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Daily Wrap 6 August 2024

Bangladesh at a crossroad, says senior UN official The resignation and departure of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister after weeks of bloody protests has been met with "euphoria" alongside some concern over the government's transition, the UN's top official in Bangladesh said in an interview with UN News on Tuesday.   Read more Peace and Security UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza, which have killed at least 163 internally displaced Palestinians, including children and women, in the past month. Read more Peace and Security UN chief warns of nuclear 'danger' as world remembers Hiroshima; urges elimination of weapons The UN Secretary-General called for nuclear disarmament on Tuesday as the world marked 79 years since the bombing of Hiroshima, promising that the UN will "spare no effort to ensure the horrors of that day are never repeated." Read more Peace and Security Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop 'freight train of suffering' in Sudan Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and greater humanitarian access in Sudan, where people are literally dying of hunger as the war between rival militaries rages on.  Read more Humanitarian Aid COVID-19 making worrying comeback WHO warns, amid summertime surge COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. Read more Health

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