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Daily Wrap 29 July 2024

Gaza: Fresh evacuation orders compound misery for enclave's displaced New forced displacements have continued in Gaza as regional tensions escalate after a deadly strike in the Syrian Golan Heights, where 12 youngsters were killed over the weekend, UN humanitarians have said.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to 19 million – will have experienced intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new analysis on Monday.  Read more Women Torrential rains and floods in South Asia endanger millions of children, warns UNICEF More than six million children in South Asia are at risk following severe torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides that have devastated the region, leaving many homeless, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday. Read more Humanitarian Aid UN official describes Gaza situation as 'absolutely catastrophic' amid severe shortages The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the war-ravaged enclave remains "absolutely catastrophic", with Palestinian civilians enduring a "horrendous maelstrom of human misery." Read more Peace and Security Venezuela: Guterres calls for 'complete transparency' following disputed presidential election UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the people of Venezuela "for their determination to express their will peacefully through the ballot box," his Spokesperson said on Monday.  Read more Peace and Security Healthcare in Sudan 'hanging by a thread,' warns UN agency The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, reporting over 20 such incidents in the last two months. Read more Peace and Security UN officials alarmed by civilian targeting amid renewed fighting in Myanmar Senior UN officials on Monday voiced alarm over the continued escalation in conflict in Myanmar, amid reports of direct targeting of civilians in aerial attacks, and the abduction and forced recruitment of children by armed forces. Read more Peace and Security

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