Iran war ripple effects could lead to other conflicts - UN's De Croo
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“the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo has told Euronews' morning show, Europe Today”
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Multiple sources, including the official UNDP leadership page and a report on the Secretary-General's request, confirm Alexander De Croo is the Administrator of the UNDP.
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— The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)[note 1] is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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— Alexander De Croo is the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. He started his official duties on 2 December 2025.UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and D…
https://www.undp.org/our-leadership
https://www.undp.org/our-leadership
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— United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), wrote to the President of the General Assembly r…
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2…
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2…
“the former Belgian Prime Minister said”
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Wikipedia and Project Syndicate explicitly state that Alexander De Croo is a former Prime Minister of Belgium.
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— De Croo in 2024. Prime Minister of Belgium.Alexander De Croo. (Dutch: [aːlɛkˈsɑndər də ˈkroː]; born 3 November 1975) is a Belgian politician and businessman who serves as Administrator of the United N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_De_Croo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_De_Croo
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— Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, is a former prime minister of Belgium.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/columnist/alexander-de-cro…
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— Since 1 October 2020, Open VLD politician Alexander De Croo has been Prime Minister of Belgium. He leads a coalition of Liberals, Socialists, Ecologists, and Christian Democrats.
https://kpmg.com/be/en/insights/industries/energy-natural-re…
https://kpmg.com/be/en/insights/industries/energy-natural-re…
“A recent report by the UNDP warned that the ongoing military escalation in the Middle East could push more than 30 million people into poverty worldwide.”
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Two independent sources (a general web search result and a UN social media post/report) confirm that a UNDP report warns military escalation in the Middle East could push over 30 million people into poverty.
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— Ongoing military escalation in the Middle East puts tens of millions of people at risk of falling into poverty across 162 countries, according to new projections released today by the United Nations D…
https://www.undp.org/press-releases/military-escalation-midd…
https://www.undp.org/press-releases/military-escalation-midd…
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— — United Nations (@UN) April 13, 2026. Iran war can drag millions into poverty, UN says.The military escalation in the Middle East could push over 30 million people into poverty across 162 countries.
https://news.meaww.com/united-nations-warns-30-million-risk-…
https://news.meaww.com/united-nations-warns-30-million-risk-…
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— New assessment by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) links Asia-Pacific’s reliance on imported energy and critical supply chains to rising pressure on households, small businesses, and public budgets…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/undp-in-asia-and-the-pacific_…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/undp-in-asia-and-the-pacific_…
“US President Donald Trump has said that both sides are "very close" to making a deal and that talks with Iran could resume in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as early as this weekend.”
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Multiple sources confirm Donald Trump's statements regarding the possibility of resuming talks with Iran and the involvement of Islamabad, Pakistan.
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— Trump says US-Iran talks may resume this week. President Donald Trump said the US and Iran could resume talks "over the next two days", after negotiators in Pakistan failed to reach a deal at the week…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp9vm5ezxz4t
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp9vm5ezxz4t
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— US may resume operations in Strait of Hormuz or take more serious action — Trump. The US president reiterated that Iran’s response to new US proposals to end hostilities was “totally unacceptable”.
https://thetimesofrussia.com/business/us-may-resume-operatio…
https://thetimesofrussia.com/business/us-may-resume-operatio…
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— Trump said reopening the strait was a key condition of the ceasefire deal. • What happens next? Pakistan’s prime minister has invited delegations from both Iran and the US to Islamabad for talks on Fr…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
“A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect on Thursday night”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions of the number '10' and does not contain any information regarding a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
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— 10 (ten) is the even natural number following 9 and preceding 11. Ten is the base of decimal numeral systems, the most common systems for denoting numbers in both spoken and written language.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10
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— Definition of ten number in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/eng…
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— Explore the hidden nature of 10, an even semiprime number composed of two distinct primes multiplied together. Includes Prime Factorization, Divisors, Bases and Fun Facts for students, number lovers a…
https://numbermatics.com/n/10/
https://numbermatics.com/n/10/
“Around 1.2 million people have been displaced in Lebanon as a results of Israeli bombardments in response to Hezbollah joining the regional war on 2 March, sending missiles towards Israel.”
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Three independent sources (UN official, Xinhua, and a general news report) confirm that approximately 1.2 million people have been displaced in Lebanon due to Israeli airstrikes/bombardments.
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— Close to 1.2 million people in Lebanon, roughly one-fifth of the country’s population, have been displaced since early March, according to a top United Nations official.
https://collapse.news/2026-04-10-many-displaced-lebanon-amid…
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— The total number of displaced persons in Lebanon due to Israeli airstrikes has risen to nearly 1.2 million, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Disaster Risk Management Unit at the Leba…
https://english.news.cn/20241003/0c6f843c5d11409e87273966bda…
https://english.news.cn/20241003/0c6f843c5d11409e87273966bda…
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— United Nations aid agencies in Lebanon are trying to shelter large numbers of displaced people as Israeli airstrikes on Beirut continue and fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates on Lebanon's…
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/many-of-these-families-h…
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/many-of-these-families-h…
“Groups working on the ground in Gaza, including Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), have said that Israeli forces are continuing attacks and expanding their military control of the Strip.”
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Two separate sources (Scoop News and a Doctors Without Borders/MSF social media/report) confirm that MSF has reported continued attacks and expanding military control by Israeli forces in Gaza.
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— Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced [medsɛ sɑ fʁɔtjɛʁ]), French for Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Médecins_Sans_Frontières
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Médecins_Sans_Frontières
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— Six months since the fragile and ineffective ceasefire was implemented in Gaza on 10 October 2025, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is raising the alarm on continued violent atta…
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2604/S00089/this-is-not-a-…
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2604/S00089/this-is-not-a-…
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— Israeli forces are continuing attacks and expanding their military control while Palestinians face worsening living conditions. Consequently, deliberate obstacles to aid are causing deaths that could …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/msfcanada_ceasefire-gaza-acti…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/msfcanada_ceasefire-gaza-acti…
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