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Daily Wrap 29 April 2025

Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief The UN Secretary-General has warned that the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine is nearing collapse, urging world leaders to take bold, irreversible steps to preserve hopes for lasting peace. Read more Peace and Security Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.  Read more Peace and Security World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed "deep concern" over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir a week ago in which 26 tourists were killed. Read more Peace and Security Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called "middle-income trap," at a UN-backed international conference held in Manila, Philippines, which concluded on Tuesday. Read more Economic Development Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR Afghanistan's escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday. Read more Migrants and Refugees MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution 'near point of no return' The Security Council met on Tuesday on the situation in the Middle East, where Secretary-General António Guterres told ambassadors that irreversible action must be taken to finally put a two-State solution in place for Israel and Palestine. The discussions took place as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, with reports from the UN Palestine refugee relief agency (UNRWA) that children are "going to bed starving" amid the two-month Israeli aid blockade and continuing bombardment. App users can follow coverage here. Read more Peace and Security Children in Gaza 'going to bed starving' amid blockade The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings – and the sick and injured without lifesaving medical help. Read more Peace and Security

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