ICYMI: Gaza to remain major concern during new year, UN warns

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In a stark warning issued yesterday, the United Nations underscored the protracted nature of the Gaza crisis, asserting that it could remain a major cause of concern in 2024 as well.

The statement, released from the UN’s New York headquarters, delineated the pivotal issues anticipated to dominate global attention in the coming year, with the situation in Gaza taking a prominent position.

Commending the Security Council’s December 22 resolution as “a step in the right direction,” the United Nations urged heightened aid delivery to the embattled Gaza Strip, as the resolution emphasised.

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