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Daily Wrap 1 August 2025

UN official decries deadly Ukraine strikes, urges return to diplomacy A senior UN official on Friday warned of mounting civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian conditions in Ukraine, as a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes this week killed dozens and injured scores across multiple regions – including pregnant women and children. Read more Peace and Security Gaza: 'No one should ever be forced to risk their life to find food,' says UN humanitarian agency As Gaza faces famine-like conditions, large numbers of people reportedly continue to be killed and injured while searching for food, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid World News in Brief: Hunger in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, climate and displacement crisis in Somalia, World Breastfeeding Week Nearly 3.2 million people in the English and Dutch-Speaking Caribbean struggle to get enough to eat, according to the latest Food Security and Livelihoods Survey conducted by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  Read more Climate and Environment LIVE: UN Security Council meets on crisis in Ukraine The UN Security Council meets Friday afternoon to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, where recent attacks have left dozens dead or injured. A senior UN political affairs official is expected to brief on the situation. Follow our live coverage from UN News, in coordination with UN Meetings Coverage, for real-time updates and key developments from the chamber. UN News App users can follow the coverage here. Read more Peace and Security Haiti: More than 1,500 killed between April and June Two gangs in Haiti took over a radio station in April. They broadcasted propaganda and played hip-hop supportive of their activities. Upon leaving, they took all the equipment with them and burned down a nearby market — a reminder that armed violence in Haiti is not only taking people's lives but also destroying their livelihoods.   Read more Human Rights Africa's push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced HIV medicines and diagnostic tests begin reaching national programmes – including, for the first time, procurement of African-made treatment for Mozambique. Read more Health Gaza: Nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed while seeking food, as UN warns airdrops are no solution Despite Israel's 27 July announcement of daily military pauses in western Gaza "to improve humanitarian responses," Israeli forces continued attacks along food convoy routes and near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid sites, according to the UN human rights office in Palestine (OHCHR).  Read more Humanitarian Aid A mandate for change: UN releases proposals for streamlining of tasks as part of major reform agenda Millions of lives have been improved by the mandates assigned to the UN. Yet duplication, fragmentation and outdated tasks are stretching resources and undermining the organization's ability to deliver for those who need it most. As part of the UN80 Initiative, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has presented a set of proposals to Member States to make the UN more efficient, coherent and impactful. Read more UN Affairs

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