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Iran: UN rights chief condemns ongoing deadly repression Climate: Europe is heating up at twice the global rateLebanon: global food security experts warn that 1 in 4 people face acute hunger 

Sudan’s war leaves children at mercy of increasing drone strikes, warns UNICEFSyria: UN Human Rights reports discovery recent mass graves Gulf land routes already expanding amid Strait of Hormuz shipping freeze

Afghanistan: refugees from Iran ‘returning to nothing’: OCHAStrait of Hormuz crisis sparks rush to use Gulf’s land corridors – UNECEMali: UN aid chief highlights dangers, urges access to assistance

Middle East war: Hormuz seizures on the riseGaza’s humanitarian emergency continues, warns WHO UNDP supports efforts to rid WWII’s toxic legacy in South Pacific 

Middle East war:  Concerns grow over vital raw minerals Lebanon: French peacekeeper dies following recent attack Largest vaccine catch-up campaign reaches 18 million children  

Humanitarian emergency looming unless fertilizers can pass through Strait of Hormuz: UNOPS100 million people in over 60 countries live under shadow of landmines threat: UNMAS Rights chief Türk alarmed at Singapore death penalty spike: OHCHR

Middle East crisis driving global energy shock, UN chief warns Sudan: millions still impacted by war and displacement: IOM First UN global debate on AI aims to bridge ‘huge divide’ in access 

Lebanon: Solemn tributes to fallen peacekeeperGaza: $71.4 billion needed for recovery and reconstruction over next decadeNearly 3 in 4 countries use AI to diagnose illness: WHO

Lebanon: WHO highlights pressure on medical services as ceasefire beginsGaza war’s terrible toll on women and girls  Record Rohingya death toll at sea highlights their desperation: UNHCR  

Ukraine endures another night of Russian strikes: OCHA  Lebanon: Israeli strike kills four health workers - OHCHR Epstein files: Rights experts stress States’ responsibility to act 

Hundreds of Rohingya feared missing or drowned in new shipwreck Iran: 3.2 million now displaced inside country: UNHCR  Caribbean on brink as war shock and drought fears collide, says WFP 

Sudan conflict pushes economy back three decades, warns: UNDP ‘Grief, fear and exhaustion hang heavy in the air’ across Lebanon: UNFPAA third of displaced Venezuelans in Latin America could consider return: UNHCR

Strait of Hormuz ‘blockade’ heightens food insecurity fears: FAOMiddle East war risks plunging many Iranians into poverty: UNDP Budget crisis threatens future of key UN human rights committees

Lebanon airstrike casualties ‘still under the rubble’ Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue Spanish truth commission to investigate human rights violations during civil war and Franco dictatorship  

UN condemns massive Israeli strikes on LebanonLebanon: WHO highlights deadly strikes, attacks on healthcareChad: Funding shortfalls put Sudanese refugees at risk 

UN leadership welcomes Iran ceasefireLebanon situation ‘critical’Palestine rights violations ‘eclipsed’ by conflict

Over 180 dead or missing in latest Mediterranean shipwrecksThousands of Afghans displaced by conflict with PakistanRwanda ambassador on recovering from genocide

IAEA confirms Iran nuclear strikeWHO chief condemns deadly Beirut attackDeveloping economies hit by Middle East conflict

Middle East war: Leaders can choose to end conflict, UN chief urges Syria needs in spotlight as UN relief chief visits: OCHANYC looking for deeper ties with UN, says city’s new mayor Mamdani

Middle East war: Energy crisis crunch hits vulnerable nationsUnderstanding the threat of sea mines: UN Mine Action ServiceSomalia drought drives crop failure and hunger crisis: UNICEF 

Middle East war: WFP warns that vital food aid blockedSyria: 200,000 have fled Lebanon conflict - UNHCRUNWRA chief condemns Knesset death penalty law for Palestinians 

UN peacekeeper killed in Israeli-Hezbollah clashes in Lebanon Yemen: UN envoy decries Houthi decision to attack Israel  Transform inefficient food systems on Zero-Waste Day 

Aid shipments getting back on track in Middle East: WHOLebanon: ‘Nowhere safe to go’ warn UNICEF, UNHCR, UN WomenDesalination plant strike risk looms over Gulf States

Ukraine war more dangerous than ever, Human Rights Council hearsHaiti’s ‘vortex of violence’ now at disastrous levels: OHCHRCuba blockade having major impact on healthcare: WHO

Guterres urges de-escalation as war spirals ‘out of control’Iran offers conditional safe passage through Strait of Hormuz: UN maritime agency Ukraine: massive drone and missile attack reported: OHCHR