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Week in Review 12 October 2024

UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Lebanon The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned recent attacks against peacekeeping personnel and premises in southern Lebanon. Read more Peace and Security Israel: New law blocking UNRWA 'would be a catastrophe', Guterres warns Two bills before the Israeli parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of UN Palestine relief agency, UNRWA, which has been indispensable and irreplaceable "more than ever" over the past year of war in Gaza, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.  Read more Peace and Security Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too. Read more Peace and Security 'Families ran for their lives': Syria receives 250,000 refugees fleeing Lebanon The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded an urgent visit to Syria, highlighting the plight of 250,000 people who have crossed into the country fleeing airstrikes in Lebanon.   Read more Migrants and Refugees Guterres urges global community to repeat 'utter condemnation' of 7 October Hamas terror attack In a message to mark one year since the Hamas-led terror attack during which more than 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals were brutally killed on 7 October, the UN Secretary-General has called on the international community to loudly condemn those "abhorrent acts" which have triggered a shocking wave of violence across the region. Read more Peace and Security WHO highlights mental health crisis facing Israel's frontline workers a year after 7 October attack As the world remembers the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel exactly one year ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting how the tragedy triggered a mental health crisis among frontline workers.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Sudan: 'Children should be safe everywhere', says UNICEF, as fears grow for El Fasher The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of El Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur, where continued clashes are putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the region at risk. Read more Peace and Security UN rights chief warns of 'widespread and systematic' torture of Ukrainian POWs As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its 1,000-day mark, the UN's top human rights official reiterated his call for Russia to cease its attack immediately and comply with its international obligations to protect civilians. Read more Human Rights Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN Amid escalating hostilities in Myanmar sparked by a 2021 military coup that have plunged millions into a deepening humanitarian crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the country's neighbours "to leverage their influence" to bring about peace.  Read more Peace and Security 'Alarming' situation in Great Lakes Region of DR Congo The situation in Africa's Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained "alarming" amid ongoing violence in the restive country's east, said the UN Special Envoy to the Region in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.  Read more Peace and Security Guterres salutes Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Japanese anti-nuclear weapons organization Nihon Hidankyo which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Read more Peace and Security Trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and an advocate for ending statelessness – have been named the winners of this year's UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Read more Migrants and Refugees 'Pivotal moment' as violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.    Read more Human Rights Twenty years on: Indonesia 'better prepared' following tsunami When Ahmadi, a local storyteller on the Indonesian island of Simeulue, sings a lullaby to his one-year-old grandson, the song is not one about fairies and angels but rather about the precautions to take in a potential tsunami. Read more Climate and Environment Water is 'canary in the coalmine' of climate change: WMO The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, according to a new report coordinated by the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Read more Climate and Environment The world must step up for girls, UN chief says As the world marked the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday, a town hall held at UN Headquarters provided an opportunity for young women activists to engage directly with policymakers and offer recommendations on what they need to fully realise their rights.  Read more SDGs 1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental health conditions – with anxiety, depression and behavioural disorders among the most common, according to a new World Health Organization and UN Children's Fund report released on Wednesday.  Read more Health End 'collective amnesia' over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHO Our "collective amnesia" about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting ourselves and our loved ones from the ongoing spread of respiratory diseases as the northern hemisphere prepares for winter, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Read more Health WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Monday.  Read more Health Artificial intelligence: rooting out bias and stereotypes As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing for more action to ensure that they do not create or perpetuate stereotypes and gender bias. Read more Women

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