DR Congo emergency leaves civilians trapped and running out of food, warns WFPAs Gazans hurry back to war-ravaged north, WHO warns over desperate health needsFour years since Myanmar coup, violence reaches unprecedented levels, warns UN rights office
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In DR Congo, the situation is worsening, warn WFP, OCHAAid workers from UNRWA condemn ‘eviction’ by Israel from East Jerusalem baseSyria: hostilities persist in northeast affecting Aleppo, Hasakeh and Raqqa, warn UN humanitarians
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DR Congo: public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding linked to Goma violence, warns WHOIn Gaza, UN agency for Palestinians distribute 60 per cent of all aid since ceasefire beganBelarus election outcome will likely flout democratic rights, warn top independent experts
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DR Congo emergency: next 24 hours are critical, agencies warnIn Gaza, countless unexploded weapons threaten those returning to northSyrians need more help to return home, insists UN refugee chief
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Security Council demands an end to M23 rebel offensive in DR CongoWHO calls for action on clean airUN marks 80 years since the end of the Holocaust
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Nearly 250 million children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024: UNICEFDR Congo emergency: More civilians uprooted by hostilities amid fears that regional capital Goma could come under attackNigeria humanitarian response plan aims to help 3.6 million people: OCHA
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Gaza: UN delivers millions of litres of fuel for critical needs – UNOPSWest Bank: UN human rights office deeply concerned at escalating violencePeacekeepers in DR Congo deeply concerned about deteriorating security in east
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At Davos, UN chief @AntonioGuterres slams backsliding on climate commitmentsSomalia: Aid partners seek $1.42 billion to help 4.6 million peopleMyanmar crisis: intensified airstrikes in multiple regions reported
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UN regrets US exit from global health cooperation and climate change agreementAid now reaching Gaza at scale but huge needs remain, say OCHA, WHOSyria: intensifying hostilities in northeast spark deep concern
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Freedom of movement is “massively restricted” in the West Bank, having a major impact on Palestinian’s daily lives, and “implications on everything from education to family unification”.Speaking to UN News’s Khaled Mohamed, Ajith Sunghay, Head of the UN human rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, underscored that massive movement restrictions escalated even further following the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023.Elaborating also on the situation in Gaza, Mr. Sunghay said that the documentation of violations has never stopped, but the holding ceasefire allows for “the possibility of information sharing.”
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Gaza: over 630 aid trucks have entered since ceasefire says UN aid chiefSudan famine: UN’s World Food Programme sends aid convoy to help most vulnerable in Gezira stateMarburg virus alert: WHO’s Tedros advises against travel restrictions
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600 trucks per day need to reach Gaza after the ceasefire begins, says the World Health OrganizationIn Sudan, deadly ethnic violence is on the rise as the country’s long-running war goes on, says the UN human rights officeDignity for migrants should be our guiding objective, insists ‘Cabrini’ actress: UNHCR
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Ukraine humanitarian and refugee response plan launchEconomic recovery is not contributing enough to jobs or wages: ILORecovery underway in Mozambique after two storms hit in a month, says OCHA
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‘Hope rooted in action’ with UN at centre will propel humanity forward in 2025, insists UN Secretary-GeneralUN rights chief meets Syria’s caretaker authority leader in DamascusSuspected Marburg virus outbreak declared in Tanzania – WHO
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Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosivesHaiti: gang violence forces one million from their homesMozambique: UN human rights office urges calm ahead of president’s inauguration
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Top UN aid official Tom Fletcher pledges solidarity with UkraineMpox outbreak: New travel-related cases identified around the world Child rights panel meets at UN against backdrop of conflict and economic woes impacting world’s youngsters
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Confirmed: 2024 was warmest year on record, says WMOIt’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN human rights chiefLebanon crisis: $30 million from UN fund allocated to conflict victims
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UN chief’s shock and sorry over LA wildfire emergencySyria: More than 125,000 refugees have gone home since fall of Assad regime, says UNHCR, OCHAGaza: only three weeks remain until Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into force, warns WHO’s Tedros
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Ukraine in grip of third winter of Russian attacks: Human Rights CouncilThe Security Council holds its first meeting of the year on the Syria crisisIn Gaza: More than 70 children have been killed since the new year: UNICEF
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Syria crisis: UN rights office urges restraint amid reported Alawite killingsAvian flu alert: No sustained circulation in people of H5N1 virus, says UN health Iran in international spotlight amid ‘sharp rise’ in executions: OHCHR
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South Sudan: communal violence the primary driver of conflictIn Gaza, a clearly-marked WFP convoy comes under attack by Israeli forcesFirst WHO humanitarian air charter of 2025 lands in Syria
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