Haitians moved are dispersed among the 250 travel sites active across the country, most of which are informal. Just over a fifth of these sites are managed by humanitarian organizations, which means that many live in precarious conditions.

In June, more than 200 alerts were reported on travel sites, more than 80% of which were linked to essential needs such as lack of water, food, shelters or health care.

Ochha Note that nearly 1.3 million people are now moved internally in Haiti, the greatest number ever recorded in the country due to violence.

UN constrained response

The UN and the partners supported more than 113,000 Haitians inappropriate this year, providing essential services such as water, shelter, sanitation and health care.

The humanitarian response is seriously limited by limited funding and persistent insecurity, hampering humanitarian access to the most affected areas and delaying the delivery of aid.

Despite the challenges, the agency continues to work closely with the Haitian authorities and humanitarian partners to coordinate help efforts and mobilize additional resources to support the displaced communities.

Dr Congo: the current violence in the is led the displacement, obstructs the delivery of aid

The violence in progress in the provinces of northern and southern Kivou in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to cost the lives of civilians and trigger new trips.

In North Kivu, the UN partners on the ground in Rutshuru and Lubero Territories reported that the fights between M23 and other armed groups continued until Tuesday, causing eight civil deaths and 42,500 people displaced earlier this week.

Since the beginning of July, heavy clashes between M23 and other armed groups in southern Kivu have also persisted, as local partners said that the fighting had moved at least 37,000 people from their home.

Help access restrictions

The increase in violence makes it more difficult for humanitarian workers to provide assistance to vulnerable communities.

While partners and teams in the field do their best to maintain services for people affected, access restrictions and serious funding shortages place significant obstacles.

A humanitarian convoy coordinated by OCHA along the road between the provincial capital Bukavu and the city of Uvira, mainly scheduled for this Friday, was postponed due to a lack of security guarantees on this road.

Many UN partners in the field are forced to release their operations, disturbing essential services for those who need them.

OCHA called on the international community to take urgent measures to fill these serious financing gaps and avoid humanitarian tragedy.

New panel to examine the effects of a nuclear war

The UN Secretary General has appointed an independent scientific panel of 21 experts to examine the physical and societal consequences of a nuclear war on a local, regional and planetary level at the time, weeks and decades after such an event.

The creation of the panel, mandated by a Resolution of the General AssemblyArrives at a time when nuclear railings are eroded and “the risk of nuclear war is higher than in any time from the depths of the Cold War,” the UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said on Friday during the daily press point of the New York headquarters.

Panelists will ask for the comments of a wide range of stakeholders-including international and regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), civil society and affected communities.

The members will hold their first meeting in September and will submit a final report to the General Assembly in 2027.

Briefing of journalists in Geneva, office of United Nations Human Rights, OhchrThe spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani highlighted “credible” reports of “generalized violations and abuse, including summary executions and arbitrary murders, kidnappings, the destruction of private properties and looting of houses” in the city of UWEAIDA.

“Among the authors reported, there were members of the security forces and individuals affiliated to the temporary authorities as well as other armed elements of the region, including the Druze and Bedouin,” she said.

Many hospitals find it difficult to deal with the influx of injured, the United Nations Agency for Refugees Hcr also noted.

Forced to flee

Friday morning, colleagues from the OHCHR reported that clashes were continuing and that “many people were trying to flee or fled the region,” said Shamdasani.

The latest updates of the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office, OchhaThursday said that nearly 2,000 families had been moved to the areas affected by fighting.

Hundreds were killed since sectarian violence involving the Druze and Bedouine communities broke out on July 12, triggering an intervention by the Syrian security forces.

Shamdasani of Ohchr highlighted an incident on July 15 during which at least 13 people were killed when “armed individuals affiliated the temporary authorities deliberately opened fire during a family meeting”.

Brose an emergency meeting of the Security advice In New York on Thursday, the deputy secretary general of the UN Khaled Khiari also referred to the reports of “civilians, religious figures and prisoners subject to extrajudicial executions and a humiliating and degrading treatment”. He urged all parties to protect civilians and civil infrastructure.

