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• Guterres condemns detention of nine more UN staff in Yemen

  Houthi rebels have detained nine more UN personnel in Yemen, bringing the total number to 53 since 2021. 

• Two years of Gaza-Israel war bring ‘indescribable’ pain, warn aid agencies

  As the Gaza-Israel war enters its third year, sparked by Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel, the UN is appealing for the release of all hostages, an immediate ceasefire and an aid surge to alleviate Palestinians’ suffering – all as talks on a US-driven peace plan continue in Egypt.

• In landmark labour case, UN World Court weighs in on right to strike

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened hearings on Monday to determine whether the right to strike is protected under international law – the first time the world’s top court has been asked to weigh in on the balance between workers’ rights and employers’ interests.

• Release the hostages in Gaza ‘unconditionally and immediately’: Guterres

  The UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked two years since the Hamas-led terror attacks on southern Israel by reiterating his long-standing call for the unconditional and immediate release of the hostages still being held there.

• World News in Brief: El Fasher displacement, Afghanistan rights violations, Nigeria child vaccinations

  More people are being forced to flee their homes as fighting continues in El Fasher, Sudan, the UN said on Monday, expressing grave concern over worsening conditions in and around the besieged city. 

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