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Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting ( news.un.org )

In an alert, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reiterated deep concerns that people uprooted by ongoing hostilities in southern Gaza remain traumatized and are crammed into a narrow area along the beach “in the burning summer heat”....

Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan, UN says ( news.un.org )

On Thursday, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Liz Throssell revealed that in its latest act of disempowerment, de facto authorities have told women civil servants prohibited from working that despite qualifications or experience, their salaries will now be cut to the lowest level....

Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary --- UPDATE: please see comment in the thread ( news.un.org )

A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured and sustained limb amputations after opening a booby-trapped can of food found while looking for his belongings in his house that had been shelled by Israeli forces in Khan Younis,” the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said, citing the Strip’s authorities....

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