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Denise Brown, Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) visited Bilozerka, where OCHA delivered 5 trucks to one of communities worst-affected by the floods caused by the Kakhovka Dam blast. OCHA

The UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) based in Bangui, announced the decision by the Secretariat to repatriate a unit of 60 Tanzanian military personnel, who were deployed at a temporary operating base in the western part of the country. This follows serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against these peacekeepers, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Reception and Support Post (PRA) in Pacaraima, a city in northern Brazil that lies just across the border from Venezuela, is welcoming hundreds of migrants every day. IOM

The Secretary-General congratulated the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army for the agreements they announced in Cuba on a six-month bilateral national cease-fire and on a mechanism to define the participation of Colombian society in the peace process, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

At the bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva, UN Human Rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said, “We are concerned by the continued devastating impact of the fighting in Sudan on civilians.” UNTV CH

The massive flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine on 6 June continued to worsen over the past days, said the UN top official in Ukraine, Denise Brown, when speaking on Friday to journalists from Bilozerka, a town on the Dnipro River about 20 kilometres west of Kherson. UNTV CH

The detention by the de facto authorities in Sana’a of a group of followers of the minority Baha’i faith and a subsequent sermon by Shamseddin Sharafeddin, the Mufti in Sana’a, inciting hatred against the Baha’is and other religious groups are “matters of serious concern,” said UN Human Rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence. UNTV CH

A group of Member States from the Security Council expressed its “profound concern” over the reported shelling of Kherson, Ukraine, during the evacuation from the areas flooded after the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. UNIFEED

Kicking off her initial round of meetings with the leaders of Somalia’s Federal Member States, the new top United Nations official in the country visited Hirshabelle to discuss a range of issues with its leadership and reaffirm the world body’s support. UNSOM

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, wrapped up his trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MONUSCO