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Daily Wrap 4 February 2026

'We are dying': Gaza's cancer patients plead for a way out As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening illness, untreated pain and closed crossings – despite the limited opening of the vital route through Rafah this week. Read more Peace and Security UN chief warns of 'grave moment' as final US-Russia nuclear arms treaty expires UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the expiration of the New START treaty represents a "grave moment" for international peace and security, as binding limits on US and Russian strategic nuclear weapons fall away amid heightened global tensions. Read more Peace and Security AI 'moving at the speed of light' warns Guterres, unveiling recommendations for UN expert panel The UN on Wednesday announced the list of experts nominated to the General Assembly to serve on a new Independent International Scientific Panel tasked with assessing how AI is transforming lives worldwide. Read more UN Affairs South Sudan: UN forced to suspend food aid after 'unacceptable' attacks on convoy South Sudan is buckling under a fresh wave of violence and displacement, after attacks and looting halted a major UN food convoy in restive Upper Nile state and clashes continue to spread in neighbouring Jonglei. Read more Peace and Security Intensifying ISIL threat highlights need to step up counter-terrorism measures The terrorist group ISIL continues to adapt and demonstrate resilience despite sustained counter-terrorism efforts, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.  Read more Peace and Security 'Deepfake abuse is abuse,' UNICEF warns New evidence reveals a proliferation of sexualised images of youngsters generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and a dearth of laws to stop it, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. Read more Human Rights Welcome to the 'agrihood' – the neighbourhood of the future? Towns and cities are home to more than half of the world's population and responsible for around 70 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis, which is why urban planners in Brazil are leading a design revolution that could point the way to creating built-up areas with a dramatically smaller carbon footprint. Read more Climate and Environment

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