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Daily Wrap 13 September 2024
A health worker administers the polio vaccine to a baby in Gaza.
Gaza: WHO chief hails 'massive success' of polio campaign amid tragic reality

Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.

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Peace and Security
Women and girls' rights are being repressed in Iran according to a UN independent fact-finding mission.
Iran: Repression of women 'intensifying', two years on from mass protests

The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women's activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent investigators warned in an update released on Friday.

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Human Rights
Cities across Ukraine, including Dnipro (pictured above), have been heavily bombed during the ongoing war. (file)
UN warns of continued prohibited weapons transfers to Ukraine, Russia

Amid continuing prohibited weapons transfers to Ukraine and Russia during the ongoing war, top disarmament and legal officials issued calls on Friday for parties to the conflict to abide by international law and protect civilians.

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Peace and Security
Millions remain displaced across Nigeria due to conflict, climate change impacts and natural disasters. In this file photo, a girl carries water to her shelter at an IDP camp in the country's northeast. (file)
Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes – WFP

UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

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Humanitarian Aid
Secretary-General António Guterres rings the Peace Bell during the ceremony held at UN headquarters in observance of the International Day of Peace 2024 (21 September).
Guterres calls for 'culture of peace' and global unity, as crises mount

Amid escalating global conflicts, deepening divisions and mounting crisis, the UN Secretary-General on Friday urged everyone around the world to "cultivate a culture of peace".

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Peace and Security
A man in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has his blood drawn as part of his treatment for mpox.
WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of an mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says should facilitate "timely and increased access" for millions at risk in Africa where the latest outbreak has infected more than 20,000 so far this year.

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Health
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