World News in Brief: Yemen appeal, Middle East war roils Somalia, needs grow in Colombia

UN aid teams in Yemen on Wednesday warned that the situation in the war-torn nation remains dire in a call for $2 billion in aid to deliver lifesaving assistance for 12 million people.
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Middle East war risks undermining Syria’s fragile recovery, Security Council hears

The international community must step up efforts to support Syria amid the current conflict raging in the Middle East, two senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday. 
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Working to strengthen open source collaboration, the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology has created the Open Source Portal
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/UN-Creates-Open-Source-Portal?utm_source=mlm
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"Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive"

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https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/16/fossil-fuels-ripping-away-national-security-but-renewables-turn-the-tables-says-un-executi

Fossil fuels are ‘ripping away national security’ says UN exec

‘Sunlight doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits,’ says UNFCCC’s Simon Stiell.

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🗨️ Check this out, after 15,000+ violations of #UNres1701 by Israel 👇🏽

#UnitedNations Special Coordinator for #lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, briefed the Security Council on the implementation of #SecurityCouncil Resolution 1701, saying: "Initial hopes that Lebanon would be spared from the fires burning across the region were dashed when Hizbullah launched an attack against Israel in the early hours of MAR-02 In doing so, it spread the embers that have now engulfed Lebanon in flames"

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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 18 March: Lebanon displacement tops one million as nuclear safety concerns raised

The crisis in the Middle East continues, with ongoing strikes across the region and rising humanitarian needs. The UN nuclear watchdog reports that a projectile struck the premises of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, with no damage or injuries. In Lebanon, the humanitarian situation is worsening, with hundreds reported k…
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UN reports at least 188 civilians killed, 757 injured in Ukraine in February

At least 188 civilians were killed and 757 injured in Ukraine in February 2026, according to the latest monthly report from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

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Nearly 5 million children are still dying annually before their fifth birthday: Here’s why

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday – highlighting a worrying slowdown in global progress on child survival.
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