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First Thing: Biden says it’s time for ‘fresh voices’ while explaining he dropped out to ‘unite our nation’

‘I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation,’ Biden said. Plus, Monday was world’s hottest recorded day

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Man dies after trying to drive truck on to NSW ferry; global sea ice levels hit record low – as it happened

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Discovery of poliovirus in Gaza ‘incredibly alarming’, Unicef executive director says

Exclusive: Territory is ‘one of the most, if not the most dangerous place to be a child’, Catherine Russell says, and ‘we desperately need this conflict to end’

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Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement

Attack in Khartoum’s sister city of Omdurman comes as UN says internal displacement across Sudan is nearing 10 million.

Al Jazeera

'We cannot have children starving to death in Gaza,' says UNICEF chief

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Catherine Russell, the executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm about the plight of children in Gaza after more than five months of Israel's war with Hamas.

France 24

‘Barely a drop’: UN warns water shortages a deadly risk for Gaza children

Water and sanitation services are at the point of collapse with large-scale disease outbreaks looming, UNICEF warns.

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UN condemnation of sexual violence by Hamas ‘too little, too late’, says Israel

Israel says comments by Unicef chief were insufficient and came only as a result of international pressure

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UN Seeks Israel Access For Hamas Sexual Violence Investigation

The UN rights chief voiced deep concern on Wednesday over allegations of sexual violence by Hamas militants during their October 7 attack, calling on Israel to allow his team in to investigate.

International Business Times

Gaza World's 'Most Dangerous Place' For Children: UNICEF

The head of the United Nations children's agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip "the most dangerous place in the world to be a child," and said that the hard-won truce deal between Israel and Hamas was not enough to save their lives.

Latin Times

Live updates | Israeli tanks enter Gaza's Shifa Hospital compound

Two and a half weeks after sending tanks and ground troops into northern Gaza, Israeli forces entered a hospital early Wednesday that they claim Hamas operates out of

The Independent UK

Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ for children amid Israeli attacks: UN

According to UNICEF, an average of 420 Palestinian children killed or injured every day in Gaza Strip since October 7.

Al Jazeera

Current aid system for Gaza 'geared to fail,' UN warns

The UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned Monday that the limited number of aid trucks entering Gaza were insufficient to meet the "unprecedented humanitarian needs" in the territory. Other agencies warned of the risk of a 'spillover' across the region.

Radio France Internationale

UN agency in Gaza says urgent ceasefire is `a matter of life and death’ for millions of Palestinians

More than 8,300 people killed in Gaza since Israel’s retaliatory military action aimed at ‘obliterating’ Hamas

The Independent UK

UN agency in Gaza says urgent ceasefire ‘matter of life and death’ for Palestinians

More than 8,300 people killed in Gaza since Israel’s retaliatory military action aimed at ‘obliterating’ Hamas

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UN agency in Gaza says urgent ceasefire is `a matter of life and death' for millions of Palestinians

The head of the U_N_ agency for Palestinian refugees is telling a U_N_ emergency meeting “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire has become a matter of life and death for millions.”

The Independent UK

Growing gang violence is devastating Haitians, with major crime at a new high, UN envoy says

The U.N. special envoy for Haiti says growing gang violence is devastating the lives of its people, with major crimes rising to a new high

Bangkok Post

UN chief calls on world to make troubled Haiti 'top priority'

PORT-AU-PRINCE: On a visit to spotlight violence and chaos in Haiti, the UN secretary-general on Saturday called for a robust international effort to help the beleaguered national police in fighting rampant criminal gangs.

Bangkok Post

UN chief, in Haiti, says 'not the time to forget' troubled nation

PORT-AU-PRINCE - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Haiti on Saturday for a lightning visit, saying "this is not the time to forget" the Caribbean nation mired in overlapping security, political and economic woes.

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The Independent UK

UN children's chief: Youngsters in Haiti need aid and face `staggering levels' of gender violence

The head of the U.N. children's agency says close to half of Haiti’s people need humanitarian aid

The Independent UK

UN agencies decry humanitarian crisis in Haiti and seek help for hungry families fleeing violence

The executive directors of two U.N. agencies are warning that Haiti’s humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented levels amid reports of widespread hunger and gang violence

Al Jazeera

Escalating Sudan fighting puts millions of children at risk

Nine children have been killed and more than 50 wounded since the conflict broke out on Saturday, UNICEF says.

The Independent UK

Concern over ‘decline’ in vaccine confidence

Unicef has estimated that 67 million children have missed out on routine jabs since 2019.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan school year starts without millions of teenage girls

Since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021, only girls aged 12 and under have been allowed to go to school.

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