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2 August 2024

People in Gaza are living in increasingly unsanitary conditions.

Gaza: 'Frightening increase' in Hepatitis A cases

UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage.

Humanitarian Aid

Displaced Yazidi families on Mount Sinjar, an area of Iraq with a deeply troubling recent past. (file)

World News in Brief: Justice for Yazidis, South Sudan abductions, food prices hold steady

Ten years after Dae'sh/ISIL attacked the Yazidi people of Sinjar, Iraq, killing, displacing and capturing men, women and children and destroying the 400,000-strong community, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria issued a fresh call for justice and accountability for ISIL crimes in a position paper released on Friday.

Human Rights

At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained in ongoing protests in Bangladesh. (file photo)

UNICEF reports 32 children killed, many injured and detained in Bangladesh protests

At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained during student protests that erupted in Bangladesh in July, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.

Human Rights

Members of the Roma community in Europe continue to face hardships and discrimination, with many living in poverty. In this file photo, a Roma men and children work at a junkyard in Bulgaria.

Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares

Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry "wherever and whenever it appears", paying tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti brutally murdered during the Second World War by the Nazis.

Human Rights

In Southern Lebanon, a boy walks among the ruins of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike.

UN envoy urges action to address 'growing risk of a serious escalation' in the Middle East

The top UN envoy in the Middle East called on Friday for urgent action to address the "growing risk" of regional escalation following recent deadly attacks in Lebanon, the Syrian Golan Heights and Iran linked to the war in Gaza.

Peace and Security

A six-month-old baby is screened for malnutrition during a visit to the hospital in Blue Nile state, Sudan.

Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration

Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people in need, now that famine has been confirmed in parts of the country.

Humanitarian Aid

Staying cool during a heatwave is especially important for children who have a harder time regulating their body temperature than adults.

Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows

A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet. That's the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which said on Friday that European countries are seeing temperatures rise at around twice the global average.

Climate and Environment