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2 July 2024

Over 330,000 tonnes of waste have accumulated in or near populated areas across Gaza, posing catastrophic environmental and health risks.

Gaza is a 'maelstrom of human misery'

With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to their dignity under the most inhumane conditions, Sigrid Kaag, the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator, said on Tuesday.

Peace and Security

Women attending a training on entrepreneurship organized by a civil society organization in Afghanistan. (file)

World News in Brief: Doha talks on Afghanistan, human rights in Belarus, Rohingya refugees in India, global trade rises

The UN's top political affairs official on Tuesday reiterated that human rights, especially the rights of Afghan women and girls, and inclusion of all members of the society will continue to be an integral part of all discussions.

Peace and Security

Satellite image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, a category 5 storm with 165-mph winds as of 8:00 AM on July 2, 2024.

UN urges international solidarity as Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean islands

The United Nations has called for international solidarity with Grenada, the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and other Caribbean islands hit hard by Hurricane Beryl.

Humanitarian Aid

A woman walks past a no smoking sign outside a shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand.

New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to quit tobacco use, recommending a range of initiatives, treatments and digital interventions.

Health

Sudanese women find shelter at the Aboutengue refugee camp in eastern Chad.

Sudan's cocktail of war and flooding leaves people trapped, unable to flee

Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to spread, including in Sinja Town, south of the capital Khartoum, where UN humanitarians reported on Tuesday that more than 55,000 people have already fled.

Humanitarian Aid

Armed groups continue to exacerbate violence, causing widespread displacement and straining an already fragile context in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo

Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one of the world's most neglected crises, the UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.

Humanitarian Aid

Internally displaced people rest at a camp in Khan Younis, in the south of Gaza. (file)

Gaza: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation

"Chaos and panic" are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to be impacted by new Israeli military evacuation orders from Khan Younis in Gaza, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.

Peace and Security