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Daily Wrap 30 March 2026

UN condemns killing of two more peacekeepers in Lebanon The United Nations has condemned two consecutive days of deadly attacks on peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid rising hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants.  Read more Peace and Security Airstrike on funeral underscores rising civilian toll in Sudan Fears are mounting for civilians caught up in Sudan's deadly war between rival militaries as attacks intensify and humanitarian access shrinks, following a deadly airstrike on a funeral gathering in West Kordofan. Read more Peace and Security The image from Gaza that still haunts me: Palestine relief agency chief Asking the softly spoken, veteran humanitarian worker Philippe Lazzarini how he feels as he comes to the end of his second term as the head of the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, is perhaps an unfair question.  Read more Humanitarian Aid World News in Brief: Ukraine drone attacks, Afghan rights, Zero-Waste Day A night of drone attacks reportedly killed two people and injured 12 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, as a maternity hospital and three educational facilities were also damaged. Read more Peace and Security Developing countries are being priced out, in struggle for affordable finance Developing countries are being priced out of the affordable finance they desperately need for sustainable development, with sovereign credit ratings often overstating risk and overlooking long-term economic potential, the UN said on Monday. Read more Economic Development Sea mines clearance: A new dimension of difficulty Clearing mines laid at sea can be an "extremely challenging and very dangerous" undertaking according to a UN mines expert. Read more Peace and Security MIDDLE EAST LIVE 30 March: UN peacekeepers killed amid Israel-Hezbollah clashes Further attacks have been reported across the Middle East as the war enters a second month, with two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Southern Lebanon on Monday, following the death of a fellow 'blue helmet' a day earlier. On the diplomatic front, the UN has announced a taskforce to restore the flow of fertilizer and aid through the Strait of Hormuz, while the UN's atomic watchdog confirms an attack on a heavy water facility at Khondab in Iran. Stay with us for live updates on this and UN agencies. App users can follow coverage here. Read more Peace and Security

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