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Daily Wrap 5 August 2025

Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid 'unbearable' conditions facing Palestinian civilians As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN official upheld the need for a political solution to the crisis in Gaza that can lead to a lasting peace between the two peoples.   Read more Peace and Security Children are 'skin and bones' as Sudan marks a grim milestone Famine was declared in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur one year ago. And since then, little has changed – no aid trucks have reached the region, the nearby city of El Fasher is still under siege and food prices are four times higher than other parts of the country.   Read more Peace and Security SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Israel calls for focus on Gaza hostages' plight The Security Council is meeting to discuss rising concern in Israel and elsewhere over the dire conditions facing the hostages who remain in Gaza. It follows the release of recent videos by Hamas and other Palestinian militants showing emaciated captives, which the UN Secretary-General called "an unacceptable violation of human dignity." A senior UN political affairs official reiterated the "unbearable" conditions faced by Palestinians across the war-ravaged enclave. Stay with UN News for live updates in coordination with UN Meetings Coverage. App users can follow the coverage here. Read more Peace and Security World News in Brief: Child deaths in Pakistan, Ukrainian rail station attack, new UN-India development partnership On Tuesday, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported the deaths of five children with a dozen seriously injured, following the detonation of an unexploded mortar shell in the city of Lakki Marwat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the weekend.  Read more Peace and Security Gaza crisis deepens as UN warns children are 'dying before reaching hospital' Children in Gaza are dying not just from hunger, but from the total collapse of the systems meant to protect them, UN agencies warned on Tuesday. Read more Peace and Security The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief High stakes negotiations got underway at the UN Geneva on Tuesday to agree on a legally binding treaty to curb plastic pollution, attended by delegates from nearly 180 countries.  Read more Climate and Environment Hunger in Gaza: Women and children face death in search of food Obtaining food is no longer a routine journey in Gaza; it has become a race, fraught with death on all sides as women and children risk their lives to get aid. Read more Humanitarian Aid UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop forced returns of Afghan refugees The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling for Pakistan to halt the forcible return of Afghan refugees holding proof of registration (PoR) cards, Spokesperson Babor Baloch said on Tuesday in Geneva.  Read more Migrants and Refugees Dozens more migrants die after boat capsizes off the coast of Yemen The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 56 people had died and 132 were missing after a vessel carrying 200 migrants capsized off the coast of Shuqrah, in Yemen's Abyan Governorate on 3 August.  Read more Migrants and Refugees Geography shouldn't define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens in Turkmenistan Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Secretary-General António Guterres said at its opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, on Tuesday.  Read more Economic Development

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