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Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections
The Security Council met to debate Syria’s thorny transition Monday as it faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is…
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Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño…
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UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods
The United Nations has rushed to assist Nepal following new flash floods in the central Gorkha district on Sunday that…
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UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, warns against escalation
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, saying he is…
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Security Council LIVE: DRC peace deals fail to halt fighting as Ebola deepens crisis
The Security Council met in New York on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Tuesday, where clashes between Government forces…
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Yemen escalation fuels fears of further cholera, measles spread
Heavy fighting in Yemen is fuelling concerns of an uptick in cholera, measles and other preventable diseases, as overcrowding at…
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World News in Brief: Refugee funding, US migration policy triggers ‘cascade’ of rights violations, world forests report, restorative justice in Colombia
Support for water and sanitation at the biggest camp in the world for Syrian refugees is under threat from a…
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Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues
Search and rescue operations continued in Gaza City on Wednesday following the collapse of a bombed-out building that killed at…
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UNICEF says thousands of children require mental health support after Nepal floods
Three weeks after the devastating flash floods in Nepal, about 17,000 children require urgent mental health and psychosocial support in…
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Escalating conflict drives new displacement in Yemen
The escalating conflict in Yemen is choking off aid shipments and driving fresh displacement, including to nearby Djibouti, with UN…
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