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Wednesday, 28 May 2025

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Daily Wrap 27 May 2025
A scene of devastation in the wake of Hurricane Irma, which struck Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean region in 2017.
Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN

As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the true cost of disasters is actually 10 times higher than previously estimated, with far-reaching effects across healthcare, housing, education and employment.

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Climate and Environment
A team of scientific divers assess the marine biodiversity on the top of a seamount in Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal.
UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference

Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next month to save the marine environment. 

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Climate and Environment
Organized crime gangs are operating in the Golden Triangle where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos converge.
Exponential rise in synthetic drug production and trafficking in the Golden Triangle

The Golden Triangle – the remote, jungle-covered border region where Thailand, Myanmar, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic meet – has seen an exponential surge in the illicit manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs.

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Law and Crime Prevention
Trucks loaded with the belongings of former residents depart Areesha camp in northeast Syria.
Sanctions relief for Syria offers 'powerful message of hope,' says UN migration agency

The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed recent decisions by the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union to ease sanctions against Syria.

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Economic Development
Thousands of refugees are arriving in Chad from Sudan.
Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO

As the war between rival militaries in Sudan continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the escalating health emergency, driven by ongoing violence, mass displacement, collapsing health systems and poor conditions inside refugee camps.

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Health
Mahmoud Daifallah Mahmoud Hmoud of Jordan, newly-elected to serve as a judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ). (file)
New judge elected to the International Court of Justice

A seasoned diplomat and legal scholar from Jordan was elected on Tuesday to serve as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations' principal judicial body. 

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Law and Crime Prevention
Mass displacement continues in Gaza amid ongoing Israeli bombardment.
Gaza: UN agencies call for aid 'surge' as Israeli distribution plan begins

As a controversial United States and Israel-backed aid distribution plan gets underway in Gaza, the UN called on Tuesday for an "immediate surge" of its own pre-positioned supplies to help prevent starvation.

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Peace and Security
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