Thursday, nearly 2,000 families were moved to the areas affected by violence in Sweida govern and currently refer to a dozen collective sites. Many are unable to go home due to damage, looting or destruction of their homes.

Sweida’s health systems and the neighboring governor of Dar’a remain under critical tension, operating without electricity and facing serious supply shortages. The reports also suggest that at least two doctors have been killed in recent clashes, and certain armed groups have occupied health establishments, endangering patients and staff.

Mobilization in the middle of the forced access

The UN and its partners mobilize humanitarian assistance because security allows and work with the authorities to facilitate access.

The World Health Organization (WHO) sent 35 trauma and emergency surgery kits for 1,750 interventions, but many remain not delivered due to forced access.

“We urge all parties to protect people taken in violence, in particular by allowing them to freely move to security and medical aid,” said secretary general Stephanie Treplay’s associate spokesperson Stephanie Treplay during the daily press point on Thursday in New York.

She also pointed out that security forces must comply with international law, applicable standards and standards throughout their operations.

Lebanon: UN peacekeepers observe unauthorized Israeli activities

Ms. Tremblay also pointed out that the soldiers of peace with the provisional force of the United Nations in Lebanon (Unifil) Continue to observe Israeli military activities in its field of operations.

On July 16, Israeli soldiers crossed north of the blue line to carry out military exercises.

Unifil Peacekeepers also heard several explosions, including one on July 17 near the mission headquarters in Naqoura.

The “peacekeepers” also discovered weapons and unauthorized ammunition caches on a site, rocket launchers, grenades powered by rockets, mortar rounds and ammunition.

Commitment to Lebanon

In response to recent observations, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and the Mission and Force Director of Unifil, General de Force, Diodato Abagnara, met the Tabet in the South-Lebanese Sector of the Lebanese Army.

“Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert and General Abagnara have underlined our commitment to support the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701Including the strengthening of state authority and the restoration of stability in southern Lebanon, “said Ms. Tremblay.

As part of the support of Unifil, the peacekeepers trained with the staff of the Lebanese armed forces to draw on July 16, strengthening the operational jurisdiction of Lebanese army staff.

Fire in the Iraqi shopping center

The United Nations expressed condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic fire in the city of Iraqi Kut on Wednesday.

According to reports, the fire torn the shopping center – which opened only a week ago – leaving at least 61 dead.

“We express our strong solidarity with the people of the ASIT governorate in this deep loss,” said Ms. Tremblay.

She also pointed out that the UN and its partners are ready to provide humanitarian assistance to help mitigate the impact of tragedy.

The Security Council met Thursday afternoon for an emergency session on Syria after deadly violence in the South and a wave of Israeli air strikes that have struck military sites and key locations in Damascus. Khaled Khiari, a senior United Nations Political Affairs, informed ambassadors, warning that the renewal of blood effusions could derail the prospects for a credible and inclusive political transition and widen regional flaw lines. UN applications users can follow here.

Punjab, the most populous province in Pakistan, reported at least 63 victims and 290 injuries in the past 24 hours, pushing the toll nationally since the start of seasonal rains on June 26 at more than 120 deaths, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.

The discharge crisis – the rivers increasing, the forecasts of new showers, fragile rural houses which collapse and the transport links have separated – has rekindled striking memories of the catastrophic floods of 2022 which submerged a third of the country and affected more than 33 million people.

More intense precipitation is planned on parts of the center and northern Pakistan over the next 72 hours. The meteorological forecasters warned against the “exceptional” flood levels of up to 450,000 brackets in certain places along the Jhelum river. A CUSEC is equal to a cube foot of water – equivalent to 28.4 liters or 7.5 gallons – per second.

There are also fears against lighting floods of the glacier lake in the regions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan.

Wider contingency – the main gaps in stock

Managed by the office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (Ochha), the presence of the United Nations in Pakistan has released a Inter-Age Mosson Emergency Plan Earlier this month.

The plan establishes response triggers, sectoral roles and arrangements for floods, storms and landslides – under the direction of the government.

However, pre-to-have aid supplies remain well below the projected needs, with key sectors such as protection, nutrition and shelters and non-food articles, faced with severe gaps.

These deficits highlight the urgency of the pre-positioning elements and obtaining rapid funding if the rains intensify.

Build resilience

In the middle of the emergency, the United Nations World Food Program (Wfp) And the government of Pakistan launched a climate risk project this week in the Biner and Shangla districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

THE initiative will establish early alert systems, train communities in safe evacuation and strengthen local response to disasters.

“” Recurrent climatic shocks are an engine of hunger and malnutrition, threatening lives, livelihoods and whole food systems“Said the Director of the WFP country, Coco Ushiyama.

“This project represents a multilayer investment in systems and early alert action.”

2022 devastation flashbacks

The growing disaster reveals once again Pakistan vulnerability to climatic shocks.

In 2022, Unprecedented monsoon floods killed more than 1,700 people, moved millions and devastated water systems, leaving millions more in desperate needs. The disaster has also imposed immense economic damage estimated at nearly $ 40 billion and inverted years of development efforts.

Experts warn that erratic monsoon models, amplified by climate change, strike the country – and others across South Asia – harder each year.

Since July 10, the United Nations Human Rights Office, Ohchrchecked that fast support requires

(RSF) killed at least 60 civilians in the locality of Bara de North Kordofan, while civil society groups reported that up to 300 had been killed.

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) also struck two villages in the west of Kordofan from July 10 to 14, killing at least 23 civilians and causing more than 30 injuries.

