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Daily Wrap 31 July 2024
A wide view of the UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East.
Security Council debates 'serious and dangerous escalation' in the Middle East

The UN's top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, appealing in the Security Council on Wednesday for "swift and effective diplomatic action", as ambassadors met in an emergency meeting on the latest flare-up in hostilities.

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Peace and Security
Thousands of people fled Khan Younis this month following evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military.
World News in Brief: Gaza update, Venezuela election violence, executions in South Sudan

Thousands of people have returned to parts of Khan Younis in Gaza following the announced completion of Israeli ground operations in these areas earlier in the week, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Wednesday

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Humanitarian Aid
Children sheltering at the Tambasi IDP centre in El Fasher, North Darfur.
Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report

The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a new UN report has revealed, underscoring the need for urgent and tangible protection measures.

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Peace and Security
UN Secretary-General António Guterres (file photo).
Middle East: Beirut and Tehran attacks 'represent a dangerous escalation', Guterres warns

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to prevent escalation in the Middle East, following an Israeli strike on Lebanon's capital and the reported killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran.

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Peace and Security
Papua New Guinea highlands region.
UN ramps up assistance to survivors of Papua New Guinea massacre

UN agencies have stepped up emergency support to survivors of a massacre in a remote region of Papua New Guinea that occurred earlier this month. 

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Humanitarian Aid
Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file)
UN appeals for 'maximum restraint' following Israeli strikes in Beirut

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.

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Peace and Security
Detainees were apparently arrested by the Israeli military for remaining in areas subject to evacuation orders, the UN human rights office report indicated.
Israeli military in spotlight over 'incommunicado' detention of Palestinians

A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.

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Peace and Security
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