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Work of UNRWA in Gaza is vital and hard to replace
Plans to scrap numeracy and literacy barometers risk reducing pressure on governments to boost education
US, UK and others have suspended funding to aid agency for Palestinian refugees over October 7 claims
Number of governments halt UNRWA support after agency said ‘several’ staff may have participated in October 7 assault
ICJ gives Israel a chance to document its adherence to international law while fighting genocide charge
Sectors from oil and gas to defence are struggling to fill skills gaps
Leaked UN report outlined ‘credible’ evidence that the Gulf state was delivered arms and fuelling the conflict
More than 500,000 people face ‘catastrophe’ in besieged enclave, UN agencies warn
President Aliyev expands Azerbaijan’s organising body to 42 to include 12 women after complaints
The global health community — together with pharmaceutical companies — must prove they take maternal rights seriously
Digital currency at the heart of scams including fake romance frauds known as ‘pig butchering’, report says
Official says implementing voluntary guidelines more important than new global treaty
The UN’s sustainable development goals are laudable but their complexity means they have been doomed from the start
Case brought by Pretoria to UN’s International Court of Justice dismissed as ‘baseless’ by Netanyahu government
Authoritarianism is on the march, and crucial entitlements are being rolled back
Deadly strikes on dozens of UN buildings heighten tensions as Jewish state accuses organisation of bias
Rebeca Grynspan condemns subsidies and environmental protectionism in US and EU
Vote to increase humanitarian assistance follows days of diplomatic wrangling
Education SDG ‘in peril’ but impact investors have taken an interest
Official describes ‘worst ever’ humanitarian crisis as challenges mount for relief efforts
Final tally of more than 65,000 core participants exceeds previous attendance by 80%
Fossil fuel economies resist pressure from vulnerable countries needing financial assistance to deal with climate change
Some progress, but some glaring gaps
Call to move away from fossil fuels lacks deadlines to phase them out
Added screening at Kerem Shalom could allow doubling of support flowing into strip, say authorities
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