According to the integrated classification platform for the food security phase (IPC), two out of three Famine thresholds for food consumption have been raped in most of GazaWith acute malnutrition levels in the city of Gaza confirming the repeated warnings of the aid agencies.

“The growing evidence shows that famine, malnutrition and generalized diseases lead to an increase in death -related deaths,” said IPC assessment.

“It is clearly a disaster that takes place before our eyes, in front of our television screens”, ” said Ross Smith, UN World Food Program (Wfp) Emergency director. “It is not a warning, it is a call for action. This is different from everything we saw during this century “,” He told journalists in Geneva.

No food – for days

The alert’s context is Stark: one in three people are now without food for days at a time, said the IPC. Hospitals are also exceeded and have treated more than 20,000 children for acute malnutrition since April. At least 16 children under the age of five have died of hunger causes since mid-July.

The alert follows an IPC analysis in May 2025 which projects Catastrophic levels of food insecurity For the entire population by September. According to experts from the platform, at least half a million people should be in phase 5 of the IPC- disaster – which is marked by famine, destitution and death.

The crisis is trained by almost two years of conflict launched by terrorist attacks led by Hamas in Israel in October 2023 which left around 1,250 people dead and around 450 people taken hostage of heavy fighting killed more than 59,500 people according to the health authorities of the enclave and destroys 70% of the Gaza infrastructure. Echoing the long-standing concerns of assistance agencies for non-combatants, the evaluation of the IPC confirmed that the trip was widespread, with secure areas reduced to less than 12% of the whole territory.

Ceasefire now

Gaza has a population of around 2.1 million people and 90% have been moved, many of them repeatedly. More than 762,500 trips have been recorded since the end of the ceasefire on March 18.

Meanwhile, humanitarian access remains severely limited, help convoys are frequently obstructed or caught. On Sunday, Israel announced that it would start daily humanitarian breaks in Gaza. More than 100 aid trucks would have entered Sunday, but the UN continues to maintain the need to flood Gaza with food, fuel and medication.

In accordance with international calls at the end of the war, the IPC platform also provides for an unconditional and immediate ceasefire, without hindrance and the restoration of essential services. Generalized death is imminent without urgent intervention, warns the report.

Food security experts have also called for the protection of civilians, humanitarian staff and critical infrastructure, including health, water, sanitation, roads and telecommunications networks.

Key points

Confirmed famine: IPC thresholds raped for food consumption and malnutrition.

Children at risk: more than 20,000 treatises for acute malnutrition; 16 reported deaths.

Collaboration of infrastructure: 70% of the infrastructure of Gaza destroyed.

Travel crisis: Safe areas now cover less than 12% of the band.

For more details on the IPC and its hunger for monitoring work and the famine conditions follow this link:

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147661

The agreement was announced on Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, current president of the Asean of Southeast Asia, was announced at midnight on Malaysian Bloc.

The clashes, which started on July 24, would have moved more than 130,000 people in Thailand and more than 4,000 people in Cambodia, aid partners announced last week.

According to the media, nearly 40 people were killed and around 200 injured, who cited Thai and Cambodian sources

The UN Security advice met in camera Friday afternoon to discuss the crisis, which dates back decades.

‘A positive step’

The secretary general praised the ceasefire “as a positive step towards the end of current hostilities and the relaxation of tensions,” said deputy spokesman Farhan Haq a declaration.

The UN chief has urged the two countries “to fully respect the agreement and create an environment conducive to long -standing problems and the realization of lasting peace.

He recommended Malaysia, the current president of the Anase, as well as the United States and China, for their efforts dedicated to the peaceful resolution of the situation.

According to the media, Prime Minister Ibrahim of Malaysia for talks between the parties of his official residence near the country’s capital, Kuala Lumpur.

The declaration concluded by stressing that the UN is ready to support efforts to promote peace and stability in the region.

Ukraine: 20 dead and 120 injured in weekend attacks

Since Friday, at least 20 people have been killed and 120 others injured in Ukraine while the attacks have continued to devastate the country, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ochhasaid on Monday.

