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1. West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights

   A sweeping UN human rights report released on Wednesday concludes that in the occupied West Bank, Israel is violating international law prohibiting racial segregation and apartheid, warning that the discriminatory practices have accelerated dramatically since late 2022 amid growing violence, repression and impunity.

2. Drones, fear and exhaustion: The daily reality of providing aid to Ukraine

   Almost four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aid teams continue to adapt to the lethal reality of working in a modern war zone. 

3. World News in Brief: Storms in Syria, school attacks in Nigeria, strikes continue in southern Lebanon

   Thousands of displaced people in northern Syria are struggling to cope with freezing conditions after a severe snowstorm struck dozens of displacement sites, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Tuesday.

4. Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms

   Thirteen more lives – including children – were reportedly lost on Tuesday in another drone attack on Sudan’s North Kordofan region.

5. Winter storms upended thousands in Gaza

   Some 65,000 households in the Gaza Strip were affected by the severe winter storms that whipped through the enclave last month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.