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Daily Wrap 14 August 2025
 

 

 

A child queues for water in Gaza.
Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip

As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and impediments, while scorching temperatures are adding to the suffering of the population.

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Humanitarian Aid
A UN peacekeeper looks out from a UNIFIL position in southern Lebanon.
Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions

UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, while the country grapples with a severe drought, threatening millions with life-threatening water shortages.

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Peace and Security
Women and girls who have returned to Afghanistan wait to be seen at a maternity clinic.
World News in Brief: Shipwreck off Italy kills at least 27, anniversary of Taliban takeover, Peru amnesty law

At least 27 refugees and migrants were drowned in a shipwreck near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).

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Migrants and Refugees
Dr. Younis Awadallah's story was the subject of the film The Silent Threat to Gaza, produced by UNICEF.
'Humanitarian work, a moral obligation': Retired doctor returns to face the 'silent threat' in Gaza

Dr. Younis Awadallah, a paediatrician who is almost 70 years old, does not hesitate to say that "humanitarian work cannot be retired."

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Humanitarian Aid
Hostilities in northwestern Syria have caused widespread destruction.
Syria: Violence in Alawite areas may be war crimes, say rights investigators

Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly Alawite areas of Syria in a wave of deadly violence earlier this year.

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Human Rights
Conflict-related sexual violence continues to be used as a weapon of war.
UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict

Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the previous year, the UN reported on Thursday. More than 4,600 survivors endured abuses used as weapons of war, torture, terrorism and political repression.

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Women
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