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Daily Wrap 30 December 2024

Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped Essential services that sustain life - healthcare, emergency aid, and humanitarian access - are being systematically dismantled in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Read more Humanitarian Aid UN support continues in Syria and Lebanon The UN Special Envoy for Syria continues to uphold the need for a Syrian-led transition in his ongoing talks on the way forward for the country.  Read more Peace and Security 2024 to become the hottest year on record The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented heat fuelled by human activities, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).  Read more Climate and Environment UN official warns against further escalation amid attacks in Yemen, Israel and the Red Sea A senior UN official appealed on Monday for an end to the hostilities between Israel and Houthi rebels in Yemen which have taken "an escalatory turn" in recent weeks.  Read more Peace and Security In New Year's Message, Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and 'exit this road to ruin' UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for making 2025 "a new beginning" in his message for the New Year, issued on Monday. Read more UN Affairs The inspiring female engineer breathing new life into Yemen's ancient capital Harbia Al-Himiary  has a special connection to Sana'a, whose war-damaged buildings she is helping to restore, as part of a UNESCO-supported initiative. Read more Economic Development UN chief hails 'peacemaker, human rights champion', former President Jimmy Carter The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed his deep sadness at the passing of former United States President Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100, at his home in Plains, Georgia. Read more Peace and Security

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