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World News in Brief: Arrivals surge in South Sudan, the rise of digital media, Haiti crisis update

World News in Brief: Arrivals surge in South Sudan, the rise...

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More than 20,000 crossed into South Sudan last week alone, with the number of daily arrivals tripling, compared to previous weeks.This includes South Sudanese...
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Middle East crisis: Live updates as Security Council meets on Syria

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Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker authorities in Damascus in the past few days, following the overthrow of...
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Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic

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However, the grim statistic is just the surface of a larger crisis, independent human rights experts warned on Friday, as the military junta...
The Philippines brace for more storms amid devastating typhoon season

The Philippines brace for more storms amid devastating typhoon season

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Typhoons Kristine and Leon caused widespread damage in the Philippines, leaving thousands of families and children without access to safe water and sanitation facilities.The...
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UN underlines solidarity with Ukraine 1,000 days into Russian invasion

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The “grim milestone” fell as Ukraine fired long-range American-made missiles into Russia for the first time, according to media reports.‘Not just numbers’Conflict erupted...
Nigeria: 33 million could face hunger next year

Nigeria: 33 million could face hunger next year

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The figure represents a sharp increase from the 25 million who need assistance today, the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a joint statement...
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Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique

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Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo...
Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

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In an alert, the World Food Programme (WFP) described markets “in decay” across the enclave. “Fresh foods, eggs, and meat barely exist and the...
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World News in Brief: Rights chief appalled at Nigeria mass abductions, ‘pervasive’ hunger in streets of Sudan, Syria child crisis

“I am appalled by the recurrent mass abductions of men, women and children in northern Nigeria. Children have been abducted from schools and women...

‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA

Despite the “horrifying” allegations that 12 UNWRA staff were involved in the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel on 7 October, “we must not prevent...

I lost hope and will to live, in Russian jail, says Ukraine POW

Latest graphic findings from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine - created by the Human Rights Council two years ago –...

Gaza: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis

“It’s difficult to imagine that Gazans will survive this crisis without UNRWA…(we) have received reports that people in the area are grinding bird feed...

Gaza: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes

Spokesperson for Volker Türk in Geneva, Jeremy Laurence, told journalists that an already catastrophic situation could “slide deeper into the abyss” in the...

UN and partners launch $2.7 billion humanitarian appeal for Yemen

Nearly a decade of fighting between Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, pitted against Houthi rebels who control much of the country, has...

Civilians in Israel and Palestine ‘cannot be abandoned’, says top UN official on sexual violence in conflict

The Security Council meeting adjourned at 5:32 PM. Describing the evidence of unspeakable violence she had witnessed against Israeli civilians, the top UN...

Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA

This is why there must be a “swift, comprehensive investigation” by the UN and an independent external review by a non-UN body into UNRWA,...

World News in Brief: Syria violence intensifying, heavy weapons threat in Myanmar, justice call for Thai lawyer

The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry, which reports to the Human Rights Council, warned that fighting escalated on 5 October last year, when...

At least one person in eight now suffers from obesity

At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, WHO said on Friday, citing a newly released global medical study.
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