Rumors and verification of facts

Shamdasani stressed that the United Nations Human Rights Office was trying to verify information by “field contacts … families of people who have been killed, eyewitnesses”, but that obtaining reliable estimates in the number of deaths remains difficult.

“There are a lot of circulating videos,” she said. “Some claim to be fighters who are in the region that film the abuses and the violations they make. We are trying to check some of these videos, but there is a lot of disinformation there and many things are used to encourage other violence to ignite tensions. »»

The OCHR spokesman also expressed his concerns about civilian victims resulting from Israel’s air strikes on Uweida, Dara’a and Central Damascus.

“The attacks such as that of Damascus Wednesday present great risks for civilians and civilian objects,” she warned, calling for strikes to stop.

Israel had launched strikes committing to protect the community from the Druze.

Violence and displacement have triggered “considerable” humanitarian needs, health and aid systems are struggling to follow, said William Spindler of the United Nations Agence for Unchr refugees.

“Many hospitals have been overwhelmed by the number of people who were injured in recent fights,” he said.

According to OCHA, the United Nations World Organization (WHO) sent enough trauma and emergency surgery kits for 1,750 interventions in the region, but many “remain not delivered due to access constraints”.

Since the displaced should flee from a very short delay, they desperately need essential – covers, jerry cans, solar lamps – but to provide these items was a challenge.

Too risky to enter

“We have this in stock and we are ready to deliver them as soon as the title allows,” said Mr. Spindler. “For the moment, this has not been possible. »»

He also warned of water shortages due to power outages. He said people are unable to buy bottled water or food due to insecurity.

The UNHCR has an office in the rural regions of Uwida and Mr. Spindler said he was concerned about the impact of hostilities on operations, infrastructure and agency staff.

“We know that humanitarian infrastructure has been affected,” he said, describing an incident on July 15 in which a Syrian Red Red Red Crow has been damaged by bombing.

The UNHCR spokesman called on all parties to the conflict to respect and protect humanitarian premises, staff and assets “in accordance with international humanitarian law”.

THE textIntroduced by Russia and adopted without vote, “Welcome to the efforts of the Secretary General to strengthen the United Nations in order to follow the pace of a changing worldAnd calls on the United Nations entities and specialized agencies to align their “if necessary” reform efforts.

In resolution, the 193 members’ assembly “recognizes the central role of the Member States in the reform process, which should be inclusive and transparent».

He also “is also delighted to receive, in accordance with the established procedures”, the proposals of the Secretary General under the initiative, “taking into account the need to have clearly defined objectives and an approach based on evidence, and aimed at strengthening the United Nations impact and improving its agility, responsiveness and restraint in all three pillar of efforts and the duration of the duration of the United States.

Spear By the secretary general in March, the UN80 initiative focuses on three priorities: improving operational efficiency, assessing how mandates – or key tasks – of member states are implemented and exploring structural reforms in the United Nations system.

Mixed timing reactions

Several delegations have expressed support for the reform effort, but have questioned the time of resolution.

Speaking for the European Union, Denmark said that the process was “premature and unnecessarily precipitated”, noting that the limited time for consultations “has not allowed constructive commitment that such an initiative requires”.

Australia, on behalf of the Canz group (Canada, Australia and New Zealand), has echoed this opinion, warning that an early resolution “may limit the scope and ambition of future proposals”.

Switzerland, speaking for a group including Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, also stressed that the reform should be “ambitious and strategic”, based on existing assets while ensuring long -term efficiency.

Japan underlined its “commitment to multilateralism” and said that the initiative responded to the urgency of revitalizing the UN.

“The success of the UN80 initiative is based on our shared and complementary responsibilities,” said his delegate.

Member States on the driver’s seat

Exparing its right of response, Russia rejected the assertions that the text was precipitated, claiming that it had “carried out several consultation cycles” and “taken into account the red lines specified by the delegations, which were released in the silence procedure”.

The procedure of silence defines a window of time so that the delegations express objections to a draft resolution or decision before being officially acted.

The Russian delegate declared that the resolution puts the Member States “in the driving force of this process” while recognizing the prerogative of the Secretary General as administrative director under the Charter of the United Nations.

