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Daily Wrap 2 July 2025
Rania Al-Mashat (centre), Egypt's Minister of Planning and Economic Development seated next to Zambian Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe (right), at the launch of the Borrowers' Forum in Sevilla.
Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books

A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in the global financial system, has been launched at the UN's pivotal sustainable development conference in Sevilla. 

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Economic Development
A displaced family travels on a donkey-pulled cart carrying their belongings. (file)
Gaza: Access to key water facility in Khan Younis disrupted, UN reports

A key water reservoir serving Khan Younis in southern Gaza has become inaccessible following new Israeli displacement orders, sparking fears of a collapse in the city's water distribution network and worsening already dire humanitarian conditions, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.

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Peace and Security
A sign warning of landmines in Ukraine.
Adhering to bans on mines only in peace time will not work: UN rights chief

The UN's top human rights official on Wednesday expressed grave alarm that six European countries are either in the process of or are considering withdrawing from the international treaty prohibiting anti-personnel mines. 

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Human Rights
A Zinnia plant pillow floats through the U.S. Destiny Laboratory aboard the International Space Station, which were part of the flowering crop experiment that began on 16 November 2015 by  NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren.
Space is not the final frontier – it is the foundation of our future: UN deputy chief

Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life and global development, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday.

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SDGs
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INTERVIEW: Sevilla 'a critical test' of multilateralism

Nations taking part in a flagship UN conference have pledged to address the debt crisis in the Global South and boost sustainable development. However, the real test will be whether or not these commitments will be translated into action.

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Economic Development
A Haitian police officer keeps watch while patrolling the streets of Port-au-Prince in an armoured vehcile.
Haitian capital 'paralysed and isolated' by gang violence, Security Council hears

More than 1.3 million people have been displaced in Haiti as surging gang violence, lawlessness, and impunity expose the population – especially women and girls – to heightened risks of exploitation and sexual violence. 

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Law and Crime Prevention
UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.
Sevilla: Without sustainable development, there is neither hope nor security

A senior UN official has told UN News that the global development challenge is not lack of money, but how to align public and private capital flows. The Sevilla Agreement adopted this week, sets out a roadmap for all UN Member States — except the US which pulled out earlier this month — with the aim of mobilizing that capital.

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Economic Development
Often overworked and undervalued, women migrants are the backbone of both their host and home communities – sustaining economies through remittances, entrepreneurship and resilience. (file photo)
INTERVIEW: Migration must be central to development agenda, says IOM chief

Migration must be viewed as a core part of global development policy, not just a humanitarian response, says Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

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Economic Development
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