Israel has officially withdrawn from the UN Human Rights Council, the country's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced.

Since March of this year, more than 720 people have died from the cholera epidemic in Yemen. More than 203,000 cases of the disease have been registered across the country. According to the WHO, only 51 percent of health facilities in Yemen are fully operational, and 36 percent provide limited services.

The Afghan government has banned Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, from entering the country. Taliban officials say Bennett is "not a trustworthy person" and was assigned to campaign in Afghanistan.

In 2023, 280 workers of humanitarian organizations died in 33 countries of the world. More than half of them were killed in the Gaza Strip in October-December last year. Until August 7, 2024, 172 aid workers lost their lives.

The situation in Afghanistan was discussed at the meeting, and the need to expand humanitarian aid to the Afghan people and develop a general strategy of the world community towards this country was emphasized. The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev awarded UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres with the Order of "Highest Friendship".

Today, on June 29, UN Secretary General António Guterres will start his trip to the countries of Central Asia. It is noted that he will first visit Uzbekistan, then Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Gutterish will also participate in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana on July 4.

The UN has decided to put Israel on the black list of countries and organizations that "harm children in armed conflict zones". This list also includes Russia and terrorist organizations ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Boko Haram subversive organizations. Currently, a child is killed or injured in Gaza every 10 minutes as a result of Israeli attacks.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a draft resolution on humanitarian assistance and protection of UN personnel in conflict zones. The draft resolution was adopted by the votes of 14 of the 15 member states of the Council, Russia abstained.

Unpleasant events in Gaza expose the shortcomings of international institutions and their legal frameworks, which are dysfunctional or tend to apply double standards.

The participants of the 3rd diplomatic forum held in the Antalya region of Turkey noted that the UN and the UN Security Council are in need of reform, that they are in a state of stagnation against the background of the changes taking place in the world, and that more and more civilians are being killed in armed conflicts.