“We are looking for success in the UN adaptation to current and future challenges,” said the Russian delegate, describing the adoption of the resolution “a very important step” to ensure universal support for the initiative.

In his RemarksThe secretary general celebrated the extraordinary life of the South African Civil Rights icon, affectionately known by his name of Khosa clan, Madiba.

“He endured the brutal weight of oppression and did not emerge with a vision of revenge and division – but from reconciliation, peace and unity,” said Guterres.

“Today, Madiba’s inheritance is now our responsibility. We must advance his commitment to peace, justice and human dignity. “”

To honor this heritage, the UN chief has awarded the Nelson Mandela Prize To two people who reflect the commitment of the late leader to peace and collective action, and the theme of this year of fighting poverty and inequalities: Brenda Reynolds of Canada and Kennedy Odede from Kenya.

Brenda Reynolds: Transforming pain into action

Brenda Reynolds is a member of SAULTHEAUX of Fishing Lake First Nation in Canada, and as a social worker, she has spent decades to advance indigenous rights, mental health and trauma -oriented care.

“There are many parallels to what we had experienced in our two countries, where governments had an impact on politicians to change that we are, to face oppression, to deal with human rights violations in our countries,” said Reynolds in her speech of acceptance.

In 1988, she supported 17 teenage girls in the first case of sexual abuse in residential schools in Saskatchewan.

“These accusations were the beginning of other disclosure that comes from Canada from survivors from their sexual abuse experiences from Canada.

Subsequently, she became a special councilor of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and developed the Indian health support program in resolution of residential schools – both created by the agreement – helping to shape the support of survivors and the responses of trauma nationally.

Kennedy Odede: cans at CEO

After having grown up in Kenya Kibera slum, Kennedy Odede has gone from life to global recognition when he was named one of the 100 most influential people of Time Magazine magazine and has become a successful author of the New York Times.

“At ten, fleeing domestic violence, I joined the ranks of the children in the rue de Nairobi. One day, I stole a mango because I was hungry. A crowd gathered to fight, until a foreigner advanced, paid for this mango, and in this one act of grace, showed me that kindness could interrupt the cycles of violence, “counted in this speech of acceptance.

He started his trip as an activist by saving his meager factory gains to buy a football ball and bringing together his community.

“This ball was not only for the game; It was an organizational tool. A center around which a community could train, “he said.

This quickly became a brilliant hope for communities (shofco), the largest basic movement in Kenya which it now leads as CEO. Shofco operates across the country, empowering local groups and providing vital services to more than 4 million people per year.

“Mandela showed us all in Shofco, that leadership is not a privilege reserved for those born in power. It belongs to anyone wishing to serve and look inside. ”

Briefing Security advice For the last time as head of the United Nations verification mission, the special representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu said that the peace agreement had provided a roadmap to approach the deep causes of the conflict.

“” The final peace agreement of 2016 stated the path to follow: a holistic and complete roadmap to tackle the deeply rooted structural problems which have led to violence in Colombia for decades“He told ambassadors.

He cited progress in agrarian reform, rural development, reintegration of more than 13,000 veterans, the beginning of a “complex journey” for truth and reconciliation and the opening of political space.

“” Today, Colombia is a country very different from what it was in the years preceding the signing of the peace agreement“, He added, noting, however, that gaps and challenges remain.

Violence persists

The main one is the limited presence of civilian and military state institutions in various regions of the country where existing dividends remain inadequate and violence persists, including against social leaders and ex-combatants.

At least 472 veterans have been killed since 2016 since the past few weeks, said Ruiz Massieu, urging measures to strengthen their protection and ensure responsibility.

“” It is also essential to achieve effective complementarity between peacebuilding policies, security strategies and efforts to combat illicit economies“, He added.

Solid moments relaunched

Mr. Ruiz Massieu underlined the progress of the opening of the political space, noting “a widespread rejection of political violence”, but warning that the attempted assassination of the presidential candidate Miguel Uribe in June relaunched painful memories and underlined the need to withdraw the violence of the electoral competition.

To combat persistent insecurity, he urged the complete implementation of security guarantees alongside rural development programs and strategies to combat illicit economies.

“The extended and sustained presence of the State remains essential,” he said, highlighting the need for coordinated investments in regions subject to conflicts.

