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Daily Wrap 7 January 2025

Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support The UN and the Government of Lebanon unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash Appeal on Tuesday aiming to provide life-saving assistance to civilians affected by the recent conflict and ongoing humanitarian crisis.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah UN teams in Gaza have carried out a rapid needs assessment in two makeshift sites in Deir Al-Balah following a recent airstrike, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises UN Secretary-General António Guterres is profoundly saddened by the devastating loss of life caused by the earthquake that struck the Tibet Autonomous Region of China on Tuesday, his Spokesperson said in a statement. Read more Peace and Security More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024 At least 5,601 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti last year, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, appealing for greater efforts by the authorities and the international community to address the root causes.  Read more Human Rights Avian flu risk still 'low' after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk to the wider population remains "low".  Read more Health

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