The most serious attacks occurred in the Sumy region where a civil bus was affected, killing three women over 65 and injuring 19 more. Sumy also experienced power outages following attacks.

These attacks occur in the middle of a three -year summit for civilian victims, with 6,574 killed in the first half of 2025 and 5,000 long -range ammunition launched by Russia only in July.

Damaged civil structures

Residential buildings, stores and schools were affected in the border region this weekend, harmful structures on which civilians count for their livelihoods. A Kharkiv hospital was also struck on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) Say.

To support families and people affected by attacks, humanitarian workers have assigned assistance in the form of shelter and psychosocial support equipment. They also helped to repair certain structures.

“Humanitarian workers continue to coordinate with local organizations to support the most vulnerable people in the Sumy region”, the deputy spokesman for the UN Farhan Haq said Journalists at the headquarters of New York.

The United Nations health agency calls for urgent action on hepatitis

The World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments and partners to intensify efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a threat to public health and reduce liver cancer deaths.

The United Nations agency launched the call on Monday, World Hepatitis Day.

“Every 30 seconds, someone dies from a serious liver disease linked to hepatitis or liver cancer. However, we have the tools to stop hepatitis, “said Managing Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Viral hepatitis – types A, B, C, D and E – are the main causes of acute liver infections, but only hepatitis B, C and D can cause chronic diseases, which considerably increases the risk of cirrhosis, hepatic insufficiency and liver cancer.

However, most people with hepatitis ignore that they are infected. Types B, C and D affect more than 300 million people worldwide and cause more than 1.3 million dead each year, mainly liver and cancer cirrhosis.

Decompose barriers

World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on July 28. The theme of this year, Let’s do itCalls an urgent action to dismantle the financial, social and systemic barriers which oppose the elimination of hepatitis and the prevention of liver cancer.

Last month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Circ) – a specialized branch of HOM – classified hepatitis D as a human carcinogen, as well as types B and C.

Hepatitis D, which only develops in people already infected with hepatitis B, increases the risk of liver cancer two to six times compared to hepatitis B alone.

Who said that the reclassification of the disease “marks a critical step in global efforts to raise awareness, improve screening and extend access to new treatments for hepatitis D.”

Oral treatment can cure hepatitis C in two to three months and effectively remove hepatitis B with life treatment, the agency said.

Although treatment options for hepatitis of continuing to evolve, reducing the incidence of cirrhosis and liver cancer will only occur with significant expansion and deepening of vaccination, test and processing programs.

While the conflict between raging rival soldiers, millions of people continue to be moved.

While the UN and its partners continue to provide assistance to newly displaced families in northern Darfur, “almost 60% of the displaced families still have no support for the appropriate shelter,” said the deputy spokesman of the secretary general, Farhan Haq on Monday during a daily press briefing.

In the Abu Shouk camp in El Fasher, the capital of Darfur du Nord, the displaced families face acute shortages of food and medicine, local sources reporting four deaths linked to hunger last week, while food insecurity continues to worsen throughout the country.

In the state of North Darfur, in particular, a low supply of cereals, bad harvests and prolonged food deficit seriously affected food availability.

Health crisis

Meanwhile, cholera cases continue to increase at Tawila. More than 1,500 serious and confirmed serious infections have been reported since June, more than 500 people currently receiving treatment.

While local authorities have introduced emergency measures, including market closings and the ban on public gatherings, humanitarian organizations urgently require $ 120 million to increase Tawila vital support over the next three months.

“This funding is essential to contain the epidemic and support critical services,” said Ochha.

Meanwhile, at the Sudan port, the main entry point for humanitarian staff and supplies, a strong increase in heat strokes linked to an extreme temperature and prolonged power outages raises concerns, because a death has been recorded in the last two days.

Food crisis

In El Fasher, food prices continue to increase at alarming levels. The integrated classification of the food security phase (IPC) has already identified famine conditions in several areas of the North Darfur and the mountains of Nuba Eastern, with more risky locations.

