Gum arabic exuding from Acacia nilotica. (Ashwin Baindur via Wikimedia Commons)

💰UN says Sudan resources fuel civil war. Human rights chief Volker Türk called on warring parties and businesses involved in selling the resources, including gum arabic – a key ingredient in soft drinks, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics – to respect international law and called for trade to benefit the Sudanese people.

💉UN warns of cracks in global immunisation system. Drastic funding cuts, conflicts and misinformation are still leaving millions of children unprotected, Unicef warned, even as global infant vaccination levels improved slightly last year.

🧠Up to 45 per cent of dementia risk can be prevented, delayed: WHO. Early awareness of the dementia and of its contributing factors including alcohol and tobacco use, as well as social isolation, air pollution and physical inactivity, may reduce its onset in adults.

𖧶For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war. A study by the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, reports how conflict, rooted in unresolved questions, including land rights, self-determination and inequalities, affects their lives and calls for their participation in peace processes.

🚢Return to US-Iran hostilities is huge setback for civilians, UN rights chief says. Türk warned that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the resulting disruption of the delivery of food, medicine and other commodities can have “severe” humanitarian consequences.