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UN Urges Calm In Bangladesh After Killing Of Protest Leader Sparks Unrest
Monday, 22 December 2025, 5:06 pm | UN News
The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year. More >>
South Sudan: UN Condemns Killing Of Staff Member In Wau, Calls For Swift Investigation
Monday, 22 December 2025, 5:02 pm | UN News
The United Nations on Friday condemned the killing of a civilian staff member serving with its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), calling on the authorities to swiftly bring those responsible to justice. More >>
Gaza Famine Pushed Back, But Millions Still Face Hunger And Malnutrition, UN Says
Monday, 22 December 2025, 4:58 pm | UN News
Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical with more than three-quarters of the population still facing acute hunger and malnutrition. More >>
Sudan War: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘One Or Two Steps’ Away From Being Attacked
Monday, 22 December 2025, 4:52 pm | UN News
As fighting escalates in Sudan, “people are scared, people are fleeing their homes”, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Friday, noting that more than 50,000 people have been uprooted since late October in the Kordofans region alone. More >>
Gaza: Access To Food Improves But Living Conditions Remain Dire
Monday, 22 December 2025, 4:48 pm | UN News
A pregnant woman in Gaza thought she might lose her child because of malnourishment. Ten days ago, she gave birth and is now in recovery thanks to World Food Programme (WFP) facilities that are back up and running again. More >>
World News In Brief: UN To Evacuate Kadugli Base In Sudan, Celebrating Migrant Contributions, Ending Colonialism
Monday, 22 December 2025, 4:31 pm | UN News
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) will evacuate its logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, in the wake of the “heinous attack” this past weekend that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and seriously injured eight others. More >>
Civilians At Risk Amid Escalating Thailand-Cambodia Conflict: UN Rights Chief
Monday, 22 December 2025, 4:27 pm | UN News
Intensifying air strikes and heavy artillery fire across Thailand and Cambodia have left civilians increasingly at risk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Thursday. More >>
Peace Proves Relative In Gaza With No Let-Up In Deadly Airstrikes
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 8:20 pm | UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk rejected suggestions by the Israeli military that the so-called “Yellow Line” of concrete blocks it has erected inside the enclave represented a new border. More >>
Social Media: Age-Related Bans Won’t Keep Kids Safe, UNICEF Warns
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 8:18 pm | UN News
A social media ban for children under 16 came into effect in Australia, marking a global first. More >>
‘We Won’t Stop’: Afghan Women Keep Businesses Alive Despite Sweeping Rights Abuses
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 8:16 pm | UN News
In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing to give up on work. More >>
What Do Singing And Hiking Have To Do With Human Rights?
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 8:14 pm | UN News
From a walk in the woods, to spending time with family in the comfort of home, human rights are a lot more than sentences on paper. More >>
UN Seeks $1 Billion For ‘First-Responder Fund’ In Emergencies
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 8:12 pm | UN News
Countries rallied at UN Headquarters to shore up a key humanitarian fund that provides timely assistance for millions worldwide when conflict and climate-related disasters strike. More >>
Global Atrocity Risks Rising, Warns New UN Adviser On Genocide Prevention
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 8:10 pm | UN News
The world is witnessing an alarming erosion of respect for international law, with conflicts increasingly targeting civilians and heightening the risk of atrocity crimes, warns the UN’s newly appointed Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. More >>
A Fragile Peace, A Harsh Winter: Gaza’s Families Struggle To Rebuild
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 7:11 pm | UN News
Nearly two months after the latest ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on 10 October, a fragile calm has brought much-needed relief to families who have endured unimaginable suffering and repeated displacement. More >>
Israeli Raids And Settler Attacks Deepen Humanitarian Crisis In West Bank
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 6:53 pm | UN News
A spike in Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank is driving new displacement, shutting schools and disrupting essential services for tens of thousands of Palestinian. More >>
Syria: Effort To Buttress Human Rights Since Assad’s Fall, ‘Only The Beginning Of What Needs To Be Done’
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 6:51 pm | UN News
Summary executions and other violations continue in Syria nearly a year after the fall of the Assad regime. More >>
‘The System Has Failed’: Giles Duley’s Mission To Reframe Disability In War
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 6:46 pm | UN News
The first UN Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Conflict and Peacebuilding Situations, Giles Duley, said he felt he had failed in his core mission. More importantly, he added, the system itself has failed. More >>
Amid Sudan’s Unimaginable Crisis, Its People Endure With Hope
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 6:41 pm | UN News
Fighting erupted between rival militaries in April 2023 following a breakdown in the transition to civilian rule, following the overthrow of longtime former President Omar al-Bashir four years earlier. The army of Sudan’s military government has ... More >>
Sudan: Kordofan Cannot Become ‘Another El Fasher,’ Türk Warns
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 5:49 pm | UN News
The violence has also triggered mass displacement, with over 45,000 people fleeing to safety within or outside the region. More >>
Food Insecurity Triples, Mozambique Aid Boost, Uganda Elections Alert
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 5:40 pm | UN News
Around 80 per cent of people facing acute food insecurity live in rural areas, relying on farming, herding, fishing or forestry. More >>
