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A family carries their belongings as they walk across rubble and ruin in Gaza.
UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians

Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release of all hostages in Gaza, while emphasizing the need to ensure aid and protection for desperate civilians being continually displaced inside the war-battered enclave.

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Peace and Security
Generally, one in three migrants die while fleeing conflict, according to IOM's analysis of migrant deaths from 2014-2023 (file)
Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa

A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between the African coast and Malta, an Italian coast guard said on Wednesday. 

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Migrants and Refugees
Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank.
World News in Brief: West Bank deaths, Venezuela rights violations, soaring debt worldwide

At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank in the week ending 2 September, including seven children – the highest number of deaths in a single week since November last year, UN humanitarian wing OCHA said on Wednesday.

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Peace and Security
Participants at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Digital Inclusion and Transformation, which was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
Asia-Pacific nations commit to 'visionary blueprint' for inclusive digital world

At a major UN conference on Wednesday, Asia-Pacific nations pledged to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive digital economies, stressing the importance of enhancing digital trust and literacy across the region.

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SDGs
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UN rights chief calls for global 'zero tolerance' against antisemitism

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and "scourge on our collective humanity" which has resulted in damaging consequences for communities worldwide.

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Human Rights
Children in Gedaref, Sudan learn about the dangers and symptoms of cholera.
WHO reports 71 per cent rise in cholera deaths last year

The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. 

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Health
Buildings have been damaged by drone and missile attacks in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
Ukraine: Top official underscores need to protect civilians amid 'massive' attacks

The United Nations upheld the need to protect civilians in Ukraine as Russian attacks continue across the country, with at least seven people killed in Lviv  on Wednesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). 

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Peace and Security
Gazan children receiving polio vaccinations.
Gaza: Disease and war stalk children, despite vaccine success

In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the very children they are trying to protect have been blighted by disease and heavily traumatized by ongoing fighting.

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Peace and Security
A humanitarian relief supplies storage facility in the northern city of  Cap Haitien.
Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers' share of wealth: ILO

The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at least temporarily - by tech innovations in the workplace such as automation and AI, the UN International Labour Organization, ILO, said on Wednesday.

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Economic Development
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