In May, the average cost of the local food basket in El Fasher was more than six times the national average, because the city recorded the highest prices for almost all essential items among the evaluated localities.

An IPC alert earlier this month noted that the Sudan food security and nutrition situation should deteriorate more during the Alanque season from July to October, especially in active conflict areas with limited access and a high travel test.

The report estimates 8.2% of the world’s population (673 million people) experienced a hunger in 2024down 8.5% in 2023 and 8.7% in 2022.

Latin America and Asia have experienced improvements, the prevalence of undernourishment lowering 1.2% in Asia and 1% in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2022 and 2024.

However, 20% of the African population and 12.7% of people in western Asia face hunger, showing evidence of an unfortunately regular increase.

Of the 512 million people projected who could be chronically undernourished by 2030, almost 60% will be in Africa.

Progress of sustainable development

Together, these figures and the evaluation by the report of nutritional objectives as part of the sustainable development program underline the immense challenge to achieve the global objective of hunger zero.

Among children’s nutrition indicators, the prevalence of growth retardation among those under five decreased by 3.2% from 2012 to 2024, but the proportion of overweight or waste children remains largely unchanged.

Increased anemia in women aged 15 to 49 and adult obesity.

Above all, while global food insecurity has decreased only slightly from 2023 to 2024, 335 million more people were affected in 2024 than in 2019before the COVID 19 Pandemic and 683 million more than in 2015, when the sustainable development program was adopted.

Food inflation of the era cocovated

The report was published by five United Nations agencies: The Food and Agriculture Organization (Fao), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad), the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the global food program (Wfp), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

They noted that the estimates of hunger and food security remain above pre-pale levels due to a “perfect storm” of COVVI-19 inflation, war in Ukraine and climatic shocks.

Talk to Overview of the report On July 22, the chief economist of the FAO, Máximo Torero Cullen, underlined the conclusion that tax and monetary policies during the COVID-19 pandemic increased demand and inflation.

Combined with the commercial restrictions of basic foods and products linked to the war in Ukraine and the current climatic shocks, these factors have spectacular food inflation spectacular, which hinders post-pandemic recovery of food security and nutrition.

This perfect storm struck the countries with low and lower income, particularly harshly, which makes food inflation even higher than the world average already high.

Consequently, although the number of people capable of allowing themselves a healthy food has increased in the world from 2019 to 2024 despite the price increase, it decreased in countries with low and lower income, where prices have increased even more strongly.

Financing recommendations and needs

The report recommends a combination of political responses to combat global inflation of food prices. These include targeted budgetary measures to protect the most affected, credible and transparent monetary policies to keep inflation under control and strategic investments in agrifood systems.

The report and agency leaders have also stressed that funding is desperately necessary to meet the world’s challenges.

“Hunger remains at alarming levels, but the funding necessary to lower it,” said Cindy McCain, general manager of WFP.

“This year, financing reductions of up to 40% mean that tens of millions of people will lose the vital rescue buoy that we offer,” she added.

“Although the low reduction in global food insecurity rates is welcome, the inability continues to provide critical aid to people in need will soon eliminate these hard -won earnings, arousing additional instability in the volatile regions of the world.”

Declared on July 19, the ceasefire followed a heartbreaking wave sectarian clashes, Israeli air strikes and serious human rights violations.

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said Ambassadors in the Security advice Monday that the Recent climbing had “shaken” the already precarious transition of the country and underlined the need for “major courses” on security and political fronts.

“” Syrians are in shock after the appalling violence of Sweida – violence which should not have occurred and which also experienced an unacceptable foreign intervention,“Said Mr. Pedersen.

Climbing and fallout

The disorders began on July 12 when mutual abductions turned into armed conflict between the Druze groups and the Bedouin tribes, attracting the Syrian security forces.

Violence has invaded a spiral, with reports of extrajudicial execution, desecration of corpses and looting. Images have largely circulated on the social media fueled sectarian tensions and disinformation.

