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Daily Wrap 11 September 2024
Schools-turned-shelters run by UNRWA have suffered serious damage in strikes (file).
Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in strikes on school sheltering displaced people

Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two Israeli airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter and its surroundings.

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Peace and Security
Back-to-school supplies at a UNICEF-supported school in Yemen.
UN firmly rejects allegations against agencies in Yemen

The United Nations on Wednesday firmly rejected allegations by the Houthis in Yemen that some UN agencies and partners have been "colluding to destroy" the country's education system.

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Humanitarian Aid
A young Vietnamese man cleans up debris at his home after Typhoon Yagi swept through Quang Ninh province.
Viet Nam mobilises massive response as Typhoon Yagi leaves a trail of catastrophe

A massive disaster response has been launched in Viet Nam following widespread damage inflicted by Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit the South China Sea in almost three decades, the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported.

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Humanitarian Aid
Guy Ryder, Under Secretary-General for Policy and UN lead for the Summit of the Future, briefs reporters on the programme and objectives of the summit.
Summit of the Future aims to make the UN more effective

Negotiations continue ahead of the Summit of the Future at UN Headquarters this month, where world leaders will enhance cooperation to tackle critical challenges facing the international community and address gaps in global governance. 

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UN Affairs
A worker installs a solar array in Jordan.
New how-to guide speeds global race for renewable energy

Governments, industry and other key players can now deploy a new action-oriented toolkit to ensure the global energy transition unfolds with equity, justice and sustainability as demand for minerals for renewables is poised to almost triple by 2030, according to a report released on Wednesday by a diverse expert panel convened by the UN chief.

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Climate and Environment
Thousands of Haitians have fled the violence in gang-controlled areas, seeking safety and shelter across the country.
Haiti: Education in jeopardy as gang violence continues

Ongoing violence in Haiti is putting the education of over 100,000 displaced children in the south at risk, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.

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Culture and Education
United Nations pays tribute to victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Remembering 9/11, UN chief expresses solidarity with victims and their loved ones

The United Nations joined its host city, New York, in commemorating the 2,977 lives lost on 11 September 2001, when Al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four aircrafts and flew them into buildings in the United States.

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Peace and Security
A UNHCR  member of staff discusses mpox with a woman in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mpox: UNHCR launches appeal to support refugees in African countries

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 million to urgently scale up health services for forcibly displaced people in African countries impacted by mpox. 

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Migrants and Refugees
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