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Daily Wrap 10 June 2025

World News in Brief: Global growth slows, deadly Ukraine attacks, Haiti hurricane hunger risk, legal migration for refugees Global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty, the World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday.  Read more Economic Development Myanmar on the 'path to self-destruction' if violence does not end Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war which has devastated the country since the February 2021 military coup. Read more Peace and Security Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track the UN deputy chief said on Tuesday, as people from around the world gathered for the largest annual meeting on disability-related issues.  Read more Human Rights UN committed to supporting 'free, fair and transparent election with the participation of all Iraqis' The top UN official in Iraq reiterated his confidence in the resilience of the country's people, and the determination of their leaders, in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.    Read more Peace and Security The battle to quiet the sea: Can the shipping industry turn down the volume? The ocean has never been silent – waves crashing, seabirds calling, whales singing across vast distances. But in recent decades, a new kind of noise has taken hold: the relentless hum of ships. For many marine species, this growing wall of sound is more than a nuisance – it's a threat to their survival. Read more Climate and Environment Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe The Israeli military's destruction of Gaza's education and cultural infrastructure amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, a UN investigative body said on Tuesday, as humanitarian agencies warned of continued mass suffering across the Strip. Read more Peace and Security Greed is driving oceans toward collapse The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged world leaders and grassroots groups to confront the powerful interests driving marine destruction, from illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the accelerating impacts of climate change. Read more Climate and Environment Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan's communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and boost longer-term recovery across the country. Read more Peace and Security Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA The global fertility slump isn't down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – it's due to social and economic pressures stopping them from having the children they want, says a new UN report.  Read more Women

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