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Access to food, healthcare, and other essential services was\nalso severely limited, particularly in displacement sites. With the rainy\nseason set to peak the following month, safe water was critical\nto reducing the risk of deadly waterborne\ndiseases. Cholera was already spreading in Sudan, with\n1,330 cases reported by WHO in early July. The combination of malnutrition, which\nweakened the immune system and was a growing concern among women and girls, and\nthe lack of access to healthcare, was further exposing women and\ngirls to the risk of severe illness and death.\nIn\nEl Obeid, due to drone strikes targeting water sources and distribution points\nduring daylight hours, women and girls were forced to wait\nuntil after nightfall to collect water. Under\nthe perception that darkness offered protection from aerial\nattacks, these women and girls had been harassed,\nraped, and subjected to other forms of sexual violence. Ms.\nMutavati regretted that sexual violence had been used as a\nweapon throughout Sudan's three-year war, becoming one of its most\ndefining features. UN Women data showed that the number of women and\ngirls requiring gender-based violence services in Sudan had\nquadrupled since the beginning of the conflict, reaching an\nestimated 12.7 million in 2026. UN Women reiterated its call for\nan immediate ceasefire, paving the way for inclusive peace talks and an end to\nthe war. UN Women further called for safe and unimpeded humanitarian\naccess, full respect for international humanitarian and human rights law, and\nthe protection of women and girls. Women had to be fully, safely, and\nmeaningfully included in peace processes, humanitarian decision-making, and\nrecovery efforts.\nMore\ninformation is available here.\nAnswering\nquestions from the journalists, Ms. Mutavati reiterated that since the start of\nthe war, the number of people who needed support for gender-based violence\nservices had increase four times. Between 70 and 80 percent of those were women\nand children.\nUpdate\non Gaza operations\nRoss\nSmith, World Food Programme (WFP) Director of Emergency Preparedness and\nResponse, connecting from Rome, stated that the challenge in Gaza now went\nbeyond humanitarian access to ensuring adequate funding. Recent Integrated Food\nSecurity Phase Classification (IPC) findings showed an improvement in food\nsecurity, with ten percent less people now acutely undernourished. The progress\nwas a result of direct humanitarian effort, but it did not mean that the job\nwas done and that people in Gaza were no longer at risk. Most families in Gaza\ncould still not feed themselves without humanitarian assistance. People\ncontinued to endure extraordinarily difficult circumstances; daily airstrikes\nand shelling continued. Some 75 percent of homes had been destroyed, reminded\nMr. Smith, with most people continuing to live in tents. Humanitarian support\nwas a lifeline; WFP and partners supported 1.5 million people in Gaza every\nmonth, through food and cash assistance. WFP provided digital cash assistance\nto some 100,000 families every month. WFP also supported community kitchens\nwhich fed approximately half a million people every day.\nMr.\nSmith said that humanitarian interventions were making a difference, but this\nlifeline was at risk due to access constraints and funding challenges. WFP and\npartners lacked the resources needed to keep their operations running full. WFP\nneeded USD 420 million to maintain its operations in Gaza and the West Bank\nuntil the end of the year. This month, 75,000 people receiving cash assistance\nhad to see their allowance decrease due to the limited funds, and in October\nfood assistance would need to be cut without new funding. Most people largely\nremained dependent on humanitarian aid, the speaker reiterated. There should be\nno false sense of security, as the situation remained extraordinarily fragile,\nand the gains made could be reversed very quickly, he warned.\nAnswering\nto questions, Mr. Smith said that 1.4 million people in Gaza were acutely food\ninsecure, a decrease of ten percent from the previous report. Without\nadditional support, the situation would deteriorate. Donor fatigue was a\nchallenge, he stressed, as the Gaza situation had slipped from the headlines.\nThe southern Kerem Shalom crossing was the only crossing into Gaza right now,\nand restrictions continued on dual-use items.\nStranded Hormuz seafarers abandoned for months at\nsea\nShabia\nMantoo, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),\ninformed that UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk called for urgent action to\nremedy the plight of thousands of stranded seafarers who were facing a dire\nhumanitarian and human rights crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. At least 6,000 seafarers on some 400 vessels remained\nstranded in the Strait, having been unable to evacuate during the ceasefire,\naccording to information from the International Maritime Organization.\nThis number was not exhaustive as\nmany others were unaccounted for, believed to be stuck in the Persian Gulf on a\nrange of smaller vessels or had otherwise not been located.\nOHCHR was also aware of at\nleast nine ships, with 93 crew members, abandoned by their owners in the Strait\nof Hormuz since the start of the war. The seafarers had been left on\ntheir ships to fend for themselves without food, water, fuel, medical care,\nelectricity or means to communicate with their families. They faced prolonged\nisolation and confinement in a conflict zone, with uncertainty about their\nsafety and disembarkation, risking a severe toll on their mental and physical\nwell-being. They also remained\nexposed to hostilities as deadly attacks in the Strait continue, facing\nimminent risks of death or harm. Two Indian seafarers had been killed in recent\nweeks in the Strait; at least three other seafarers had been killed in an\nattack on an oil tanker near the Strait, which brought the\ntotal number of reported seafarer deaths to 17 since the start of the conflict.