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Week in Review 27 July 2024

UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics get underway in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for global respect of the Olympic Truce – a custom of halting all hostilities from before to after the Games. Read more Migrants and Refugees The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN chief The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated. Read more Climate and Environment WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples. Read more Health 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 Attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso force thousands into neighbouring Niger Renewed attacks on civilians in eastern Burkina Faso by non-State armed groups have forced thousands to flee to neighbouring Niger in search of safety, amid a deepening emergency, UN humanitarians have warned. Read more Peace and Security 'Entire social fabric' unravelling in Haiti as displacement continues The entire social fabric of families is unraveling in Haiti as displacement in the country reaches record numbers due largely to insecurity and gang-related violence, according to Abdoulaye Sawadogo, head of the UN's humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, in the Caribbean island nation. Read more Humanitarian Aid Middle East: 'One rash move could trigger a catastrophe' A recent surge in cross-border deadly attacks risks escalating violence across the Middle East and requires immediate de-escalation efforts, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Monday. Read more Peace and Security Where do I go now, ask Gazans uprooted by new Israeli evacuation orders Gazans uprooted by the Israeli military's latest evacuation orders have fled their shelters and homes "running for their lives", with barely any belongings and little idea where they will end up, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. Read more Peace and Security Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week and is supporting the response. Read more Humanitarian Aid Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA.  Read more Humanitarian Aid 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 UN rights chief calls for end to protest crackdowns in Bangladesh On Thursday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Bangladeshi Government to provide explicit details about last week's protest crackdowns and increased violence to ensure that law enforcement adheres to international human rights standards.  Read more Human Rights UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in Russia Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a "threatening message" to all journalists.   Read more Human Rights Gaza: What human rights mean to displaced youth The voices of young female students sounded out across a makeshift classroom tent in the Al Istiqlal camp at the centre of Deir al-Balah in Gaza, against the backdrop of war in the bombarded and besieged enclave as the head of the UN human rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory listened intently. Read more Human Rights Stories from the UN Archive: Meet the first Black President of South Africa On the heels of this year's Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we are taking you back in time to an epic moment at the United Nations in the 1990s when the anti-apartheid hero and icon made a historic debut in the UN General Assembly Hall as the first democratically elected President of South Africa. Read more Human Rights New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development A veteran Canadian politician and diplomat was on Thursday elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which lies at the centre of the Organization's efforts to advance sustainable development Read more UN Affairs Europe tops the charts for alcohol consumption. WHO calls for urgent action to curb the trend It seems that Europeans don't want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organization (WHO) report has found that nothing has changed in the continent's drinking habits. Despite the health risks, Europeans consume an average of 9.2 litres of pure alcohol a year - making them the world's biggest drinkers. Read more Health UN agencies urge immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030 An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end AIDS by 2030, according to a new report by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030, released on Monday.  Read more Health UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al Ghotany, the athletes chosen as flag bearers for the Olympic Games which start on Friday in Paris, who will be proudly bear the banner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Read more Culture and Education UN leaders urge 'maximum political will' to rescue SDGs Top UN officials on Monday called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Read more SDGs

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