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#COP29 renewable energy transition must not be a ‘stampede of greed’, warns UN chiefLebanon’s displaced are exhausted and face constant danger: UNHCRGaza: Markets are ‘in decay’, warn WFP, OCHA

Dead bodies lie in northern Gaza’s streets and people beg for bread: UNRWACOP29 update: Time is not on our side to save planet from climate crisis, says UN chiefUkraine braces for grim winter with power shortages a daily reality, says UNHCR

COP29: UN envoy calls for countries to agree on new climate financing dealLebanon’s food insecurity ‘set to worsen’ amid ongoing conflict: WFPSouth Sudan election delay offers time for democracy to take root: top UN official

Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’: UNHCRUN’s rights chief Volker Türk demands justice for violations in Gaza and IsraelClimate crisis: Samoa is facing a plastic tide, warns top rights expert

Ukraine nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’ warns UN atomic watchdog chiefMyanmar’s Rakhine state is ‘a famine in the making’: UNDPCountries pledge to tackle childhood violence affecting one billion youngsters: WHO 

The war in Lebanon has reached a ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead: OCHAIn Gaza, specialist newborn care has been decimated, warns UNICEFRise in Afghan opium production reflects hardships, despite Taliban ban: UNODC

Gaza’s polio vaccination campaign in north nears targetMore than two billion people in cities face 0.5C rise warns UN HabitatWHO publishes first list of ‘top pathogens’ requiring new vaccines

First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn SudanGaza: polio vaccination successes achieved despite deadly weekend airstrikesWest Bank: mobile health clinics provide a lifeline, says UNFPA

Gaza: polio vaccination campaign to resume in shattered north UNRWALebanon war sees 50,000 displaced in a matter of days UNOCHAMpox update from WHO for DR Congo and region

‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agenciesIn Lebanon, aid teams tackle obstacles faced by pregnant women impacted by warSudan: nearly 120,000 displaced by conflict in Al-Jazirah state

Top UN Middle East negotiator condemns deadly strike on Beit Lahiya in northern GazaBelarus: Engagement with UN rights system at historic low, warns expert  UN migration agency IOM expands its appeal to battle the mpox outbreak in Africa. 

We cannot replace ‘vital lifeline’ of UNRWA, insist partner UN agenciesSudan: 11 million now internally displaced, warns UN migration agencyHealthy diet recommendations to take away from WHO and FAO

Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023In Gaza, no let-up in Israel’s military offensiveFrance should reverse hijab sports ban, say independent rights experts

In Gaza, children are dying while waiting for medical evacuation, UNICEF revealsSudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to spiral as aid is blockedAttacks continue against UN peacekeepers on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel

‘Crunch time’ for reducing carbon emissions says new UN reportThe war between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to push Lebanon ‘off a humanitarian cliff’Marking UN Day, Guterres says hope for the future means “all countries working as one”