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SUNS # 10072 Monday  9 September 2024

 
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UN: Catastrophic hunger more than doubles in 2024, says report (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 The number of people facing, or projected to face, catastrophic hunger (IPC/CH Phase 5) more than doubled from 705,000 in five countries/territories in 2023 to 1.9 million in four countries/ territories in 2024, mainly due to the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Sudan.

Yemen: IOM launches urgent appeal as floods, strong winds wreak havoc (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on 5 September launched a US$13.3 million appeal to deliver lifesavin g assistance in response to the severe flooding and violent windstorms affect ing nearly 562,000 people in Yemen.

UN: Human Rights Council to hold its 57th session from 9 September (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 The United Nations Human Rights Council will be holding its fifty-seventh regular session in Geneva from 9 September to 11 October 2024.

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