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Six months since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, a United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council that “there is no protection of civilians in Gaza,” and said that “sadly,” it cannot be said that the killing of 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers “was an isolated incident in this conflict.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he is “deeply troubled” by reports that the Israeli military’s bombing campaign includes Artificial Intelligence as a tool in the identification of targets, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties. He reiterated, “no part of life and death decisions which impact entire families should be delegated to the cold calculation of algorithms." UNIFEED

Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving food have reached Sudan’s Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as humanitarians try to avert a “hunger catastrophe” after nearly a year of heavy fighting. UNTV CH

Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Ilene Cohn, said, “it is time to stop the use by terrorists and other non-State armed groups of improvised explosive devices.” UNIFEED

Assistant-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari told the Security Council that the expansion of armed conflict throughout Myanmar, “has deprived communities of basic needs and access to essential services, and a devastating impact on human rights and fundamental freedoms.” UNIFEED

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, said, “Without compliance by parties to conflict to allow safe, full, and unhindered access for timely delivery of humanitarian assistance, children’s survival, well-being, and development are in jeopardy and our calls are mere echoes in this chamber.” UNIFEED

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “WHO is horrified by the killing of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen in Gaza on Monday,” reiterating that “an effective and transparent mechanism for deconfliction must be put in place to ensure humanitarian convoys can move safely.” WHO

A three-day mission escorted by Mongolian peacekeepers at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) delivered crucial fuel supplies necessary for ongoing peacekeeping efforts in an area by flooding and border conflicts. UNMISS

Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme Volker Türk a fait la déclaration suivante dans un message enregistré, lors de la 55e session du dialogue interactif du Conseil des droits de l'homme sur la République démocratique du Congo (RDC). UNTV CH / OHCHR

High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the situation in Haiti is “cataclysmic” and stressed that “tackling insecurity must be a top priority to protect the population and prevent further human suffering.” OHCHR