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Gaza: vaccination campaign begins as immunisation rate drops below critical threshold, warns UNICEFSudan: Harrowing testimony from El Fasher survivors highlight scale of needs – UN gender equality agencyAll credit to a new FAO-backed lending initiative for small-scale farmers in the Sahara and beyond

COP30 opens in Belem; UN chief Guterres stresses commitment to 1.5C limitExtreme weather driving repeated displacement among conflict-affected communities: UNHCRCountries agree to global ban on mercury dental fillings: UNEP

West Bank settler violence must end with accountability: Rights OfficeDR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid ongoing fighting: WFPHollywood’s Orlando Bloom highlights plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya: UNICEF

UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warmingBrazil launches major fund to protect tropical forestsAfghanistan’s opium output drops but synthetic drugs on the rise

In Gaza, a vaccination campaign for 44,000 children beginsSouth Sudan faces famine if conflict persists: FAO, WFPWorld’s forests face ‘critical threat’, UNECE report finds

Sudan: UN chief calls for immediate ceasefireGaza: Hunger and exhaustion continue to delay enclave’s recoverySyria healthcare hit by dire funding shortages