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Over half of South Sudan’s population faces acute hunger crisis

Over half of South Sudan’s population faces acute hunger crisis Hunger is pushing 56 per cent of South Sudan’s population into high levels...

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Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’

Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’ 28 April 2026 Peace and Security Twenty years after the conflict...

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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Gaza ceasefire is ‘increasingly fragile’, UN warns

Global perspective Human stories © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Children wait at a UN-supported malnutrition treatment centre in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. SECURITY COUNCIL...

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WHO calls for stepped up action to eliminate viral hepatitis

WHO calls for stepped up action to eliminate viral hepatitis It highlights significant gains made in the fight against hepatitis B and C, which together account for...

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World News in Brief: Syria human rights update, Cuba post-hurricane support still vital, impunity and violence in Myanmar

World News in Brief: Syria human rights update, Cuba post-hurricane support still vital, impunity and violence in Myanmar UN human rights investigators were informed of...

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From Hormuz to Lebanon, crisis reverberates through trade routes, upending humanitarian networks

From Hormuz to Lebanon, crisis reverberates through trade routes, upending humanitarian networks Addressing the agency’s governing body in Rome on Tuesday, Director-General Qu...

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World News in Brief: Sudan drone attacks condemned, South Sudan violence, airstrikes in Ukraine, South Africa Freedom Day

World News in Brief: Sudan drone attacks condemned, South Sudan violence, airstrikes in Ukraine, South Africa Freedom Day An aid truck from the UN...

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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 27 April: Everyone’s paying the price for Hormuz closure, Guterres warns Security Council

Global perspective Human stories © IMO A cargo ship on high seas. MIDDLE EAST LIVE 27 April: Everyone’s paying the price for Hormuz...

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Central Sahel: Millions of children in humanitarian need, UNICEF official warns

Central Sahel: Millions of children in humanitarian need, UNICEF official warns UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban issued the warning following a visit to Niger, Burkina Faso,...

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As warheads proliferate, decades old nuclear weapons treaty must evolve, warns UN chief

As warheads proliferate, decades old nuclear weapons treaty must evolve, warns UN chief For the first time in decades, the number of nuclear...