Upcoming elections

The briefing also occurs while Colombia enters a sensitive period leading to the elections next year.

Mr. Ruiz Massieu called on all actors to maintain commitments for a peaceful campaign and to advance the global vision of the 2016 agreement, which includes provisions for women as well as Afro-Colombian and Aboriginal communities.

“” In their quest for peace, Colombians have a deep history rooted with resilience and persistence, “he said. Sometimes their efforts did not give the expected results, but other times, thanks to patience and perseverance, they have achieved significant progress.“”

The way to peace is never easy

“” The path to peace is never easy or without obstacles. But staying the course is always worth it“, He concluded.”The 2016 peace agreement is a striking example. »»

Mr. Ruiz Massieu, who has managed the mission for more than six years, will soon assume the functions of special representative of the UN Secretary General in Haiti.

He thanked the Council for his “coherent and crucial” support, adding that the role of the United Nations mission in Fostering Trust “will remain as important as ever in the coming period”.

Moving around Gaza has become increasingly difficult in the midst of the war during 21 months.

Mr. Saad, who was moved from the city of Beit Lahia in the north of Gaza, was waiting for the vehicle pulling the cart in which he was seated to move.

“Transport is very difficult and dangerous,” he said UN News. “The roads are exhausting. We pray to God to grant ourselves patience and go home. ”

It was on Rashid Street, west of the city, which connects the north and south of the strip. It is crowded with trolleys, cars and three -wheeled motorcycles that have also been converted into means of transport.

The area is interspersed with tents of displaced people, all surrounded by the rubble of buildings destroyed by the war on both sides of the road.

A luxury not for everyone

“People can barely find enough to eat, so how will they pay for transport?” Umm Haytham al-Kulak asked while waiting in a compartment of passengers attached behind a motorcycle,

“We are mainly walking; We cannot take public transport, ”she said.

“May God help drivers. The fuel prices are high, and all people are exhausted and outdated. ”

Heaven’s fuel cost

The drivers are soaring prices for fuel, which is a heavy burden, said Abdel Karim Abu as waiting for his car to be fully loaded with passengers.

“The price of a liter of diesel has reached 100 shekels [around $27]”, He said.” What should we do? We try to use fuel produced locally, but this causes significant damage to cars and many problems. »»

This is not the only problem facing drivers. Mr. Abu Asi said the prices of spare parts are very high. A part that cost approximately 100 shekels now sells around 2,000 shekels, or about $ 560.

“We also suffer from the destruction of the streets, and no matter how much the municipalities are trying to repair them, the problem is not solved because they require a large number of bulldozers to erase them,” he said.

“People must be helped at transport costs and many other aspects.”

Only option

Despite all the challenges, people continue to spend their daily life, even if it takes all day to spend from one place to another. This is what happened to Hussein al-Hamarneh, who was waiting in a car to go to the band in the south of Gaza.

Mr. Al-Hamarneh believes that most of these means of transport are “uncomfortable, like the tuk-tuks [three-wheeled motorcycles] And carts driven by cars, which are mainly designed to transport goods or animals, not people. ”

“This is the only option for those who don’t have cars,” he said.

Tayayer Abu Asr, who suits the passengers to climb a cart pulled by a car, stood on the road section.

“We are trying to help people move,” he said. “These carts have become our only means of transport after the destruction of buses and taxis.”

In addition to these challenges during the current war, the Gaza Strip faces a fuel crisis.

The United Nations agencies warned earlier this week that the fuel shortage in Gaza had reached critical levels. They said that if the supplies are exhausted, it will grant an unbearable burden on the population.

The workers we do not pay or see are grandmothers, mothers, girls-women who take care of children, take care of the members of the sick family and give dignity to the elderly.

To do this work of vital care, they abandon a formal job with pay checks.

“Our system is designed as if women did not care to work, which forces us to choose between raising children or working”, said Meredith Cortés Bravo, founder of a basic organization in Chile who supports these women.

But, in Latin America, it changes slowly – a Care Revolution is underway that asks governments and employers to consider what it would mean to recognize, protect and finance care work.

