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Thursday, August 29, 2024
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The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York to discuss the ongoing crisis in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that an agreement had been reached with Israel to begin a mass polio vaccination campaign through a series of humanitarian pauses starting on Sunday. For users of the UN News app, follow live here.
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