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Daily Wrap 9 September 2024

Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing war continues to deprive hundreds of thousands of children of this fundamental right, UN agencies have warned. Read more Peace and Security UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict Warfare in Myanmar has escalated into systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, the UN independent rights probe into the country said on Monday. Read more Peace and Security Haiti: 'We haven't turned a corner yet, but we're making progress' More work needs to be done to bolster support for Haiti's police force as gang violence continues to rock Haiti, said Bob Rae, Canada's Ambassador to the UN and the newly elected president of the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), who just returned from visiting Port-au-Prince. Read more Peace and Security Outgoing General Assembly president 'bullish on the UN', despite mounting crises A milestone declaration to accelerate investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as three resolutions on the Gaza conflict were among the achievements of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, outgoing president Dennis Francis said on Monday in New York.  Read more UN Affairs 'Incalculable cost' of conflict on the lives of children Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an "incalculable cost" for children affected by conflict around the world, Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message commemorating the International Day to Protect Education from Attack on Monday. Read more Culture and Education UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive devices and drones, UN peacekeeping missions need greater political support and resources to carry out their duties safely, a senior UN official said on Monday. Read more Peace and Security New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this predominantly outlawed class of weapons is threatening efforts to universally ban them, according to a new report published on Monday. Read more Peace and Security Reconnect with our common humanity and reject 'treacherous new normal' The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the international community to reject a "new normal" that upholds entrenched power structures at the expense of our common humanity.  Read more Human Rights

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