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From Japan to Rwanda, early warnings are saving lives – but millions remain unprotected thumbnail
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From Japan to Rwanda, early warnings are saving lives – but millions remain unprotected

Early warning systems are saving lives across the globe, but for millions of people the warning never arrives, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...

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Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support

The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, expressed deep concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, as UN member states and partners have...

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Nearly 64,000 flee Nigeria for Niger where a humanitarian crisis is deepening

Violence in northern Nigeria is fueling a growing humanitarian crisis across the whole region: 64,000 have fled to neighbouring Niger and several hundred...

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Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo

Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the outbreak began almost six...

Sudan war: First ‘suicide’ drone attacks, now long-range strikes are the norm thumbnail
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Sudan war: First ‘suicide’ drone attacks, now long-range strikes are the norm

Drones and drought are “closing in” on Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday, describing unprecedented attacks on the country’s infrastructure...

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Climate crisis could push 141 million more women into extreme poverty

More than one in three women and girls worldwide – roughly 1.5 billion – live in so-called “climate hotspots”, where high exposure to...

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Security Council LIVE: South Sudan’s first elections loom amid rising violence

With South Sudan just six weeks away from its first national elections since independence, the Security Council meets in New York Tuesday amid...

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When deaths go uncounted: WHO flags dangerous blind spots in Africa’s health data

Quality health data can help authorities to identify emerging threats and take lifesaving action, but a new report reveals critical gaps in Africa’s...

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COP31: Energy transition takes centre stage as countries map path beyond fossil fuels

The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31, as countries explored how to move away from fossil fuels,...

Egypt: Fact-checking site’s entire newsroom jailed as assault on press freedom widens thumbnail
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Egypt: Fact-checking site’s entire newsroom jailed as assault on press freedom widens

Six journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the Egyptian fact-checking website Matsadash remain in detention, the UN human rights office (OHCHR)...