The leadership of Hamas said late on Friday it was willing to release Israeli hostages in response to the United States peace deal proposal for ending the war in Gaza, provided further negotiations take place through mediators on a number of key details.
For people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exhausted by years of conflict, the United Nations envoy for the country said she understands their impatience but urges them "not to lose hope" as the Congolese government, the UN and the international community are "determined" to bring peace to the volatile region.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that millions in Somalia are at risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortfalls force the agency to cut back on life-saving emergency food assistance.
The UN's top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, with civilians facing relentless violence, sexual abuse and starvation.
In his first briefing to the UN Security Council on Friday as the newly designated Special Representative for Colombia, Miroslav Jenča reaffirmed the organization's strong commitment to supporting the country's nine-year-old peace process.
UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the war in Ukraine "has entered an even more dangerous and deadly stage for civilians, under relentless bombardment of their schools, hospitals, and shelters."
UN aid teams on Friday highlighted the disturbing situation in Gaza's makeshift hospitals, where premature babies cry for scant oxygen and medics attempt to save child survivors targeted by airstrikes in their tents and quadcopter victims reportedly shot while fetching bread.
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