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Daily Wrap 30 January 2025
A child who lost his left leg after accidentally stepping on a landmine in his family's paddy fields in central Myanmar.
Myanmar: UN chief urges return to civilian rule as crisis worsens

The UN Secretary-General on Thursday said Myanmar's military must relinquish power to allow a return to civilian rule through an inclusive democratic transition, as the country marks four years since the junta seized power.

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Peace and Security
UN peacekeepers patrol Goma in the eastern DR Congo after the city is overrun by rebel forces. In the foreground, military uniforms and equipment have been abandoned on the road.
Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces 'devastation'

After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs now massive and response capacities severely strained. 

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Peace and Security
Girls attend a robotics bootcamp in Rwanda.
African schools gear up for the AI revolution

The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting them on the radar of African governments and entrepreneurs keen to develop home-grown digital solutions to improving education. 

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Culture and Education
Families begin their journey back home from the south of Gaza to Gaza City and the northern areas
Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City

People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with some 500,000 reportedly returning so far, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday. 

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Humanitarian Aid
A street in central Kampala, Uganda
World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand's lèse-majesté laws in spotlight

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family. 

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Health
UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem
UNRWA 'continues to deliver' as Israeli ban comes into effect

UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel's order for it to cease operations went into effect. 

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Humanitarian Aid
A man stands outside his family's rehabilitated home in southern rural Aleppo, Syria.
Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country

Humanitarians warned on Thursday that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northeast and beyond, in the uncertain aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad regime.

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Peace and Security
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