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Week in Review 26 October 2024

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Gangs 'spreading terror and fear' across Haiti The UN Security Council on Tuesday heard briefings from top officials on the Haiti crisis and although gangs continue spreading terror and fear there is a "glimmer of hope" that stability can return to the Caribbean island nation in the months ahead, said the UN Special Representative, following years of turmoil, extreme weather disasters and economic meltdown. UN News app users can follow our live coverage as it happened, here.  Read more Peace and Security WHO concerned following raid on North Gaza hospital Reports of Israeli troops storming one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are deeply concerning, while ongoing hostilities are hampering polio vaccination in the area, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.  Read more Health 'Climate crunch time is here,' new UN report warns Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to prevent catastrophic spikes in temperature and avoid the worst impact of climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Read more Climate and Environment Gaza: Palestinians are dying amid lethal evacuation delays Children and disabled people are facing ever more horrific conditions in war-torn Gaza, with some dying as they wait for medical evacuations, as the year-long war grinds on, UN officials and rights experts said on Friday. Read more Health UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an apartment building in southern Lebanon, killing three journalists and wounding three others. Read more Peace and Security 'Trauma that echoes across generations': UN highlights weaponisation of sexual violence The United Nations marked 15 years of its mandate on sexual violence and conflict with a commemoration ceremony held in New York on Wednesday.  Read more Women Israeli army 'deliberately demolished' watchtower, fence at UN peacekeeping site in southern Lebanon The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that an Israeli army bulldozer demolished an observation tower and the perimeter fence of a UN position earlier on Sunday in Marwahin, in the southern part of the country. Read more Peace and Security The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here's what's at stake The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet. Read more Climate and Environment BRICS Summit: Guterres underscores bloc's role in boosting global cooperation The BRICS intergovernmental organization can play a greater role in strengthening multilateralism for global development and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in remarks to the group's summit hosted by Russia in the city of Kazan.  Read more Peace and Security Gaza: Polio could spread unless vaccines reach war-torn north An immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza as the enclave faces the additional threat of polio spreading, if the final phase of a vaccination campaign continues to face delays in reaching the besieged north, where the "nightmare is intensifying", top UN officials stressed on Thursday. Read more Peace and Security Explainer: How to advance women's roles in peace and security Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected – from gender-based violence to rape used as a tool of war – but the UN chief's newly released report suggests eight ways for policymakers and interested parties to advance women's role in peace and security. Read more Peace and Security Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports A deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia's full-scale invasion, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, underscoring an urgent need for comprehensive recovery strategies focused on human capital and socioeconomic reform. Read more Peace and Security Gaza: War has set Palestine's development back nearly 70 years The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has set development in the State of Palestine back by about 69 years, according to a new UN report released on Tuesday. Read more Economic Development World court faces 'unprecedented number' of cases The International Court of Justice, or ICJ, is currently dealing with an unprecedented number of cases, particularly as the Middle East continues to be mired in conflict, according to the Court's Registrar Philippe Gautier.  Read more Law and Crime Prevention The promise and peril of runaway technological advances The UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – ranging from artificial intelligence to neurotechnology – highlighting both groundbreaking solutions and emerging risks to global peace and security. Read more Peace and Security A 'people's COP' to heal the planet: UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia Secretary-General António Guterres urged delegations from some 190 countries to "make peace with nature" and shore up a plan to stop habitat loss, save endangered species, and preserve our planet's precious ecosystems as the latest UN biodiversity summit got under way in Cali, Colombia on Sunday night. Read more Climate and Environment

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