“Care is essential for each family and for each community. The revolution is to make it visible, to make it precious and to invest ”, María Noel Vaeza, United NationsThe regional director of Latin and Caribbean America, said News News.

The most off track

The high -level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development Contesting at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss progress – or its absence – towards the whole agreed world Sustainable development objectives (ODD).

While 18% of goals are on the right track for 2030, Reach gender equality remains the most off track. Discriminatory laws and sex -based standards persist worldwide, women dedicating about twice more hours to unpaid care work than men.

“Gender equality is not a parallel problem. It is at the heart of peace, it is at the heart of justice and it is at the heart of sustainable development and the credibility of the multilateral system itself ”, Sima Bahous, Executive Director UN women, said for a forum session this week.

The revolution is underway

Before the start of the revolution, Latin America had to face a care crisis during COVID 19 Pandemic, according to Ms. Vaeza. There was not enough treatments available outside the house for patients, forcing society to recognize that taking care of others is work.

“Unpaid care work is what maintains economics on the move, but it is unfair because it is invisible, undervalued and sub-financed. We have to recognize it, ”said Vaeza.

In Latin America, a certain number of countries actively strive to rethink their savings in care, guaranteeing more protections and income for women and men who provide this work.

“The biggest change has been to take care at the center of public policies, not just university debates,” said Virginia Gontijo, leader in the United Nations Women’s Program in Brazil.

This work is already bearing fruit.

In Chile, one of the most ambitious care systems in the region already offers 151 municipalities, with the ultimate goal of reaching 75,000 people in the coming years.

The UN Women works with governments and civil society groups to ensure that these new systems, political and laws are shaped by and for caregivers.

A healthcare system in Brazil has worked closely with a network of activists to train caregivers in labor rights and promote long -term professional development.

“I never felt that my work was valued, but after this project, I feel better prepared to participate in political discussions and to make our voice heard”, ” said Lucileide Mafra Reis, activist for domestic workers in Brazil.

Care is a human right

Mexico and Peru have adopted an approach more based on the rights of care, by codifying it as a fundamental human right.

While the international community has not yet made a similar guarantee, Ms. Vaeza said that the framework of human rights was exceptionally effective – it restores dignity and recognizes that care is a fundamental element of the trajectories of human life, from birth to death.

“If you say that care is a human right, it means that the government and the state must provide support,” said Vaeza.

It is just as important that employers protect the right of women to do care, said Helpéé Zamorano González, a mother who founded Mama Godin, an organization in Mexico who assesses the impact of health care policies.

This means ensuring that workplaces have policies that support mothers as workers, such as schedules that allow them to drop their children at school.

For her, these types of policies are crucial for women’s rights and in particular for their freedom and autonomy.

“You must be able to govern your life,” said Zamorano González UN News.

Beyond autonomy, however, it is also security. If a woman can earn her own money – and therefore her own decisions – she can leave abusive relationships and avoid economic exploitation.

“All other types of violence depend on the economic power you have. If you have the ability to make your own decisions and have money, you are safer, “said Zamorano González.

An economic investment

Changes in legal classifications and government support for care work not only benefit caregivers, but from the promotion of economic growth between companies.

“” [Care] is an investment, a strategic investment for social justice, gender equality and for sustainable development, “said Vaeza.

She noted that devoting public funds to pay the caregivers would make the investment tripo, both by increasing their purchasing power and generating tax revenues.

In Chile and Colombia, new healthcare systems are estimated at 25.6% and 19.6% respectively at their national GDP, according to UN women.

“When you invest in a female organization, you strengthen a living network, a tree with many branches that reach places, no program or institutional program could never,” said Ms. Bravo.

Export the revolution

The progress of Latin America on care is a model for other regions of the world and demonstrates the importance of changing legal frameworks for women and girls, according to Ms. Vaeza.

“It is extremely important that this revolution is exported. It is an investment, a strategic investment for social justice, gender equality and for sustainable development, ”she said.

While the revolution is underway, Ms. Zamorano González stressed the importance of economic empowerment for women as a means of protecting their own rights even when laws and policies fail.

“We are under capitalism, so while we change the system, play the game. Come on our own means of having freedom,” she said.