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Daily Wrap 18 June 2025

Guterres renews call for Israel-Iran ceasefire UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he remains "profoundly alarmed" by the ongoing military escalation between Israel and Iran, as the sides continued to trade airstrikes.   Read more Peace and Security Ahead of UN summit, countries finalise landmark 'Compromiso de Sevilla' UN Member States have reached agreement on the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, to be formally adopted at an upcoming summit in Sevilla, Spain – though without the participation of the United States, which withdrew from the negotiations and announced it will not attend the conference. Read more Economic Development Human Rights Council hears alarming updates on executions in Iran and global civic space crackdown On the third day of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the spotlight turned to reports on rising executions in Iran and the increasing repression of civic space around the world amid a wave of elections.  Read more Human Rights Power of football inspires team effort towards development goals The power of football to inspire fans to take positive action for a healthier planet and a fairer society is taking centre stage at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan – a world fair focused on building a sustainable global future. Read more SDGs Make midwives universally accessible and save millions of lives, WHO urges Almost 4.5 million maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths were recorded in 2023. What if there was a clear path to saving 83 percent of these people? To saving 3.7 million mothers, unborn children and babies annually?  Read more Health UN rights office 'horrified' by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over deadly violence at food distribution points, where over 400 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in recent weeks while trying to access desperately needed humanitarian aid. Read more Peace and Security UN relief chief calls for solidarity, with humanitarians 'literally under attack' With the humanitarian sector "under-funded, overstretched, and literally under attack" as crises continue in Gaza, Sudan and beyond, international support is needed more than ever, the UN's top aid official said on Wednesday in Geneva.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Civilian deaths in conflict are surging, warns UN human rights office Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40 per cent last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) with already marginalised groups facing disproportionate levels of discrimination. Read more Human Rights Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights chief Nada Al-Nashif called for urgent talks to end the ongoing missile attacks between Tehran and Tel-Aviv. Read more Peace and Security

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