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• World News in Brief: Gaza humanitarian update, more killings in Sudan, ending impunity in Myanmar

  As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN and partners continue to warn against the catastrophic consequences for civilians.

• DR Congo: Rising insecurity in the east impedes diplomatic progress, Security Council hears

  US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have not yet led to improved conditions on the ground, where the security situation remains dire, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.  

• Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York

  Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to advance the long-awaited high seas biodiversity treaty, with discussions ranging from rules of procedure, to the creation of a clearing-house mechanism and the location of the treaty’s secretariat.

• UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide

  Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats to workers’ health and livelihoods, the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday.

• Guterres in Japan: ‘Humanity is strongest when we stand as one’

  World Expos are not just feel-good exhibitions, “they are invitations to tell our stories,” The UN chief told festival goers in Osaka, Japan, which is hosting Expo 2025.  

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