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Daily Wrap 28 August 2025
 

 

 

Firefighters work among the rubble of a residential building in Kyiv destroyed in a missile strike on 28 August.
Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia's attacks on Kyiv

Russia's latest deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital, Kyiv, left four children dead and dozens injured, UN aid agencies reported on Thursday.

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Peace and Security
A wide view of a UN Security Council meeting being held to discuss the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more widely known as the Iran nuclear deal.
World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates

The United Nations confirmed on Thursday that France, Germany and the United Kingdom have initiated a process that could lead to the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme within the next 30 days.

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Peace and Security
An internally displaced woman and child in Kosti, White Nile in Sudan.
Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on

Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and a cholera outbreak, a senior UN aid coordination official said on Thursday in New York. 

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Humanitarian Aid
A mother and her child, displaced by gang violence, sleep on the bare floor of a school in Haiti.
'The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,' warns UN chief

State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, "paralysing daily life and forcing families to flee," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.

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Peace and Security
A specialist UNIFIL bomb disposal team deals with unexploded ordnance close to the mission's Green Hill Camp (file photo).
Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended for a 'final time'

The UN peacekeeping mission which patrols the so-called Blue Line of separation between Israel and Lebanon received the unanimous support of the Security Council on Thursday to extend through 31 December next year.

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Peace and Security
A wide view of the Security Council meeting earlier this month.
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti 'shamefully overlooked', warns Guterres

Haitians are enduring a "perfect storm of suffering" the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday as gang violence continues to paralyse daily life across the island. Around 1.3 million people – half of them children – have fled their homes and six million are relying on humanitarian assistance. Follow our live Meetings Coverage as the latest crisis debate unfolds.

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Peace and Security
A displaced family sit outside their tent in Gaza.
Gaza death and destruction 'without parallel in recent times': Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitarian access and the release of all hostages, as the enclave faces yet another deadly escalation. 

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Peace and Security
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