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9 July 2024

The aftermath of a missile strike on the center of Kyiv.

Casualties rise in Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks, Security Council hears

The UN's top humanitarian official has reiterated strong condemnation of deadly missile attacks on multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, while a senior doctor from the capital's main children's hospital described to the Security Council the "real hell" endured by patients and medical staff alike after it came under fire.

Peace and Security

UN pressing for release of staff detained in Yemen

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) remains "extremely worried" for the well-being of 13 UN staff and a number of NGO employees arbitrarily detained in Yemen, spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said on Tuesday, demanding their unconditional release.

Peace and Security

Guillaume Junior Atangana, a Cameroonian vision-impaired sprinter, and his guide Donard Ndim Nyamjua, are competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

'Off-the-charts awe inspiring' Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team, the International Paralympic Committee announced on Tuesday.

Migrants and Refugees

Firefighters extinguish a fire in a building struck by a missile in Kyiv, Ukraine.

UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his outrage on Tuesday at Russia's latest airstrikes on Ukrainian cities which killed dozens and hit the country's biggest children's hospital in the capital Kyiv.

Human Rights

Forcibly displaced by Israeli relocation orders, Palestinians take as many belongings as they can, before heading in search of a new place to shelter.

Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to a population under constant attack, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.

Peace and Security

Migrants rescued off the coast of Libya by SOS Méditerranée NGO. (file)

Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN's Türk

The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold "at scale" in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting its agreement with the north African country on asylum seekers and migration.