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The head of the biggest UN agency in Gaza warns that an entire generation could be lost;In the latest outrage in Sudan, a maternity hospital comes under fire; And it’s time for the ‘war on drugs’ to end, the Human Rights Council hears

Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agenciesInternal displacement set to surge as paths of climate change and conflict meet #HRC56UNHCR rushes support to Rohingya refugees hit by deadly landslides in Bangladesh 

Don’t forget Sudan crisis on World Refugee Day says aid agency chief GrandiGaza today: Scorching heat, dire aid shortages and heavy fighting, warns OCHAForeign direct investment declines for second year, UNCTAD report shows

• The laws of war are being ‘consistently violated' by Israel during its Gaza bombing campaign, says the UN human rights office
• Gazans are barely surviving amid the massive destruction
• China is being urged to provide information on an imprisoned Uyghur doctor

Gaza: UN rights chief’s ire amid fresh strikes on refugee campMyanmar in Human Rights Council spotlightStark variations in attitudes to migrants, asylum seekers: UNHCR 

Top UN official in Ukraine warns daily life becoming harder for civilians there‘Transnational’ FGM undermined by the practice of travelling across borders to have the procedure performed on girlsHuman rights report in Ethiopia reveals a 56 per cent rise in violations since 2022