Gaza: Gaza conflict could fuel much wider Middle East ‘conflagration’, warns UN rights chiefTürk: ‘Mega election year’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: Pacific accounts for nine in 10 most obese countries in the world (WHO) 

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‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Rafah from feared Israeli attack: UNRWA Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in LebanonUN rights chief Türk ‘troubled’ by law enforcement crackdown on Gaza protests in US

News in Brief 30 April 2024

Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expertLift tax on aid relief, top UN emergency relief chief urges South Sudan  UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods 

News in Brief 29 April 2024

Gaza humanitarian update, rights experts’ appeal over aid accessSudan: Civilians ‘are trapped’ in El-Fasher, warns UN’s Türk ‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency

News in Brief 26 April 2024

Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measureUK gender change therapy review reveals devastating impacts on kids, says top rights expertIndependent rights body to investigate fate of missing persons in Syria 

News in Brief 25 April 2024

Gaza: People ‘are clearly dying’ from hunger, warns UN food agency Global hunger set to rise amid record displacement, warn FAO, UNHCRTanzania in rights spotlight over ritual attacks on people with albinsm  

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