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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls his organization's Palestinian refugee agency the "backbone" of Gaza aid after several countries suspended funding over Israeli claims 12 UNRWA staffers participated in the October 7 attacks. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in the Gaza Strip, as the fighting between Israel and Hamas there passed the grim 100-day milestone. "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Tho ensure sufficient aid gets to where it is needed. To facilitate the release of the hostages. To tamp down the flames of wider war because the longer the conflict in Gaza continues, the greater the risk of escalation and miscalculation," Guterres says at a press briefing in New York. SOUNDBITE
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calls for a halt in the fighting in Gaza to be prolonged to allow for more aid and the release of hostages. "I call for an extension of the pause. This would allow for much needed relief to the people of Gaza and the release of more hostages," Stoltenberg tells journalists in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
The UN secretary-general called for a ceasefire of "at least three days" in embattled Sudan amid Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. SOUNDBITE
Police action to end a three-week trucker-led protest blockading the Canadian capital is "imminent," Ottawa interim police chief Steve Bell tells a news conference. "We want to end this unlawful protest peacefully and safely", he ADDS. SOUNDBITE
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