Triple climate threats affect nearly half the world’s children

Drought, extreme heat and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, warned a newly released climate report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
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World News in Brief: Risky return home in Lebanon, displacement in Gaza, emergency funding for Somalia

Despite the agreement announced on Sunday between the United States and Iran, displaced people in Lebanon continue to face difficulties in returning to their communities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported. 
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A Global Conscience: Stephen Lewis

As the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from 2001 to 2006, Canadian diplomat Stephen Lewis used his powerful voice to sound the alarm on a devastating pandemic. His passionate speeches held world leaders to account and were instrumental in mobilizing billions of dollars for The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. #Canada #UnitedNations #Activism #GlobalHealth 🇨🇦

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WHO commends Uganda’s Ebola response, urges vigilance and regional cooperation

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has praised Uganda’s response to an Ebola outbreak that has spread from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while warning that continued vigilance and cross-border cooperation will be critical to stopping transmission.
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WHO and Brazil urge world leaders to finalise Pandemic Agreement to prevent future global health crises

Global officials are calling on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pandemics, according to a joint letter issued on Monday.
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Sudan civilians trapped by fear, disappearance and detention: rights experts

As Sudan’s conflict enters a fourth year, civilians are increasingly trapped not only by frontline violence but by fear, disappearance and detention, according to an update by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan to the 62nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. 
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Ukraine: Latest Russian attack kills civilians, damages cultural landmark

Several civilians were killed and dozens more were injured in the latest wave of overnight attacks in Ukraine that targeted the capital Kyiv, the city of Kharkiv and the country’s history and cultural heritage, the United Nations said on Monday.
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While world waits for details on Iran-US accord, UN calls for Hormuz aid corridor

As representatives of Iran and the United States reportedly prepared to sign a new peace agreement at the end of the week, the UN on Monday stressed the urgent need to open an aid corridor to transit the choked-off Strait of Hormuz and prevent a global hunger crisis.
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