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Israel and the UN’s deepening feud took another turn last night, and in Sudan’s Al Fasher, residents are seeking means of escape as paramilitary forces close in.

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Kasmira Jefford

03.10.2024


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📱Control smartphones like tobacco, says leading WHO expert. Strict regulations should be put in place to fight social media's rising impact on young people's mental health, according to World Health Organization director of country health policies Natasha Azzopardi.

Politico (EN)

🛂UN chief banned from Israel in row over Iran. In a statement on Wednesday, Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz declared António Guterres persona non grata, saying that anyone who “cannot unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil”.

BBC News (EN)

🇸🇩‘In El Fasher you face only death’: Sudan city empties as paramilitaries close in. The Rapid Support Forces launched a new offensive to take El Fasher from the Sudanese army in late September. As bombing and shelling escalates, hundreds of thousands of people are seeking a way out.

The Guardian (EN)

🇨🇭Swiss to spotlight women’s rights as it takes UN Security Council presidency. Switzerland’s ambassador Pascal Baeriswyl said empowering women mediators in order to make peace more sustainable would be a focus of her country’s second presidency, even as the crisis in the Middle East is set to dominate the agenda.

PassBlue (EN)

🔭Five trends to watch after the UN’s General Assembly. From a new version of Mia Mottley’s Bridgetown initiative, to Saudi Arabia’s ubiquitous presence and efforts to be seen as a humanitarian player, here are five trends the emerged from the UN’s key annual event.

The New Humanitarian (EN)

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