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Daily Wrap 5 November 2024

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 5 November Conditions worsened amid rising death tolls and destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, but UN agencies reported some good news: the final phase of a Gazan polio vaccine campaign reached nearly 90 per cent of children in the north, and Palestinian and Lebanese youngsters are returning to learning in makeshift classrooms. Join us Wednesday for live updates, including the General Assembly's meeting on UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, which new Israeli laws pledge to ban in 90 days. UN News app users can follow here. Read more Peace and Security 'Tons of Ideas!': World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action to ease the housing crisis impacting billions globally, and to boost local action – especially youth-led urban development movements – to secure resilient and environmentally just cities. Read more SDGs Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza 'beyond imagination' The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end to the war and suffering in Gaza during his first visit to the area since Israel launched its latest military operation in the north a month ago.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaria vaccination campaign amid 18 months of civil conflict, aiming to protect thousands of children from the deadly disease. Read more Health Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region of Abyei, a senior UN peacekeeping official said on Tuesday, highlighting escalating challenges. Read more Peace and Security Early warning systems critical as world marks Tsunami Awareness Day As the world marked World Tsunami Awareness Day on Wednesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the critical importance of early warning systems, particularly as recent disasters like the devasting floods in Spain demonstrate the increasing impact of extreme weather. Read more Climate and Environment Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040 More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds.   Read more Climate and Environment WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that regularly cause disease as top priorities for new vaccine development.   Read more Health

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