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Middle East war: Leaders can choose to end conflict, UN chief urges Syria needs in spotlight as UN relief chief visits: OCHANYC looking for deeper ties with UN, says city’s new mayor Mamdani

Middle East war: Energy crisis crunch hits vulnerable nationsUnderstanding the threat of sea mines: UN Mine Action ServiceSomalia drought drives crop failure and hunger crisis: UNICEF 

Middle East war: WFP warns that vital food aid blockedSyria: 200,000 have fled Lebanon conflict - UNHCRUNWRA chief condemns Knesset death penalty law for Palestinians 

UN peacekeeper killed in Israeli-Hezbollah clashes in Lebanon Yemen: UN envoy decries Houthi decision to attack Israel  Transform inefficient food systems on Zero-Waste Day 

Aid shipments getting back on track in Middle East: WHOLebanon: ‘Nowhere safe to go’ warn UNICEF, UNHCR, UN WomenDesalination plant strike risk looms over Gulf States

Ukraine war more dangerous than ever, Human Rights Council hearsHaiti’s ‘vortex of violence’ now at disastrous levels: OHCHRCuba blockade having major impact on healthcare: WHO

Guterres urges de-escalation as war spirals ‘out of control’Iran offers conditional safe passage through Strait of Hormuz: UN maritime agency Ukraine: massive drone and missile attack reported: OHCHR

Sudan: Hospital strike highlights surge in drone attacks on civiliansLifesaving medicines arrive for Lebanon’s strained healthcare systemHaiti’s criminal gangs expand their reach, police accused of executions