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World News in Brief: AI diagnostics, humanitarian deal for DR Congo, rights abuse allegations in Belarus, Ukraine children bear heaviest burden
According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO) joint report with the European Union, 74% of countries in the bloc...
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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 21 April: Talks unclear; Hormuz tensions continue
Uncertainty surrounds possible US-Iran talks in Pakistan, with no confirmation yet that they will go ahead. At the same time,...
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Emergency briefing on Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks
The Security Council meets in emergency session at 3pm to address the escalating conflict in Ukraine. The open briefing follows...
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Gaza: Human development set back 77 years as recovery costs rise to $71 billion
That’s according to the final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), jointly conducted with the UN-partnered World Bank.The assessment says...
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Time running out on development goals as finance dries up, UN warns
The warning comes in the Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2026 (FSDR), a new UN report launched on Monday, which finds...
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UN Forum puts spotlight on healthcare for Indigenous Peoples
More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend the latest session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) – the platform that has placed their concerns at the centre of...
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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 20 April: Uncertainty grows in the Strait of Hormuz
Tensions have escalated in the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed security incidents, including reported attacks on vessels and a US...
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World failing Sudan as war enters a fourth year, UN relief chief warns
“This grim and chastening anniversary marks another year when the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan,” UN...
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Yemenis are ‘hanging by a thread’ top aid official warns Security Council
The fragile United States-Iran ceasefire is holding, following over a month of strikes and counterstrikes in the Gulf region –...
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‘Time for diplomacy over escalation’ in Middle East war: Guterres
Addressing journalists at UN Headquarters in New York outside the Security Council, António Guterres said that humanitarian and other legal obligations are...
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