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South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink
The situation is especially dire for returnees fleeing violence in Sudan, who now account for nearly half of those experiencing...
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Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable
In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to daily fears and hardships being...
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Sudan war: UNHCR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad
Chad hosts 1.3 million forcibly displaced people, according to the UN agency, UNHCR despite it being one of the world’s poorest...
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Northern Thai communities put nature before profit
The Indigenous Karen people and the Thai Lanna community of Thailand are concerned about plans to divert and dam the...
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Kosovo’s inclusive and peaceful election marks progress, but challenges remain
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, highlighted that women secured more seats in...
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World News in Brief: Nobody wins trade wars Guterres warns, WFP alert over US funding cuts, ‘modern slavery’ must be eradicated says Yang
António Guterres was responding to a journalist at the stakeout in UN Headquarters in New York, who asked him for...
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DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda
Every day since the end of last month, around 600 Congolese have been crossing the border into Uganda – which...
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Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
Briefing the Security Council, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher called on the international community to step up support and...
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Gaza: Guterres calls on Israel to ensure life-saving aid reaches civilians
Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters, António Guterres also repeated his call for a renewed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas,...
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Dangers grow for Myanmar quake survivors, health system ‘overwhelmed’
Ten days after a 7.7 magnitude quake levelled buildings and buckled bridges across central Myanmar, the latest death toll has...
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