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Daily Wrap 24 March 2025
Two Gazans walk through a bomb site following renewed attacks on the enclave.
Guterres to reduce UN aid 'footprint' inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse

The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the "difficult decision" to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that "the UN is not leaving" the enclave.

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Peace and Security
Displaced people in Renk County, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. (file)
South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns

South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) warned on Monday.

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Peace and Security
At IOM's Migrant Response Point in Aden, migrants receive the cholera vaccine as part of a nationwide effort to tackle the outbreak.
Local staff 'particularly vulnerable' to detention, as UN calls for their release

Staff members of the United Nations around the world who are recruited locally are "particularly vulnerable" to detention and should be released and allowed to go home according to the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.

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Peace and Security
The Kutupalong refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar where the majority of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh live.
'Don't cut the aid': Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR's Grandi

The plight of Myanmar's ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said on Monday, in an appeal for $934.5 million to help them.

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Migrants and Refugees
UN peacekeepers patrol Mutwanga in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UN peace missions strained, with trust 'in short supply' and widening divisions

United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions widen and transnational threats multiply, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday.

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Peace and Security
Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor at Harvard University and Founder of Vision & Justice, addresses the UN General Assembly Commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
'Racism requires ignorance': How art and culture can help end racial discrimination

Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ever. 

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Human Rights
A patient in Tanzania receives antiretroviral medication to treat HIV.
UN agency warns of 'surge' in AIDS deaths without US funding

Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an additional 6.3 million people will die in the next four years, unless support is reinstated.

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Health
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Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $238,000,000 undefinitized modification (P00001) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract (N0001925C0070). This modification adds scope to procure long lead materials, parts, components, and associated support in support of the F-35 Lot 20 production aircraft for non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed Fort Worth, Texas (59%); El Segundo, California (14%); Warton, United Kingdom (9%); Cameri, Italy (4%); Orlando, Florida (4%); Nashua, New Hampshire (3%); Baltimore, Maryland (3%); San Diego, California (2%); and other various locations outside of the continental U.S. (2%), and is expected to be completed May 2031. FMS customer funds in the amount of $186,800,000 and non-U.S. DOD partner funds in the amount of $51,200,000 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, is awarded a $71,285,068 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00004) to a previously awarded not-to-exceed undefinitized indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N6833524D0010). This modification extends the period of performance to continue to provide performance-based logistics for the Consolidated Automated Support System family of testers supporting naval aviation systems at the intermediate maintenance level, both ashore and afloat, in addition to naval aviation repair depots and international program's repair sites in support of Foreign Military Sales customers. Work locations will be determined with each individual delivery order. Work is expected to be completed March 2031. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was competed. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity.  

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DY4 Inc., Ashburn, Virginia, was awarded a $79,900,000 indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract for high-speed data acquisition systems and support. This contract provides the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron with ancillary support services. Work will be performed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and is expected to be completed by March 2030. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2025 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $30,442 are being obligated at the time of award. The 99th Contracting Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada, is the contracting activity (FA4861-25-D-0002).

Call Henry Inc., Titusville, Florida, has been awarded a $12,069,893 predominantly fixed-price incentive modification (P00010) to previously awarded (FA4610-23-D-0001) to exercise option year two. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $58,775,659. Work will be performed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2026. Fiscal 2025 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $2,272,004 will be obligated at time of award. The 30th Contracting Squadron, Vandenberg SFB, California, is the contracting activity.

ARMY

BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., San Jose, California, was awarded a $7,578,200 modification (P00104) to contract W56HZV-22-C-0072 for integration and engineering efforts associated the M2A4 and M7A4 Bradley Vehicles. Work will be performed in San Jose, California, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2026. Fiscal 2023 and 2025 weapons and tracked combat vehicle procurement, Army funds in the amount of $7,578,200 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity. 

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