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Daily Wrap 16 April 2026
 

 

 

A scene of devastation in Beirut following airstrikes, showing collapsed buildings, smoke rising from rubble, and emergency personnel assessing the damage.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 16 April: UN meets over China-Russia Hormuz crisis veto as humanitarian crisis continues in Lebanon

War in Lebanon continues amid the fragile US-Iran ceasefire amid hopes for direct talks between Israel and Beirut. Meanwhile, the UN General Assembly is debating the China-Russia Security Council veto on the crucial Strait of Hormuz crisis last month, with assembly president Annalena Baerbock saying debate must move “to action”, on stabilising the Middle East. Stay with us for live updates below and live Meetings Coverage on the veto meeting is here. App users can follow our live coverage here.

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Peace and Security
A young girl carries a pot of cooked food in Al-Mawasi, Gaza.
New food alert platform helps humanitarians combat hunger

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) released its next-generation platform on Thursday known as HungerMap Live, a digital monitoring and intelligence site that integrates food security data with predictive modelling to help fight hunger in more than 50 countries.

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Economic Development
Siobhán Mullally, Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, addresses a UN General Assembly high-level meeting on "Appraisal of UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons".
The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations

UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for justice and accountability for young women and girls who were trafficked systematically as part of allegations contained in the so-called Epstein files.

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Human Rights
Humanitarian aid worker wearing a blue OCHA vest stands in front of a damaged brick apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, after an attack. A resident stands nearby holding a red bucket. The building shows significant damage with shattered windows and debris on the ground.
Deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainians ‘simply trying to live their lives’ must stop, says senior UN official

The latest wave of Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians in Dnipro, Kyiv and Odesa, which killed and injured scores of civilians, was roundly condemned by Matthias Schmale, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country.

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Peace and Security
UN peacekeepers on patrol in Abyei, Sudan, with armored vehicles and soldiers in blue helmets walking along a dirt road.
UN peacekeeping missions under strain as funding cuts and new threats grow

From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, UN peacekeepers are operating in increasingly volatile environments – but shrinking resources and new threats, including drone warfare, are testing their ability to keep communities safe.

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Peace and Security
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