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Daily Wrap 30 May 2025

Gaza is the 'hungriest place on earth', as Israel continues stranglehold on aid Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said on Friday. Read more Humanitarian Aid 'This is not just ice': Glaciers support human livelihoods, UN deputy chief says UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called for urgent action to protect water-related ecosystems in remarks to the International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Friday. Read more Climate and Environment UN's lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid in Mozambique to maternal health services in Afghanistan, critical programmes are on the brink of collapse unless urgent funding is secured. Read more Humanitarian Aid 'Justice is long overdue': Guterres calls for reparations for enslavement and colonialism Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his calls for Member states and the United Nations to work towards justice and reparations for Africans and the diaspora in a speech in New York on Friday. Read more Human Rights World News in Brief: Education suffers amid DR Congo violence, WHO greenlights RSV vaccines, more hurricanes ahead for Haiti In Ituri, a province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), intensifying conflict, intercommunal violence and mass displacement are forcing hundreds of thousands of children out of school. Read more Peace and Security Songs of hope rise from Gaza's ruins In Al-Jundi Al-Majhool Square – once the bustling heart of Gaza City – music now floats among the tents. The square, transformed into a sprawling displacement camp, shelters hundreds of families driven from their homes by more than 19 months of war. Read more Culture and Education Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warns For most nicotine users today, their first experience with the drug is a flavoured product – making it easier, and more appealing, to try. Read more Health

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