Although the fights have been widely appeased, Mr. Pedersen warned that the situation “remains tense and volatile”. Civilians have suffered the most, with hundreds of accounts of violations killed and widespread by state and non -state actors.

“I condemn the appalling violations against civilians and combatants in Sweida. I also condemn Israel’s intervention, “he said, referring to air strikes around Sweida and Damascus who have caused civilian victims and security forces.

The humanitarian crisis is worsening

Humanitarian needs increase sharply. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations at the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs Coordination (Ochha),, describe Sweida like ” Holding on the edge of collapse.“”

“Recent violence in Sweida has moved around 175,000 people … A third of the governorate population, where two-thirds of people already needed help,” she told ambassadors.

Hospitals are exceeded and face serious shortages of electricity, supplies and staff. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Five attacks against health care In Sweida, including the murder of two doctors, obstruction and targeting of ambulances

Vital infrastructure, including water systems, is seriously damaged and food, fuel and medicines remain rare. AID Access remains limited due to insecurity.

While three convoys of not supported aid reached Sweida with food, fuel and health supplies, Ms. Wosornu stressed the need for “sustained humanitarian access” and the protection of humanitarian workers and infrastructure.

Droughts and forest fires deepen suffering

Violence has coincided with devastating forest fires from Lattakia which have moved more than 1,100 people and destroys agricultural land.

The fires have been aggravated by “the worst drought conditions that Syria has seen in 36 years,” said Wosornu, with water tanks falling on historical stockings.

The United Nations agencies respond with drinking water, health services and food assistance.

Complete political reforms

The Pedersen Special Envoy stressed that sustainable peace in Syria depends on inclusive political reform, the transformation of the security sector and transitional justice.

“The state has a clear duty to act professionally and with discipline, even when attacked. He must take control of his forces and ensure visible responsibility, “he said.

A new popular assembly is expected in September, a key step in the transitional framework. Mr. Pedersen warned that the process is not inclusive, transparent and representative, this may deepen the distrust of the public.

The transition simply cannot fail

“” The Syrian political transition simply cannot fail,He said.

Ms. Wosornu echoes the call for international solidarity, urgent funding and a stopping hostilities. Only 12% of 3.2 billion dollars revised were filled.

“Our help is far from meeting needs,” she said, ” If Syria has to recover, such violence must stop.“”

Elements of the ADF, an insurgent group affiliated with the Islamic State from neighboring Uganda, led the attack in the city of Komanda, territory of Irumu, province of Ituri.

At least 49 civilians were killed, including nine children. Several other people were injured and removed, and shops and houses were burned.

Most of the victims were reportedly killed with blade weapons during a night vigil in a church.

The incident comes after ADF’s attacks earlier in the month killed 82 civilians in the provinces of itturi and northern Kivu, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which Monusco sentenced July 23.

The group has committed serious human rights violations against civilians since its foundation in 1995 and is under the UN sanctions Since June 2014.

“Deep indignation” on attacks

Monusco has expressed “deep outrage in the face of these acts of heinous violence, which constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights offenses”.

The peacekeeping mission has also exercised condolences to the bereaved families, urged the Congolese authorities to investigate these murders and reiterated the UN Secretary General’s appeal to all foreign armed groups to fix their arms unconditionally and to return to their country of origin.

“These targeted attacks against defenseless civilians, in particular in places of worship, are not only appalling but also in violation of all humanitarian human rights standards,” said Vivian Van de Perre, special deputy representative of the UN Secretary General for Protection and Operations and the Chief of Monusco.

She added that the mission “will continue to work tirelessly alongside the Congolese authorities to protect the population online with its mandate.”

Field response

Monusco supports local authorities in their response by organizing burials and providing medical care to the injured.

The peacekeeping mission also intensifies security efforts in and around the city of Komanda.

The mission is committed to working with the Congolese authorities and communities “to help prevent future attacks, protect civilians, reduce tensions and contribute to the stabilization of areas affected by armed violence”.