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Daily Wrap 10 December 2024
A woman who has recently given birth rests in a medical tent at Al Mawasi Field Hospital in Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still 'invisible'

A new report from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the "invisible" millions of babies each year who go unregistered. Nearly eight in 10 children under five were successfully registered at birth in the last five years. 

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Human Rights
Renk, on the border with Sudan, is at the epicentre of the emergency response to the Sudan crisis in South Sudan.
World News in Brief: Arrivals surge in South Sudan, the rise of digital media, Haiti crisis update

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan for neighbouring South Sudan.

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Humanitarian Aid
 Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza lies in ruins.
UN continues response to crises in Gaza and Lebanon

UN agencies continue their response to the humanitarian crises in Gaza and Lebanon, as access challenges, food shortages and reconstruction needs plague both regions.

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Peace and Security
Rwandan refugees fleeing the genocide. (file)
UN war crimes tribunals continue to address legacy cases, support national efforts

The mechanism to complete the work of UN war crimes tribunals continues to make progress in delivering justice for the most serious crimes in Rwanda and the States of the former Yugoslavia, top officials told the Security Council on Tuesday.

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Law and Crime Prevention
Under-Secretary General for humanitarian affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher meeting with displaced people at El Genina, Darfur.
Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies

The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which ensures humanitarians can deliver urgently needed assistance wherever and whenever crises strike. 

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Humanitarian Aid
Conflict in Syria has displaced thousands of people. (file)
Forging Peace in Syria: Great opportunities, grave risks

Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on Sunday, Syria has entered a period of profound uncertainty, and the UN will have a vital role in ensuring an orderly transition to renewed, stable institutions, continuing efforts to bring together different groups and factions which began at the outset of war in 2011.

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Peace and Security
A girl who fled escalating violence in Aleppo with her family arrives at a reception centre in Ar-Raqqa city, Syria.
Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn't be pushed, says UNHCR

Syria's historic power reset coupled with the highly volatile situation there, has increased basic needs in a country where nearly 17 million people already depended on aid, UN aid teams insisted on Tuesday.

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Peace and Security
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) provides support to parents, children and adolescents in Myanmar.
Live: Human Rights Day around the world

Human Rights Day, marked annually on 10 December, will focus on the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here

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Human Rights
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefing reporters in Geneva on consultations over a new Syrian constitution (file).
Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy

Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad, the top UN negotiator tasked with helping the Syrian people to create a peaceful and democratic future insisted that nothing could be taken for granted.

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Peace and Security
Champions of the Earth Minister Guajajara in Brasilia, Brazil.
Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth

Brazil's first-ever Minister of Indigenous Peoples and an initiative promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt are among the six recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth award, announced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday. 

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Climate and Environment
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