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Daily Wrap 28 January 2026

Potential turning point for Gaza as peace plan enters second phase: UN envoy The start of a second phase of a stabilisation plan for Gaza offers a potential turning point for the war-ravaged enclave, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read more Peace and Security 'We children saw things that no one should ever have to see' Holocaust survivor tells the UN Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, gave a harrowing and heart-rendering account of her childhood under Nazi persecution during Tuesday's Holocaust Memorial event in New York, urging citizens worldwide to push back against 'negativity' by choosing "love, respect and compassion" in how they treat one another. Read more Human Rights World News in Brief: UN Support Office in Haiti, Goodwill Ambassador Theo James in Syria, urgent appeal for millions in DR Congo The Security Council-endorsed UN Support Office in Haiti is on track to deliver on behalf of the Haitian people, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday. Read more Humanitarian Aid Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount The UN Security Council is holding a high-level open debate on the Middle East which is expected to focus on the Gaza peace plan – including the role of President Donald Trump's Board of Peace – the continuing humanitarian crisis in the enclave and turmoil in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, following the demolition of UNRWA's headquarters there. Follow live coverage below, and UN News app users can click here.  Read more Peace and Security

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