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Daily Wrap 17 March 2025

World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead. Read more Peace and Security Funding shortages risk undermining a 'watershed moment' for Syria Fourteen years of war have left Syria's people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the country's recovery. Read more Humanitarian Aid FAO warns of 'unprecedented' avian flu spread, in call for global action The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an "unprecedented" scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday. Read more Health Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as UN agencies reported sharp declines in resources for lifesaving aid. Read more Peace and Security Syria: Relative of Assad regime's disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and justice A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of the anguish caused by their enforced disappearance during the country's civil war. Read more Human Rights

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