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    🎤 500 feared dead in shipwreck off Myanmar coast 🎤 How the UN helps South Sudan’s child soldiers rebuild their lives: @UNICEF 🎤 @UNDP and @FAO support Gaza farmers struggle to rebuild livelihoods soundcloud.com/unradio/un-new…
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    Around 3 billion people lack access to adequate housing as cities face mounting pressures from climate change, displacement, and rising costs. But solutions are emerging with new approaches show that affordable, resilient housing is possible. news.un.org/en/story/2026/…
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    The High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the #NewUrbanAgenda begins today. Over the next two days, global leaders and partners will assess progress since 2016 and chart the path to 2036 for #SDG11. 📺Tune in: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k…
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    Palestinian farmers in Gaza's Zeytun neighbourhood are restoring war-devastated farmland with support from @UNDP, rebuilding their livelihoods despite severe shortages of water, seeds and other essentials. news.un.org/en/story/2026/…
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    Ebola outbreak in DR Congo outpaces response, as Uganda reaches milestone, @WHO warns.
    WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone
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    The clock is ticking on the #GlobalGoals. UN Member States have adopted a new declaration pledging reforms to help close a $4 trillion financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals and accelerate progress on funding for developing countries.
    Countries vow faster action on development financing in annual declaration
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    Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, with temperatures rising at approximately twice the global average. New @WHO guidance helps countries strengthen action plans to beat the heat.
    ‘Heat deaths are not inevitable’: WHO pushes Europe to heat‑proof its hospitals
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    "The New Urban Agenda recognizes our shared responsibility to ensure that an increasingly urbanized world works for everyone," said @UN_PGA Annalena Baerbock. Follow live as the UN General Assembly discusses resolution A/80/L.89. press.un.org/en/blog/ga12771
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    At least 500 people feared dead after two boats carrying Rohingya refugees reportedly capsized off Myanmar. @Refugees and @UNmigration warn that conflict, persecution and shrinking aid are driving more desperate and deadly sea journeys.
    More than 500 people feared dead in double Myanmar shipwreck tragedy
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    The latest edition of our World News in Brief bulletin includes updates on @UNRWA schools in the West Bank, @WHO’s efforts on AI in healthcare and a new warning from @UNHumanRights on threats facing Indigenous rights defenders.
    World News in Brief: Schools closed in West Bank, AI in healthcare, Indigenous rights
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    Alongside gold, the little-known Sudanese commodity gum arabic – used in soft drinks, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals – continues to fuel the war, UN Human Rights Office warned on Wednesday. news.un.org/en/story/2026/…
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    🎤Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan's war, @UNHumanRights warns 🎤 @WHO urges fair AI roll-out for all patients at Lisbon meet 🎤 Indigenous activists face disproportionate attacks @volker_turk soundcloud.com/unradio/un-new…
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    UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres calls for de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy as fighting intensifies in Iran and the Gulf.
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    UN Security Council receives an update on the ICC’s Darfur investigation, against the backdrop of alleged atrocities in the SAF–RSF war and growing pressure on the Court. Follow live ⤵️
    Security Council LIVE: International Criminal Court briefs on Darfur
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    More than 57 million people worldwide live with dementia, but nearly half of the risk could be prevented or delayed through healthier living and better management of health conditions, according to new @WHO guidance.
    New guidance offers hope for reducing the global toll of dementia
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