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4 April 2025

A body bag lies in a ditch following an airstrike at Tal Al Sultan, Rafah, Gaza.

Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza on 23 March.

Peace and Security

A cholera rapid response team member adds chlorine to water collected from a reservoir in Goma, DR Congo.

World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health emergency exercise

A global surge in cholera is threatening vulnerable people from Angola to Myanmar, fuelled by conflict, natural disasters and climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Peace and Security

Freddy Glatt performs Kiddush, the Jewish blessing over wine.

UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism

Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of a major action plan to combat the scourge – aimed at enhancing monitoring and response across the whole UN system.

Human Rights

Basel Adra (left), Palestinian film director, delivers testimony during a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.

UN rights office calls for end to Israel's 'illegal presence' in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR, briefed the Palestinian rights committee at UN Headquarters in New York, which also featured a screening of the Oscar winning documentary No Other Land.

Peace and Security

A WHO staff member examines an older woman who suffered a leg injury.

INTERVIEW: Myanmar 'an emergency within an emergency', UN warns

As Myanmar grapples with the aftermath of a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake, its already fragile healthcare system is buckling under the intense strain.

Humanitarian Aid

Deminers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (file)

'Safe futures start here': UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat

More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the International Day for Mine Awareness.

Peace and Security

A mother holds the bullet that was removed from her eight-year-old daughter after she was hit at her home on the outskirts of Sudan's capital Khartoum. (file)

Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum

The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions "with no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse," a senior official with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday in Geneva.

Humanitarian Aid

The aftermath of the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March.

Myanmar quake: Airstrikes persist as UN pushes aid efforts

Amid ongoing military airstrikes and growing humanitarian needs following last week's 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the UN has intensified calls for immediate, unhindered aid access to assist millions affected by the disaster.

Humanitarian Aid