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According to reports, the u.n. have passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Reportedly, the resolution which also calls for the release of all hostages was passed by 14 votes, but in a change of position the u.s. abstained rather than using their veto. According to the report, the israeli prime minister described it as a clear retreat from the previous u.s. position and has cancelled a visit to the Whitehouse this week. Reportedly, the u.s. said it is very disappointed by the cancelled visit but a seperate visit by Israel’s defence minister will go ahead.

According to the report, it is unclear how much difference the resolution will make, whether it is binding and how it will be enforced.

According to a report, residents are defending a Port-au-prince neighbourhood against gang attacks. Reportedly, one man said that locals fighting back are willing to give their heart and soul for the freedom of the neighbourhood and the country. According to the report, every day in the city starts with a situation report on the latest episode of fighting.

Reportedly, shooting can be heard every day, bodies are in the streets and families often don’t retrieve their loved ones because they don’t have enough money to pay for a funeral, their hope is that ngo’s or government workers will take the bodies away.

According to the report, the airport which is closed is guarded by the military, the only place where they are visible. Reportedly, in a neighbourhood called Solino residents and off duty policemen who live there defend themselves. According to the report, gangs consider Solino a gateway to areas they are trying to infiltrate.

According to a report, the u.n. security council talked about a resolution demanding a ceasefire for the rest of ramadan. Ramadan began on 10 March and finishes on 9 April meaning the council was calling for a two week ceasefire. Reportedly, the resolution also called for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. According to the report, the uk, China and Russia all voted in favour. Reportedly, the israeli prime minister threatened to call off a planned visit to Washington if the u.s. didn’t veto the vote, they abstained.

According to the report, after the vote the u.n. secretary general said on X that the resolution must be implemented.

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According to a report, at 14:00 the u.n. security council was scheduled to vote on a draft resolution put forward by ten non permanent members of the security council that will demand an immediate truce in Gaza. Reportedly, the members are Algeria, Guyana, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, south Korea and Switzerland. According to the report, the new text to be voted on has been worked on with the u.s. to avoid a veto. Reportedly, it demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire.

According to the report, several Gaza resolutions have been vetoed in previous months due to disagreements between the five permanent members. Reportedly, the new resolution is clear and shorter than previous ones.

According to a report, Ukraine’s foreign minister has called for more air defence systems following an attack on Kyiv. Reportedly, five people including a teenage girl were injured in the strikes. According to the report, two ballistic missiles were launched from Crimea and intercepted.

Reportedly, Russia continued to attack Ukraine’s power generating and transmission services over the weekend, causing blackouts. According to the report, russian attacks on the energy system has resulted in no exports.

According to reports, Israel are taking part in indirect talks with hamas in Qatar which centres around a hostage deal. Reportedly, hamas want 30 palestinian prisoners for every female soldier, Israel are offering 5. According to a report, unrwa have been barred from northern Gaza, the u.n. and the world health organisation have called on Israel to reverse their decision.

Reportedly, atleast seven people have been killed and others wounded in israeli airstrikes in central and southern Gaza. According to the report, the hamas run health ministry said over 32,000 people have been killed in Gaza. Reportedly, Gaza’s borders are controlled by Israel and Egypt and no other country has offered refuge.

According to a report, in 2005 twenty one settlement were dismantled and 9,000 israelis were evacuated from Gaza by the army, some were dragged out. Reportedly, some saw this as a betrayal by the state and a strategic mistake. According to the report, opinion polls suggest that most israelis are opposed to settling in Gaza and it is not government policy, but since the October 7 attack it is being talked about by various factions. Reportedly, the u.s. refer to east Jerusalem as part of Samaria. According to reports, there are 700,000 settlers in Samaria and 220,000 settlers in east Jerusalem but violence has not proved the policy to be a blueprint.

According to a report, a parade for purim celebrations has taken place in Jerusalem. Purim commemorates the saving of the jewish people from an official of the persian empire. Reportedly, the procession which was toned down this year was led by families of hostages.

According to a report, four men have been charged with the attack on Crocus city hall. Reportedly, the men who are all citizens of Tajikistan in central Asia were injured, one in a wheelchair.

According to the report, they were filmed being brought in to Basmanny district court in Moscow and held in a glass panelled booth guarded by masked police. Reportedly, two of the men have admitted their guilt. According to the report, they will be held in pre trial detention until atleast May 22.

According to a report, following decades of research there is a new vaccine for malaria. Reportedly, rts,1 which was produced by GlaxoSmithKline and path a non profit organisation is being given to children in west Africa. According to the report, children in Burkina Faso will be next to receive it. Reportedly, a second vaccine, r21 has been approved by the world health organisation.

According to reports, nearly all of the 200 million cases of malaria occur in Africa, comprising 94% of cases and 95% of deaths globally. Reportedly, nearly half a million children die of malaria every year. According to a report, the vaccine is given in a series of four doses from around five months of age.

According to a report, some of the pupils taken by gunmen in Kuriga have been freed. Reportedly, the school authorities said 280 children had been abducted, the army said 137 hostages had been freed by security forces in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the report, the group was held for 17 days and atleast one teacher died in captivity.

Reportedly, there have been six mass abductions this month in northern Nigeria. According to the report, the kidnappers demanded $690,000 which hasn’t been paid.

According to a report, unrwa have been questionable since Israel accused 12 of its staff members of being implicated in the October 7 attacks. Reportedly, in January the u.n. office of internal oversights services formed an investigation, and a review of unrwa’s activities and neutrality is underway. According to the report, the u.n. spokesperson said the investigation had found critical areas that needed to be addressed. Reportedly, the review group will develop concrete and realistic reccomendations on how to address critical areas, the final report on unrwa will be made public on 20 April.

According to the report, Israel said unrwa will not be reformed and they will never let the agency back into Gaza. Reportedly, Israel have been compiling evidence and say 2,135 unrwa staff members representing 17% of the workforce were hamas members, of which 400 were fighters. According to the report, Israel said this is not just a case of a few bad apples, it is systemic, consistent and cannot be ignored. Reportedly, israeli officials said they faced a challenge in phasing out unrwa’s food distribution role, saying, we now have to figure out how to increase a humanitarian effort inside Gaza without providing aid through an organisation that is closely entwined to the enemy we are trying to defeat.

According to the report, Israel’s allegations led 16 donors to suspend contributions, though worried about famine some countries have restored contributions; the u.s., Germany and the uk have yet to make a decision.

Reportedly, 13,000 unrwa staff work in Gaza and 30,000 in refugee camps in Samaria, Jordan, Lebanon and elsewhere.