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9 August 2024

Much of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed in the conflict.

Evacuation orders this week affect thousands in north and south Gaza

At least 60,000 Palestinians have moved towards western Khan Younis in Gaza in the past 72 hours following three evacuation orders this week, the UN and humanitarian partners reported on Friday.

Humanitarian Aid

Denise Brown, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, speaks to alocal community leader in Chasiv Yar Town in Donetsk Region in October 2023.

World News in Brief: Ukraine attacks condemned, new cybercrime treaty, 'alarmingly high' executions in Iran

The outgoing UN senior humanitarian official in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian attack on Friday that killed and injured dozens in the eastern town of Kostiantynivka, in the Donetsk region.

Peace and Security

Displaced women carry their belongings through a flooded gathering site near Kassala, Sudan.

Sudan's displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods

Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long war, are now grappling with worsening conditions due to heavy seasonal rains and flooding, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday.

Peace and Security

Francisca Arara, the head of Acre's Indigenous Peoples Secretariat, says Indigenous groups are providing a

Indigenous Day celebrates 'guardians of the environment'

As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of " Protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact" is in the spotlight at the United Nations.

Climate and Environment

Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses a conference for youth human rights defenders at the UN in Vienna (file)..

UN rights chief 'shocked and appalled' by Israeli minister's comment on starving Gazans to death

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior officials whose public statements on the Gaza conflict may promote war crimes.

Human Rights