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UNRWA Head Warns Of Education Crisis For Gaza Children

UNRWA Commissioner-General highlights urgent need to address education crisis in Gaza post-conflict to prevent long-term consequences on Palestinian children.

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UN-Led Polio Vaccination Campaign Reaches 87,000 Children In Gaza

UN-led campaign in Gaza aims to vaccinate 640,000 children against polio amidst conflict challenges.

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Israel Set For General Strike After Gaza Hostages Found Dead

The call by Israel's largest union to paralyze the economy follows a night of massive demonstrations, with tens of thousands of protesters taking to the streets in an outpouring of grief and fury over six hostages killed in the Gaza Strip.

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Africa Faces Disproportionate Burden From Climate Change: UN

Africa faces a disproportionate burden from climate change and the costs of adapting, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Monday.

International Business Times

General Strike Launched In Israel Over Dead Hostages

A call by Israel's largest union to paralyze the economy follows night of massive demonstrations, with tens of thousands of protesters taking to the streets in an outpouring of grief and fury over six hostages killed in Gaza

International Business Times

‘Positive’ start to polio vaccination rollout in Gaza despite continued fighting

Families queue at vaccination centres on first day of complex campaign to inoculate children against emerging threat

The Guardian - UK

UN Launches Polio Vaccination Campaign For Gaza Children

UNRWA administers polio vaccinations to 640,000 children in Gaza amidst ongoing conflicts, aiming to address health challenges.

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What to know about the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

UN officials say the best way to tackle polio in the Gaza Strip is an immediate and lasting ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

Israeli-American Hersh Goldman-Polin Among Six Dead Hostages Recovered In Gaza

Officials believe the hostages were killed shortly before they were discovered in a tunnel in Rafah by Israeli forces

International Business Times

Paris Zinc Roofers Seek Elusive UNESCO Heritage Status

The zinc covering the roofs of central Paris has given the French capital's skyline its distinctive grey hue for almost two centuries.

International Business Times

Quality of world's freshwater worsens as data gaps mask extent of crisis

The quality of freshwater worldwide is deteriorating, raising serious concerns about the health of rivers, lakes and groundwater. Despite the severity of the issue, a significant lack of data from many countries is complicating efforts to fully understand and address the problem.

Radio France Internationale

Paris seeks UNESCO cultural heritage status for distinctive zinc rooftops

The French culture ministry wants to etch the unique zinc-plated rooftops of Paris and their workers in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Though iconic, the roofs are often criticised for their inadaptability to hot temperatures brought on by climate change.

France 24

Health authorities begin large-scale polio vaccinations in war-ravaged Gaza

Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies have begun a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Protesters across Israel call for Netanyahu to agree hostage deal – as it happened

Mass protests follow call for general strike by head of Israeli labour union after six hostages held by Hamas were recovered overnight

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The Observer view on Russia: Putin’s retaliation against Ukraine must persuade Biden to relent over arms

Putin’s boycotting of the anniversary of the Geneva conventions further demonstrates his opinions on international humanitarian law and the laws of war

Al Jazeera

‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes

Grief-stricken parents share how their young children were killed during the July unrest and crackdowns on students.

The Independent UK

Globetrotting Pope Francis starts one of longest papal trips ever – but why?

The Pope who turns 88 in December, uses a wheelchair and lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection as a young man

Al Jazeera

First children in Gaza given polio vaccines a day before planned UN rollout

WHO says that the official larger vaccine rollout, which aims to reach 640,000 children, will begin on Sunday.

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UNRWA head accuses Israel of buying Google ads to block donations to agency

Commissioner-general says Israeli government has undertaken a defamation campaign against the UN agency.

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UN Begins Polio Vaccinations In Gaza Amid Ceasefire Concerns

Learn about the challenges faced by a UN-led polio vaccination campaign in Gaza amidst conflict and ceasefire negotiations.

The Guardian - UK

In an unheroic age, Putin, Trump and Netanyahu are sick parodies of great men

These successors to Stalin, Hitler and Mao are the ones making history in an unhappy, warring world

International Business Times

Health Official Says Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins In War-torn Gaza

A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century.

International Business Times

Fifteen ISIS Fighters Killed In Raid By US And Iraqi Troops, Seven American Fighters Wounded

ISIS fighters were armed with 'numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive suicide belts,' said officials

France 24

Afghan women erased by the Taliban as the international community looks on

The oppression of Afghan women continues unabated before the eyes of the world. The Taliban imposed severe new restrictions earlier this month, with women not only obliged to cover their faces but now forbidden from raising their voices, singing or reading aloud in public. Western countries – led by the…

The Independent UK

UN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women

A U.N. spokesman says the United Nations will continue to engage all stakeholders in Afghanistan including the Taliban, even though they issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public and severed ties with the U.N. mission

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