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From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented support for UNRWA, the UN agency supplying a lifeline to two million Palestinians trapped in war-torn Gaza.
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Timor-Leste’s 25-year-long path to freedom and democracy
The Southeast Asian country, Timor-Leste is celebrating 25 years since a referendum which freed its people from occupation by Indonesia.
Over 98 per cent of people who were registered to vote cast their ballots in the historic referendum.
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The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due largely to the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, according to new figures released by the UN on Thursday.
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The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in Gaza against polio began in Khan Younis on Thursday, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.