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“The Gaza Strip is once again the most dangerous place in the world to be a child. After seven days of respite from horrific violence, fighting has resumed. More children will surely die as a result,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said in a statement. UNICEF

In South Sudan, 122 women participate in mixed gender demining teams. UNMISS

The UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, Anita Kiki Gbeho, congratulated the Somali Government "for reaching significant milestones in the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.” UNSOM

The Security Council adopted a resolution that terminates the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) as of 3 December. UNIFEED

In the capital of South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, Yambio, children marched, danced, performed dramas and recited powerful poetry while handing over their petition demanding better protection of their rights as they marked World Children’s Day, globally commemorated on 20 November every year. UNMISS

With the resumption of military operations in the Gaza strip in the early hours of Friday, UN humanitarians on Friday called for an immediate halt of hostilities in the war-shattered Palestinian enclave and called on parties and States with influence to ensure a ceasefire. UNTV CH

Despite strides in expanding access to insecticide-treated nets and medicines to help prevent malaria in young children and pregnant women, more people were getting sick with malaria, according to a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO

The maternity ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, is desperately struggling to meet the needs of pregnant women and newborns. UNFPA

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “WHO welcomes the extension of the humanitarian pause in the conflict in Gaza, and the release of hostages and prisoners by both sides, the pause has enabled WHO to increase deliveries of medical supplies in Gaza, and to transfer patients from Al-Shifa hospital to other hospitals south of the Wadi Gaza.” WHO

Wang Yi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, on situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question