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Daily Wrap 24 July 2024

World News in Brief: Rights chief 'horrified' at deadly PNG violence, Lebanon-Israel 'knife edge', Sudan refugees suffer sexual violence Recent attacks on three villages in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, resulted in at least 26 deaths - including 16 children – an event that has left UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk "horrified", he said in a statement on Wednesday. Read more Peace and Security UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid 'new horrors' The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement in the security situation in Gaza, where dangerous operating conditions and attacks against humanitarian workers continue to hamper aid delivery to communities in need.  Read more Peace and Security Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday. Read more Climate and Environment The world must look to South America's success in reducing hunger Each year, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Wednesday, provides an update on the global progress or setbacks in achieving the 2030 goal of zero hunger. Read more SDGs Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going hungry in 2023, equivalent to one in 11 people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published on Wednesday. Read more SDGs Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military there, UN humanitarians have said, intensifying pressure on meagre food, water and places to seek shelter. Read more Peace and Security

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