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As wildfires spread north, UN agencies race to help Europe adapt
As the climate warms, the threat of wildfires is spreading in Europe. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - English and links readers to the ori...
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Central Park adapts to climate change while helping New York stay cool
In the heart of Manhattan in New York City, the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News...
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UN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look f...
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West Bank: UN rights report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps
Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire population of three Palestine refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February last y...
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UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million flash appeal on Friday to deliver emergency assistance to more than 84,000 people affected b...
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Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO
A new airstrike overnight damaged one of the main warehouses used by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine to store humanitarian medical supplies...
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Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery
Peacekeepers in Lebanon have reported a marked deterioration in the security situation along the Blue Line of separation, with Israeli forces intensifying...
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External involvement fuelling Sudan war, new report finds
Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fuelling the brutal conflict in Sudan, independent UN human rights investigators said on Thursday in...
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Security Council LIVE: Addressing the legacy of Syria’s chemical weapons
Following revelations from the UN nuclear watchdog that the former Syrian regime failed to report holding nuclear material and the discovery in May of an...
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Gloria Steinem: A voice for women, to the very end
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and women's rights campaigner who became one of the most influential voices of the feminist movement, has died at the age o...
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General Assembly backs creation of new UN learning institute under UN80 reforms
The UN General Assembly has approved the merger of two United Nations learning and training bodies, creating a new institution designed to strengthen supp...
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Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF
More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanit...
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El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow
Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Newsiline summarises this report from UN Ne...
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One in five children in 21 nations faced tech-facilitated sexual abuse: UNICEF
About 20 million children aged 12 to 17 – one in five across 21 countries – were sexually exploited by perpetrators using technology such as social media,...
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‘Don’t give up’: Syrian women’s ongoing search for the missing
Yasmin Al-Mashaan lost five brothers during more than a decade of conflict in Syria. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - English and links rea...
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Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan
Two truckloads of food aid destined for hungry families in South Kordofan state, Sudan, were destroyed in an aerial attack over the weekend, the World Foo...
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‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now
Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN rep...
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Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia
Following Zambia’s contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raisi...
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World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes as fears grow over furthe...
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At SCO summit In Kyrgyzstan, Guterres calls for more representative global governance
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to help reshape global governance for a chan...
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Decades of war have left ‘depth and breadth’ of trauma across Afghanistan, UN finds
Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences, often without...
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Food aid cutback in the occupied West Bank as health fears grow in Gaza
Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over...
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Response must outpace spread of Ebola: UN relief chief
The world must move faster to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is growing exponentially, the UN’s Emergency Re...
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Nepal floods: Mounting death toll and concern for women and girls
As rescue efforts continue in Nepal, humanitarians are focused on how the recent deadly flash floods have impacted women and girls, as well as access to h...
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‘Slavery is not a thing of the past’: UN supports call for reparations
Slavery is not just a thing of the past. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - English and links readers to the original publisher for the full...
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‘Every step towards disarmament matters,’ nuclear testing survivors warn
He was born without arms, a legacy of four decades of nuclear explosions at the Semipalatinsk test site in his native Kazakhstan. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Nepal flooding deaths surpass 900 as needs climb
The confirmed death toll from Nepal’s catastrophic floods has surged to 903, with more than 4,200 still missing as rescue crews and humanitarian workers b...
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‘The lake is our life’: Protecting a shared lifeline in Uganda
On the shores of Nkondo, in Uganda’s Kikuube district, the day begins before sunrise. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - English and links re...
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Rising seas, rising stakes: What increasing sea-levels mean to humanity
The ocean is rising faster now than at any point in recorded history. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - English and links readers to the ori...
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Four children killed as separate attacks in Gaza destroy aid supplies
Israeli attacks killed four children and destroyed humanitarian aid supplies in what turned out to be a deadly week in war-ravaged Gaza, the UN emergency...
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As the Himalayas melt, deadly floods become the new normal
A day before a wall of ice, rock and muddy water tore through Himalayan valleys along the Nepal-China border, Dipesh Chapagain was discussing with a colle...
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‘Immense impact’ of Nepal flood disaster highlighted as casualties mount
The impact of the deadly flood in Nepal has been described as “immense” as the authorities there confirm that 538 bodies have been recovered from the disa...
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Security Council LIVE: Deadly gang attacks spike in Haiti
Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security Counc...
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WHO reports more than 3,200 attacks on Ukraine’s healthcare system since full-scale invasion
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 3,205 attacks on healthcare facilities have been carried out, World Health Organization (W...
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Risks of child recruitment by armed groups rise in post-quake Colombia
The recent earthquake in Colombia could increase the risk of child recruitment by armed groups in Chocó and Valle del Cauca, where thousands of children r...
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Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United S...
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Shock and devastation remain, a day after Himalayan flood disaster
Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns and villages on Wednesday, aid teams...
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Aid reaches hundreds of thousands in Gaza amid severe food insecurity
As hunger deepens across Gaza, humanitarian agencies continue to deliver food and other essential supplies to families in need. Newsiline summarises this...
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After Israeli seizure of Kalandia training centre, UNRWA warns of impact on youth
The seizure of a vocational training centre in occupied East Jerusalem has left hundreds of Palestinian young people without access to skills and training...
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UN chief condemns “indifference” as Ebola cases mount in DR Congo
The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requires “urgent” action and funding to rein in its alarming spread, the UN Se...