Last week, as a result of Israeli strokes in Gaza, hundreds of civilians were killed and were injured, including UN employees. The main news of the day | Monday: Ukraine, gas, maintenance of peace, tuberculosis UN The main news of the day in the UN and the world: reducing the UN operations in Gaza, Matthias Shmale condemned the shelling of Sumy, the adaptation of peacekeeping missions to new realities, an increase in the incidence of tuberculosis among children in Europe and Central Asia. UN Operations in Gaza 60 ~ P Class = “Text-align-Justify” > 62 > 62 > 62 ~Last week, as a result of Israeli strokes in Gaza, hundreds of civilians were killed and were injured, including UN employees, while humanitarian supplies have not been allowed to the sector since the beginning of March. In this regard, the UN Secretary General Antoniu Guterres “made a difficult decision” to reduce the presence of the organization in the enclave. This was announced today by the press secretary of the head of the UN Stefan Duzharrick. According to him, the UN remains in the gas and will continue to provide assistance, on which the survival and safety of the civilian population depends. shelling of duma The UN coordinator on humanitarian issues in Ukraine Matthias Shmale resolutely condemned the missile shelling of the center of Sumy by the Russian armed forces. According to him, the attack led to numerous victims among the civilians and caused damage to a critical infrastructure. According to preliminary data, dozens of people, including children, suffered. Rescue work and assistance continues. Shmale again emphasized that international humanitarian law prohibits attacks on civilians and civil infrastructure. peacekeeping activity UN operations in support of the world protect people in the most difficult crisis situations, while they are faced with serious obstacles that require new approaches. This was stated by Secretary General Antoniu Guterres in his speech in the Security Council, which gathered on Monday to discuss the adaptation of the UN work in this area to new realities. At present, he said, work is underway to revise all forms of such operations in accordance with the request set forth by member states in the pact in the name of the future. ~ 60 > 60 ~ h2 class = “Text-align-justify” > struggle against Tuberculosis tuberculosis remains the most dangerous infectious disease in the world. More than a million people die from him annually. On March 24, World Day of Tuberculosis is celebrated. In the World Health Organization (WHO), they call for investing funds in the prevention and treatment of this disease throughout the world. In the European WHO region, which includes 53 countries of Europe and Central Asia, in 2023 more than 172 thousand new and recurrent cases of tuberculosis were registered. At the same time, in the region there is an increase in the incidence of tuberculosis among children.