\nAttacks\nagainst civilian vessels were unacceptable and had to stop. They were protected\nunder international humanitarian law. The High Commissioner called on States, shipowners and all relevant actors to urgently\nensure the protection of stranded seafarers including through ensuring\neffective access to consular assistance, essential supplies and services - and\nby facilitating evacuations and repatriations. Parties\nto the conflict should urgently work to facilitate safe passage for stranded\nseafarers to safely evacuate and disembark, as well as ensure the delivery of\ncritical supplies.\nFull statement is available here.\nResponding to questions from the media, Ms. Mantoo\nsaid that OHCHR urged all parties to the conflict and countries with influence\nto show respect for safety and security of seafarers. OHCHR did not have a\nbreakdown of nationalities of all seafarers killed since the beginning of the\nconflict. Many seafarers came from the Global South, including countries like\nIndia and the Philippines, and they were working hard to support their families\nback home.\nOn the question of the General Assembly voting today\non the extension of the term of the High Commissioner, Ms. Mantoo said that the\nHigh Commissioner was ready to serve for another term. Rolando Gómez, for the United\nNations Information Service (UNIS), said that the High Commissioner had been\noriginally posted for four years, in accordance with the rules, which was renewable\nfor one term. The General Assembly's approval was required, and specific\nquestions should be directed to the GA. The process was transparent, he\nreiterated.\nHumanitarian\nneeds in Venezuela\nScott\nCraig, for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent\nSocieties (IFRC), said that it was one month since the earthquakes in\nVenezuela. He provided examples of three people affected by the earthquakes,\nincluding a man with neurological illness whose medications had been lost in\nthe quakes, a woman staying in a shelter for past four weeks and not knowing\nwhen she could return home, and a pregnant woman worried about her pregnancy.\nSuch stories were not isolated cases. Most urgent needs included primary health\ncare, mental health care, and access to safe drinking waters. Many families\nstill depended on bottled water for drinking, with risks of disease outbreaks\nstill very real. Survivors lived with anxiety, which was why psychological\nsupport was as urgent as trauma care had been in the first days.\nMr.\nCraig said that survivors were living with anxiety, fear, sadness and\nsleeplessness as they grieve relatives, homes, jobs and livelihoods\nlost. That was why epidemiological surveillance, psychosocial support and the\ntreatment of chronic illness were as urgent today as trauma care was in the\nfirst days, with particular attention to those at greatest risk: children,\nolder people, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and people with chronic\nillnesses or disabilities. More than 5,000 people were dead because of the\nearthquakes, close to 17,000 injured, and some 23,000 were still living in\ntemporary shelters. Health centres, schools, water systems, power and\nsewerage had been destroyed or badly damaged. The IFRC's Emergency Appeal\nsought CHF 50 million to assist 300,000 people over two years. One\nmonth on, the appeal was just over 25 per cent funded. Recovery would be\nmeasured in years, not weeks, for which sustainable, flexible funding was\nneeded.\nMore\ndetails about IFRC's work in Venezuela can be found here.\n\n75\nyears on, the Refugee Convention remains a lifeline for millions\nElizabeth Tan,\nDirector of International Protection and Solution at the United Nations\nRefugee Agency (UNHCR), said that 75 years since the Refugee Convention had\nbeen opened for signatures, it remained the foundation of the international\nrefugee protection system. The Convention, born in the aftermath of WW2, had\ncodified a simple but important premise: that those forced to flee had to be\nable to find safety. Over the past 7.5 decades, the Convention had been a\nlifeline for people fleeing for safety across the world. 149 States were\nparties to the Convention, its 1967 Protocol, or both, which defined who was a\nrefugee and set refugee rights. The core principle was non-refoulement, i.e.\nprohibition of returning people to countries where they would face persecution\nor other serious harm. Even States who had not signed the Convention were bound\nby this principle.\nSeventy-five\nyears on, the Convention maintained its relevance and influence, stressed Ms.\nTan. With more than 130 armed conflicts worldwide and 41.6 million refugees\nremained uprooted in the world. Public support for asylum remained strong, she\nreminded, referring to a recent IPSOS survey\nacross dozens of countries. The global asylum system was under strain, with\nseven of ten refugees displaced for five years or more, and the majority of\nrefugees hosted by low- and middle-income countries. Fair and efficient\nprocedures to determine the refugee status and protect refugees reassured host\ncommunities. Border management had to be anchored in protection, stressed Ms.\nTan. The Convention also provided a framework for States to manage borders.\nUNHCR was only 31 percent funded, which had a direct impact on displaced people\naround the world. UNHCR called for renewed commitment to the institution of\nasylum and protection of refugees. The Convention was a testament of a\ncollective commitment to protect those forced to flee.\nUNHCR's\nbriefing note is available here.