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Global economy shows signs of steady but subdued growth

·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...

Winter storms upended thousands in Gaza

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·January 6, 2026·1 min read

“Tents were blown away or damaged, homes collapsed under storm conditions, and personal belongings were soaked,” according to its latest update. “In several locations, entire displacement sites were flooded due to inadequate drainage and low-lying terrain.” The storms also damaged temporary learning spaces and roads used to bring much-needed supplies into Gaza, where...

Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief

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·January 6, 2026·3 min read

The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the High Commissioner. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Ms. Shamdasani rejected the US justification for its intervention on the grounds of the Venezuelan Government’s “longstanding and appalling” human rights record. “Accountability for human rights...

UN chief deeply concerned over ‘possible intensification of instability’ in Venezuela

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·January 6, 2026·2 min read

In a statement delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, António Guterres said the Council was meeting “at a grave time” following the 3 January US military action in Venezuela. The broad outlines of the operation, which unfolded across Caracas and the northern states of Miranda, Aragua and La...

Iran protests: UN warns against further bloodshed

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·January 6, 2026·1 min read

That’s according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters in New York on Monday. News reports cited videos posted online Monday showing demonstrations in Tehran and the city of Yasuj, while demonstrations took place last week in a large majority of Iranian provinces, according to human rights activists. Deaths and...