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Daily Wrap 27 August 2024
Hospitals have not been spared from evacuation orders in Gaza, humanitarians say.
In Gaza, evacuation orders threaten to uproot UN's aid hub once again

The plight of Gaza's people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are "ongoing where feasible" amid repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli military, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, warned on Tuesday.

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Peace and Security
Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan have been affected by heavy rains and flash floods since June.
Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis

Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been "destroyed", with 70 impacted overall, after floodwaters burst through a major dam, according to UN humanitarians – adding to the suffering of communities already devastated by the ongoing war between rival militaries.

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Peace and Security
There has been a sharp rise in attacks against civilians in Burkina Faso. Pictured here, slippers outside a communal space at a camp for displaced persons.
Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho at the weekend, which left a further 140 injured. 

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Peace and Security
UNICEF is bringing 1.2 million doses of polio vaccine to Gaza.
UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine

The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered to more than half a million Palestinian children during an inoculation campaign in Gaza.  

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Health
A one-month-old child receives treatment at the mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kamanyola Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo.
Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other affected African countries if urgent support is not forthcoming.

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Health
Afghan women face further restrictions under the Taliban's new morality law. (file photo)
Afghanistan: Condemnation for new Taliban 'virtue and vice' order targeting women

A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that "completely erase" women's presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be immediately revoked.

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Human Rights
Xinjiang, an autonomous territory in northwest China.
China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework

China still has "many problematic laws and policies" regarding the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region two years after the UN human rights office, OHCHR, published a report on serious violations against the Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim communities, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. 

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Human Rights
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