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Daily Wrap 19 July 2024
A view of the Peace Palace in The Hague, which is the seat of the International Court of Justice.
Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian territory 'unlawful': UN world court

The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel's continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory "is unlawful", and that "all States are under an obligation not to recognize" the decades-long occupation.

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Law and Crime Prevention
UNWRA staff are providing children with support to help them through the trauma of war.
Boost for UNRWA as UK decides to restore funding

The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom on Friday to resume funding of the agency "at a critical time, as the agency continues to come under harsh and unprecedented attacks".

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Humanitarian Aid
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
Guatemala: UN rights chief concerned over polarization, inequality, racism

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday highlighted changes and ongoing challenges in Guatemala – including corruption, racism and gender inequality - following a four-day official visit to the Central American country. 

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Human Rights
Floods in Baghlan, Afghanistan, in May 2024 (file)
World News In Brief: UN rights chief on Bangladesh protests, alarm over Gershkovich sentence, Afghanistan floods latest, decriminalising LGBT laws

As student protests continue to rage in Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is urging authorities to quickly restore internet access following a Government black out on Friday morning.

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Human Rights
Elizabeth Spehar, ASG for Peacebuilding Support, briefs the Security Council meeting on Cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security.
UN stresses value of cooperation with key organizations across Eurasia

The UN relies on cooperation with regional and subregional organizations "now, more than ever" amid mounting global tensions and challenges, a senior official said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council. 

 

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Peace and Security
Aristides de Sousa Mendes' house in Cabanas de Viriato, Portugal, has been transformed into a memorial museum.
The life of Aristides de Sousa Mendes: an example for us all

Secretary-General António Guterres heralded the opening of a new museum in central Portugal on Friday which honours the extraordinary life of a man who showed "immense bravery" helping thousands of refugees escape the Nazi regime during World War Two.

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Culture and Education
A child and mother peer through a window in Alsabaat community, Kassala state.
Sudan aid obstacles impact lifesaving relief effort

Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday.

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Humanitarian Aid
Clean water and nutritious food remain scarce in the Gaza Strip, fuelling a surge in disease linked to falling immunity levels among the population..
Polio stalks Gazans as 'anarchy' spreads, humanitarians warn

To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with the threat of highly infectious polio disease linked to the disastrous sanitation situation created by the conflict, the UN health agency said on Friday.

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Peace and Security
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