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Daily Wrap 12 September 2024
Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip has been heavily bombed.
Guterres condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff and 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe

The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas as "unconscionable".

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Peace and Security
A camp of stranded migrants in Yemen.
UN warns of escalating conflict in Yemen amid humanitarian crisis, regional tensions

Despite recent economic de-escalation agreements, Yemen remains at risk of a return to full-scale conflict, with continued fighting and increased rhetoric between the warring sides, the UN envoy for the country warned on Thursday.

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Peace and Security
People wading through flood waters in search of shelter in Feni following catastrophic flooding that displaced five million people in southeastern Bangladesh in August 2024. (file)
Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns

Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on Thursday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Climate and Environment
Laila Baker, UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States, talks to a Sudanese displaced woman in Port Sudan.
Atmosphere of 'desperation, extreme fear and trauma' envelops women of Sudan

An atmosphere of desperation, extreme fear and trauma envelops the women of Sudan in a conflict that has left half of its 50-million-person population in dire need of assistance, according to Laila Baker, a senior regional director from the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.

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Health
A community outreach worker raises awareness about mpox in Kamanyola, South Kivu province, DR Congo.
World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, 'unprecedented' threat to Sudan's heritage, call to suspend Cambodia journalism charter

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government to protect children under 15 from mpox, who account for around 60 per cent of suspected cases and 80 per cent of deaths in the African nation so far this year.

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Health
Children at a temporary field hospital in southern Gaza Strip.
Over 22,500 have suffered 'life-changing injuries' in Gaza: WHO

More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel's offensive began – have life-changing injuries, requiring rehabilitation services "now and for years to come", the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.

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Peace and Security
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