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South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’

·January 9, 2026·1 min read

UNMISS released its latest quarterly human rights brief, covering July to September 2025 – a period marked by a continued deterioration in the political and security situation. Factors included persistent inter/intra-communal violence involving community-based militias and/or civil defence groups; hostilities between the warring parties and other armed groups – including the alleged involvement of foreign forces – political tensions between the ruling party and the opposition, and...

Sudan: After 1,000 days of war, millions of civilians still bearing brunt

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·January 9, 2026·2 min read

Latest UN data indicates that 9.3 million people have been uprooted by conflict across the country and more than 4.3 million have fled across borders, placing immense strain on neighbouring countries. More than 21 million people are also believed to be acutely food insecure across the country. Although many of...

Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says

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·January 9, 2026·1 min read

That’s according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing journalists in New York on Thursday. Citing the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, Mr. Dujarric said humanitarian teams are continuing to support the most vulnerable families in Gaza “despite impediments” and the cumulative impact of two years of conflict between Israeli forces...

Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026

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·January 9, 2026·1 min read

Under Council rules, presidents are appointed to serve for one year by the body’s 47 Member States, based in Geneva. Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro will now lead proceedings at the UN forum after his nomination as the sole candidate of the Asia-Pacific group, whose turn it was to propose a...

Global economy shows signs of steady but subdued growth

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·January 8, 2026·3 min read

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 predicts that global economic output will grow by 2.7 per cent this year, or slightly below the 2.8 per cent estimated for 2025 and well below the pre-pandemic average of 3.2 per cent. The report noted that a sharp increase in United States tariffs “created new trade frictions, though the absence...

Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands

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·January 8, 2026·3 min read

Clashes resumed on Tuesday between General Security Forces of the transition Government and the mainly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), following a brief pause after the ceasefire announced in late December 2025. Initial fighting near the Alleramoon roundabout – on the historic city’s western outskirts – spread to the predominantly...

Iraq ‘unrecognisable and remarkable’ after years of conflict: UN coordinator

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·January 8, 2026·2 min read

Briefing journalists in New York, Ghulam Isaczai spoke about the transition from the long-running UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), which ended its mandate in December, to a partnership with national authorities anchored to development. “For those who lived through the troubled early years of the transition, today Iraq is...

West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights

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·January 8, 2026·1 min read

The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that has sharply intensified since at least December 2022. ‘Systematic asphyxiation’ of rights Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the findings reveal “a systematic asphyxiation of the...

Drones, fear and exhaustion: The daily reality of providing aid to Ukraine

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·January 7, 2026·7 min read

For frontline workers like Oleg Kemin from the UN World Food Programme (WFP), this involves travelling deep into disputed territory along the 1,000-kilometre contact line separating Ukraine from Russia, where attack drones are a deadly menace. In an exclusive interview with UN News, Oleg describes his work as a security...

Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms

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·January 7, 2026·1 min read

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the latest fatalities come amid escalating violence, especially across the Kordofans, which continues to put civilians at “extreme risk” and drives displacement. Rival militaries have been battling for control of Sudan since April 2023, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia gaining ground in the...

UN agency rolls out three-year plan to safeguard Ukraine’s bread basket

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·January 7, 2026·1 min read

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its emergency response and early recovery plan, outlining priority measures to protect agricultural livelihoods, restore production and strengthen the whole agrifood sector. The plan links immediate emergency assistance with early recovery and resilience-building. It prioritises protection of food production for vulnerable rural...

Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

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·January 7, 2026·3 min read

The backdrop Venezuela has endured years of economic collapse, political instability, hyperinflation and economic sanctions from Washington, compounded by floods, landslides and other climate shocks. The recent seizure of President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces has added a new layer of uncertainty to an already volatile situation. According to...