\n\nReplying\nto questions from the media, Ms. Tan said that with 130 conflicts in the world,\nneighbouring countries of those countries hosted large numbers of refugees in\nvery difficult circumstances. There were numerous examples across the world, from\nSudan's neighbours, to with Rohingya from Myanmar finding safety in Bangladesh\nand Ukrainian refugees in Europe and beyond. UNHCR would regret if any State\nwere to withdraw from the Convention, and UNHCR was in discussions with the US\nover the issue. Ms. Tan said that protecting refugees was part of what UNHCR did,\nwhile it also worked on looking for long-term solutions, including voluntary,\nsustainable returns or resettlements. Member States would need to come together\nto find solutions to the existing conflicts, as refugee statuses were not meant\nto last forever. Even those States not signatories to the Convention were bound\nby the principle of non-refoulement, which was customary international law. Climate\nchange on its own was not sufficient to submit a refugee claim, said Ms. Tan,\nbut in many contexts there was a link between climate and conflict, as in the\nSahel, for example. This was an area of law that was constantly evolving, she\nadded.\nStrategies\nfor policymakers to prevent drowning\nDr.\nDavid Meddings, Global lead for drowning prevention at the World Health\nOrganization (WHO), speaking from Accra, said that ahead of World Drowning\nPrevention Day on 25 July, WHO had launched a new technical package to help\ngovernments and communities implement seven proven measures to reduce drowning\ndeaths. Nearly 300,000 people died from drowning each year worldwide, and\ndrowning remained among the ten leading causes of death among children aged\n5–14 years. More than 90 percent of deaths occurred in low- and middle-income\ncountries.\nThe \"PROTECT\" technical package, which\ncontained seven strategies, provided policy-makers with concrete, evidence‑informed\nrecommendations across seven interconnected domains to strengthen safety around\nwater: Physical infrastructure that promotes safe interaction with\nwater; Rescue and resuscitation capability for bystanders and\nprofessional responders; Occupational safety for work around water; Transport\nsafety standards for water travel; Education in basic swimming and water\nsafety; Child‑care\nsystems and ensure safeguarding; and Threat preparedness for floods and\nother multi‑hazard\nemergencies. Dr. Meddings stressed that drowning prevention was not the job of\none ministry; it belonged to everyone, and the lives it saved were the reward.\nThe central message was: we knew a fair deal about how to prevent drowning, and\nthe time was now to help governments and communities implement seven proven\nmeasures to reduce drowning deaths.\nMore\ninformation is available here.\n\nAnnouncements\nChristian Lindmeier, for the\nWorld Health Organization (WHO), informed that WHO was joining the International AIDS\nConference, which would take place in Rio de Janeiro.\nRolando Gómez, for the United\nNations Information Service (UNIS), informed that the Secretary-General was\narriving in Jordan today, from where he would go to Syria and meet the\ncountry's leadership. It would be this Secretary-General's first visit to Syria,\nwhere he would make a number of field trips and meet various groups and\ncommunities. He would hold a press conference in Damascus on 27 July before\nflying to Cyprus.\n\nThe Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council the previous day on the peaceful resolution of\ndisputes had been distributed.","categories":["Media","Press Conferences"],"geographic_subject":[],"subject_topical":[],"corporate_name":["UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR","WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO","UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS- OHCHR","INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES - IFRC","WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP"],"speaker_affiliation":[],"related_documents":[]},"transcript":{"transcript_id":"scheduled-bfc57096-2e0d-4ccf-a52b-4ea5742d357a","language":"en","data":[{"statement_number":1,"start":1.44,"pageUrl":"/zh/briefing/geneva/2026-07-24?lang=en&t=2","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Very good 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Return in safety and dignity, along with broader conflict resolution and international cooperation, was presented as essential to ending protracted refugee situations."},{"key":"gaza-food-security","label":"Food Security in Gaza","description":"WFP reported that food security indicators in Gaza have improved because humanitarian assistance is reaching large parts of the population, but the situation remains highly fragile. Questions and answers centered on acute food insecurity, ration cuts, donor fatigue, and the danger of sliding back toward famine if support declines."},{"key":"humanitarian-access","label":"Humanitarian Access and Essential Supplies","description":"Access constraints were discussed across several crises, including asylum access at borders, aid access in Sudan, operational restrictions in Gaza, and the delivery of supplies to stranded seafarers. Speakers emphasized that lifesaving assistance depends not only on funding but also on safe passage, functioning logistics, and respect for humanitarian norms."},{"key":"seafarer-protection","label":"Protection of Seafarers in Conflict Zones","description":"Human rights concerns were raised over thousands of stranded seafarers in and around the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on civilian vessels in other waters. The discussion covered safe evacuation, consular support, access to food and medical care, payment of wages, and the broader labor and human rights of maritime workers."},{"key":"climate-displacement","label":"Climate Change and Displacement","description":"The briefing examined how climate change interacts with conflict, violence, and persecution in refugee claims. 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