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Daily Wrap 18 July 2024

No end in sight to the 'war on women' in Gaza Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million women and girls bear "the worst brunt" of nine months of conflict, the UN Women Special Representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Thursday.  Read more Women UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment, call for urgent action The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded on Wednesday, with nations reiterating the need for renewed impetus and accelerated actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. Read more SDGs Eastern Afghanistan reels from fatal storms; dozens dead, hundreds homeless UN teams and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are mobilizing in response to devastating windstorms and flash floods that have ravaged eastern regions of the country, resulting in dozens of fatalities and the destruction of hundreds of homes. Read more Humanitarian Aid Books offer novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the Philippines A reading programme for prisoners in jails in the Philippines is supporting their education as well as enabling them to shorten their sentences. Read more Human Rights New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine's third wartime winter A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of Russia's invasion, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced on Thursday during his third wartime visit to Kharkiv.   Read more Humanitarian Aid World News In Brief: Bangladesh student protests, Yemen's maternal deaths, Mandela Day, honouring LGBT rights at EuroGames 2024 The UN chief urged the Government of Bangladesh on Thursday to create an environment that allows proper dialogue with student protesters following weeks of demonstrations in the South Asian country. Read more Human Rights Human Rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central African Republic (CAR) according to a new UN report released on Thursday.   Read more Human Rights 'Largest' displacements so far in Gaza's war of attrition: UN aid agencies UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where fresh evacuation orders by the Israeli military have prompted "the largest displacements since October" across the enclave. Read more Peace and Security

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