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Winter aid delivery continues in Gaza

·December 28, 2025·1 min read

This has resulted in casualties and disruptions to aid operations over the past 24 hours, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at Headquarters, in New York. Still, efforts to deliver assistance to the most vulnerable families continue during the cold and wet winter season, although a rescue mission to reach an injured person in Gaza City was denied. Lack of...

Myanmar elections marked by fear as UN warns civilians are coerced from all sides

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·December 28, 2025·3 min read

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that the military-controlled ballot is unfolding amid intensified violence, intimidation and arbitrary arrests, leaving no space for free or meaningful participation. “These elections are clearly taking place in an environment of violence and repression,” Mr. Türk said in a news release....

UN peacekeeper injured in gunfire near ‘Blue Line’ in south Lebanon

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·December 28, 2025·1 min read

According to a note to correspondents issued by UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, the incident occurred as a patrol of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was inspecting a roadblock in the village of Bastarra in southern Lebanon. The Blue Line, set by the United Nations, stretches for approximately 120...

Sudan civil war: Health system ‘on the verge of collapse’

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·December 28, 2025·3 min read

The UN agency has revealed shocking figures related to attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, stressing that the country is recording the largest percentage of global deaths linked to the targeting of the health sector, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. In a conversation with Abdelmonem Makki from UN...

Sri Lanka cyclone: More than a million still need aid weeks after Ditwah floods

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·December 27, 2025·3 min read

The cyclone made landfall on the island’s eastern coast on 28 November, triggering widespread flooding and deadly landslides across all 25 districts. While some displaced families have begun returning home, recent heavy rains caused fresh flooding, landslides and road closures, particularly in the central districts of Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and...

Development cooperation agreement marks new phase in UN-Iraq partnership

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·December 27, 2025·1 min read

On Thursday, the UN and Iraq signed a new agreement, the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2025 to 2029, to assist the country in making progress on its national goals, which are also reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by Member States in 2015. The agreement comes ahead of the closure of the...

UN renews ceasefire push in Sudan

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·December 27, 2025·1 min read

The appeal follows a peace initiative presented by Sudan’s Transitional Prime Minister during a Security Council meeting earlier this week. UN Secretary-General António Guterres “takes note of the peace initiative”, his spokesperson said on Friday, stressing that “the pursuit of lasting and inclusive peace is essential as the conflict enters...

Syria: Guterres deplores deadly mosque blast in Homs

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·December 27, 2025·1 min read

At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in the explosion at the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque – a place of worship of the minority Alawite community – in the Wadi al-Dahab neighbourhood. Syria has been on the path to political transition since the overthrow of the Assad regime last December but continues to face sectarian and other violence. ...

How climate change is threatening human rights

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·December 26, 2025·8 min read

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk echoed this message in Geneva earlier this year and posed a question before the Human Rights Council: “Are we taking the steps needed to protect people from climate chaos, safeguard their futures and manage natural resources in ways that respect human rights...

UN Security Council hears warnings over escalating US-Venezuela standoff

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·December 26, 2025·4 min read

Briefing ambassadors on Tuesday, UN Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari said that US military presence and operations off Venezuela’s coast have expanded since the Council last discussed the issue in October, further heightening tensions. The United States has described its expanded military deployment as part of what it calls a “non-international...

First Person: Felipe Paullier, the youngest ever senior UN official, charged with giving a voice to young people around the world

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·December 26, 2025·5 min read

“When you study history in high school, you learn about the origins of the United Nations, and it was always the organisation that I connected with, in terms of the values it promotes. However, I never thought I would have a direct role in the organisation. During my time working...

Overnight strikes leave death, destruction and power outages in Ukraine

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·December 26, 2025·1 min read

Several civilians were killed and nearly 30 injured, including children, according to local authorities. Homes in seven regions, as well as the capital Kyiv, were damaged. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) noted “tragic reports” of one child killed and three injured in Kyiv, Vyshhorod and Zhytomyr. “Children facing another difficult,...