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Week in Review 14 September 2024

Over 22,500 have suffered 'life-changing injuries' in Gaza: WHO More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel's offensive began – have life-changing injuries, requiring rehabilitation services "now and for years to come", the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday. Read more Peace and Security Planning ahead: 5 things to know about the UN's landmark Summit of the Future Is there another way the world could be run? And in the face so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? This September, a major event at UN Headquarters is being billed as once in a generation opportunity for the international community to grapple with these questions, and forge a new path, for the benefit of all. Read more UN Affairs Security Council: UN calls for safe, unimpeded passage of aid to Ukraine The Security Council in New York on Tuesday debated the latest barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks that have targeted multiple cities across Ukraine in recent days. The acting UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told ambassadors that the human suffering during Russia's on-going invasion "continues at intolerable levels". UN News app users can follow our coverage here. Read more Peace and Security 'Work to be done' to ensure Haiti security support mission can make progress More work needs to be done to ensure the success of the multinational security support mission which has deployed to Haiti to help the national police address chronic levels of violence and instability. That's according to Bob Rae, Canada's Ambassador to the UN and the newly elected president of the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The mission, which is not a UN peacekeeping operation, began deploying in June and has experienced some notable gains including shifting the area of operation of some of the gang activity in the capital Port-au-Prince away from two key hospitals and the main port. But, talking to UN News's Cristina Silveiro following a visit to the Caribbean island nation, Mr. Rae said it was impossible to say the country "had turned a corner". Read more UN Interviews Atmosphere of 'desperation, extreme fear and trauma' envelops women of Sudan An atmosphere of desperation, extreme fear and trauma envelops the women of Sudan in a conflict that has left half of its 50-million-person population in dire need of assistance, according to Laila Baker, a senior regional director from the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA. Read more Health WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of an mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says should facilitate "timely and increased access" for millions at risk in Africa where the latest outbreak has infected more than 20,000 so far this year. Read more Health Guterres calls for 'culture of peace' and global unity, as crises mount Amid escalating global conflicts, deepening divisions and mounting crisis, the UN Secretary-General on Friday urged everyone around the world to "cultivate a culture of peace". Read more Peace and Security Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on Thursday by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Read more Climate and Environment Guterres condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff and 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas as "unconscionable". Read more Peace and Security New how-to guide speeds global race for renewable energy Governments, industry and other key players can now deploy a new action-oriented toolkit to ensure the global energy transition unfolds with equity, justice and sustainability as demand for minerals for renewables is poised to almost triple by 2030, according to a report released on Wednesday by a diverse expert panel convened by the UN chief. Read more Climate and Environment Call for 'solutions across the board' as 79th General Assembly opens The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday afternoon in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a vision of unity in diversity and calling for deeper international cooperation to tackle a host of global challenges, including climate change, escalating conflict, and a slowdown in sustainable development. 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 The world must 'wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict', says WHO's Tedros Sudan's health system is "near collapse" after 16 months of war have left the country and its people facing what the UN's top health official described on Sunday as the "perfect storm of crises", which the world is largely ignoring. Read more Health Climate change: 'Graveyard of glaciers' lays bare existential threat of melting ice Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name. No surprise then that the land of the Vikings was chosen to house the world's first global glacier graveyard which was unveiled at a ceremony last month, close to the capital Reykjavik. Read more Climate and Environment

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