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Week in Review 29 June 2024

Going back into 'hell': An aid worker's journey through shattered Gaza Over and above the difficulty of actually getting into Gaza, aid teams now face the crushing realization that with a shortage of fuel and dwindling supplies, there is a limit to what they can do to help all those in need, UN aid worker Louise Wateridge told UN News on Friday. Read more Peace and Security Haitian capital's crippled health system 'on the brink' The health system in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is "on the brink" and "crippled by escalating violence" according to the UN Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) representative in the Caribbean island nation, Dr. Oscar Barreneche. Read more Health Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address the harms caused by misinformation, disinformation and hate speech. Read more UN Affairs World getting a 'failing grade' on Global Goals report card With just six years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress is alarmingly insufficient, with a mere 17 per cent of the targets currently on track, according to a new UN report released on Friday. Read more SDGs Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces "the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded", with no less than 14 areas at the highest level of risk. Read more Humanitarian Aid 'Heatwaves will be more frequent because of human-made climate change' Intense heatwaves like the one that blasted the US Midwest and northeast recently are likely to be increasingly common because of human-induced climate change, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. As if that warning wasn't bad enough, climate scientist Alvaro Silva at the WMO told me that dangerous pollutants like ozone are also common features of extended periods of heat. Here he is now, discussing the recent heat alert in the US, as well as the scorching temperatures in the Middle East that caused so many reported deaths at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Read more UN Interviews Relief chief pledges UN aid operation will continue across Gaza Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told UN News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that UN humanitarians remain deeply committed to delivering aid across war-torn Gaza, despite speculation that operations could be suspended due to safety concerns. The UN relief chief denied that any "ultimatum" had been given by the Israeli military, telling Daniel Johnson the UN would continue negotiating with all combatants to get aid to those in need, safely and securely. Read more UN Interviews First Person: Moving from fear to hope after war on drugs in the Philippines People who use drugs in the Philippines are being treated less as criminals and more as patients who need medical help and other interventions, as authorities there look to update the country's former controversial policies. Read more Law and Crime Prevention Feeling '90 per cent stronger': Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse A mother in the Philippines has explained how she feels "90 per cent stronger" after participating in a UN-supported programme which aims to build parenting skills and help children communicate more openly about difficult issues such as drugs. Read more Law and Crime Prevention Stories from the UN Archive: How the UN was founded amid the ashes of war Take a front seat to how it all began: the birth of the United Nations amid the ashes of the Second World War that devastated continents and communities around the world. Read more UN Affairs From banana bread to pineapple pizzas: Women in the Philippines bake a better future Banana bread, coconut buns and Spanish-style filled rolls are providing a cooperative of women bakers on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines with the promise of a more secure future, thanks to support from the UN Development Programme, (UNDP). Read more Women Rights expert urges banks to stop financing Myanmar junta weapons trade Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar's military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a "campaign of violence and brutality" as the civil war there continues, according to an independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday. Read more Human Rights UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child soldier who recounted harrowing experiences of being abducted and forced to join an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more Peace and Security 'Vicious cycle' of supply and demand fuelling cocaine use Lower costs of cocaine production have led to falling street prices and increased use of the controlled drug, says a flagship report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), released on Wednesday. Read more Health World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300 million users globally, alongside an increase in trafficking. Read more Law and Crime Prevention Effort to restore Iran nuclear deal 'remains elusive', Security Council hears Restoring the Iran nuclear deal to its full and effective implementation "remains elusive", the UN's top political affairs official said on Monday, adding that participating countries remain at odds with each other. Read more Peace and Security Half the world now following doctors' orders on cutting trans fats: WHO A total of 53 countries had best practice policies in place for tackling industrial trans fats in food as of last year, vastly improving the food environment for 3.7 billion people, or 46 per cent of the world's population, according to a milestone report published by the UN World Health Organization on Monday. Read more Health

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