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Daily Wrap 19 September 2024
Two children in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.
Whole generation of children 'lost' amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

Last October's terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and the suffering has continued unabated, a senior UNICEF official said on Thursday.

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Peace and Security
People walk on a bridge in a 'smart, low-carbon energy' district of Qingdao  in China.
UN deputy chief urges leaders to increase innovation amid global crises

As world leaders gather at the UN for the Summit of the Future and General Assembly High-Level Week, the UN Deputy Secretary-General emphasised the critical role they can play driving innovation and change.

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SDGs
A view of the Sustainable Development Goals pavilion in September 2023.
Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report

In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening climate emergency – the United Nations remains steadfast in its resolve to foster peace, advance sustainable development, and alleviate human suffering.

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UN Affairs
A woman rides a moped in during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mali.
UN chief strongly condemns Mali terrorist attack

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability following a "despicable" terrorist attack in Mali this week, his Spokesperson said on Thursday. 

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Peace and Security
Ameca the robot attended the AI for Good Global Summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2023.
'Irrefutable' need for global regulation of AI: UN experts

The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence field, or AI, is "irrefutable", a new report from a UN expert group said on Thursday, adding that development and use of such a technology "cannot be left to the whims of markets alone". 

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Economic Development
Tor Wennesland (on screen), Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Security Council: Middle East envoy warns against escalation, highlights continued Israeli settlement activity

The UN envoy supporting peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians voiced grave concern over the growing risk of widescale regional escalation during a briefing to the Security Council in New York on Wednesday.  

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Peace and Security
Phiona who works as a Peer Mother at the Rugaga IV Health Centre in Uganda, visits a client and her son at their home who was provided training and support to deliver HIV-free babies.
UNAIDS: Rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa costing lives

The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 million total.

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Health
The aftermath of a missile strike in the Kyiv region in July 2024.
Russian attacks on Ukraine energy set to push 500,000 people out of country

Repeated Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and power cuts in Ukraine will likely uproot an additional 500,000 people ahead of the coming winter, UN human rights monitors said on Thursday.

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Peace and Security
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