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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with local civil society organizations, has begun removing the accumulated piles of waste in the Firas Market area in central Gaza City, the largest waste aggregation site in the Strip since the outbreak of the war. UNIFEED

71 percent of lawmakers globally report having experienced violence from the public, “whether online or offline or both,” according to a new report on political violence against parliamentarians issued by the Inter-Parliamentary Union. UNIFEED

Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined significantly in 2025 compared to 2024, according to preliminary data reported by 53 countries in the WHO European Region, but the risk of outbreaks remains, warned the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO). UNICEF

With farmers, herders and fishers in the Gaza Strip struggling to reactivate production and rebuild livelihoods despite the ceasefire, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) calls for a scaleup in the entry of emergency agricultural assistance via commercial and humanitarian channels. FAO

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that annual global supply of oral cholera vaccine doubled from 2022 to 2025, making it possible to resume preventive vaccination campaigns against cholera after more than three years. WHO

Marking the 11th International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Saudi Arabia’s Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT) hosted an event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York aiming to ensure that every girl can imagine a future in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, paid an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, focusing on the security crisis and the monitoring of the ceasefire. MONUSCO

“The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday calls on all parties to take urgent steps towards de-escalation, amid the precarious situation in the Tigray region,” the UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told the bi-weekly press conference in Geneva today. OHCHR / UNTV CH

Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations delivered a joint statement on behalf of Arab states in order to express "outrage and condemnation" in regards of a recent Israeli cabinet decision, warning the move would amount to “the annexation of the land of the Palestinian people, especially in the West Bank.” UNIFEED

United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York that the 2025 humanitarian response plan for Venezuela “was just 19 percent funded,” and urged Member States “to step up and provide sustained, flexible funding this year so essential services can continue running and assistance reaches those who need the most.” UNIFEED