More recently, Thursday, a SAF air strike in Bara killed at least 11 civilians who were all members of a single family.

According to the declaration of the High Commissioner, these deaths come in the midst of the disturbing reports that the RSF makes fun of an offensive on the capital of the State of North Kordofan, El Obeid.

Continuous concern for El Fasher

In another large Hotspot of the Sudan conflict, the besieged city of El Fasher in the state of Darfur du Nord, the RSF recently led several attacks. They include a ground attack on July 11 and 12, which would have made civilian victims.

The High Commissioner subsequently “expressed his continuous concern for the safety of civilians in El Fasher”.

“An insane contempt for life and security of civilians”

The declaration stressed that the High Commissioner “deplored the murder of dozens of civilians by both parties”.

“It is painful that more than two years since the conflict began the parties to the conflict in Sudan continues to demonstrate insensitive contempt for the life and security of civilians,” he said.

“An escalation of hostilities in the north of Darfur and Kordofan will only increase the risks already serious for civilians and the disastrous humanitarian situation in a conflict that has already caused incalculable suffering to the Sudanese people”, ”

Türk has urged influenced persons to prevent a new escalation and guarantee that the parties respect their obligations under international law, including the protection of civilians.

The High Commissioner has renewed his calls to the parties at war to guarantee safe and unhindered access to humanitarian aid and to prevent violations of international law.

“All alleged violations must be the subject of a fully and independent investigation and the leaders translated into justice,” he concluded.

Strong rains and attacks on civilians

During the daily briefing in New York on Thursday, the partner spokesman for the secretary general, Stephanie Tremblay, relayed reports from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the aggravation of the humanitarian situation north of the Darfur.

Strong rains and floods on July 14 and 15 have moved more than 400 people and destroyed dozens of houses in the Darfour darfour in the north of the locality of Salam. Displaced families now refer to host communities that already have trouble dealing.

Ms. Tremblay has also reported additional attacks on civilians in recent days, with bombings killing five children in El Fasher on July 16 and six people on the Naïvasha market in the Abu Shouk camp struck by famine on July 15.

The El Fasher maternity hospital, the only major hospital still in the region, is exceeded, short of serious and severely under-strengthened personnel.

In addition, the reduced season by October aggravates the food insecurity crisis by disturbing markets, limiting income and increasing food prices.

Noting the declaration of the High Commissioner, Ms. Tremblay said that “we call an immediate cessation of hostilities, the protection of civilians and humanitarian staff, an access without obstacle to both borders and lines of conflict, and increased international funding to respond to this growing crisis.”

In the midst of growing hostilities and continuous strikes on critical infrastructure, Ukraine is again preparing for another severe winter.

As the cold season leads to increased risks, especially for people near the front line, displaced people living on collective sites and other vulnerable populations, the Winter response plan aims to provide essential multi -purpose humanitarian assistance to more than 1.7 million people from October to March.

Serving as a advocacy tool, mobilization of resources and coordination with government authorities, the plan is aimed at the most vulnerable groups, including the elderly, disabled and children.

Vital help

“As temperatures drop, millions of people in Ukraine will find it difficult to stay warm – especially in communities near the first line and among vulnerable displaced persons,” said Mathias Schmale, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine.

Humanitarian organizations will help isolate and repair damaged houses, provide radiators, fuel, blankets and warm clothing, prepare shelters for extreme cold, deliver money for heating and public services and coordinate services in high -risk areas.

Additional voltage

“Each winter puts additional pressure on people already worn by years of war,” said Schmale.

The areas most affected by cold in winter are mainly concentrated in northern and east of Ukraine along the front line.

People in these areas are exposed to difficult winter conditions, aggravated by increased vulnerability and seriously damaged infrastructure resulting from current conflicts and persistent air strikes.

The displaced people residing on collective sites are also among the most vulnerable in winter, because the recent surveillance of these sites indicates that almost 60% of these sites continue to cope with gaps related to winter.

“” The playground is still far from the level“Said Mr. Türk.

In recent years, TOPFLIGHT women’s sports competitions have achieved increased global importance with around a billion people who look at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023. This visibility and this attention caused significant conversations on stereotypes and power dynamics in female sports.

He noted that certain groups are confronted with barriers and discrimination in the sports world of women-LGBTIQ +women, women wearing echarms, disabled women and women of marginalized ethnic and racial groups.

“” We must build a world of sport in which women and girls, in all their diversity, are just as precious, visible and paid. “”

A “Stark” remuneration gap

While professional male footballers earn an average of $ 1.8 million a year in the best clubs, women athletes from the best clubs have an average income of $ 24,000. And the average athlete, and not in the best clubs, earns even less than that, completing $ 10,900 per year.

“Without stable income, women are forced to take other jobs, leaving them less time and energy to focus on training and improvement,” said Türk.

The wage gap is made even more unbearable by a lack of sufficient protection in the workplace – a minimum maternity leave, even, and few places to turn to repair when harassment occurs.

Women are also very under-represented in the leadership of professional clubs and federations. Of the 31 federations, the women presided only three.

Despite such statistics that give reflection, some federations have started to institute changes, to devote maternity and adoption leave and to establish equity agreements.

Lead social change

Mr. Türk called on Member States to institute complete anti-discrimination systems which promote equality of wages and guarantee that violence and harassment in sports are brought to justice.

He also said that the media could and should be a “force for good” by depicting the successes of women in sport and ensuring that their coverage is correct and ethical.

“” Sports can lead social change … and inspire and promote equity, respect and equal opportunities for all. Today, let’s defend a sports world where women and girls can prosper. »»