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Myanmar Elections Marked By Fear As UN Warns Civilians Are Coerced From All Sides

Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 11:48 am | UN News

As Myanmar approaches elections scheduled for 28 Dec, UN has said that civilians are being coerced from all sides – forced by military to vote & threatened by armed opposition groups to boycott – in a climate of fear, violence and mass repression. More >>

Overnight Strikes Leave Death, Destruction And Power Outages In Ukraine

Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 10:57 am | UN News

A new wave of overnight strikes and front-line hostilities in Ukraine have caused further civilian casualties and damage to critical energy infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday. More >>

World News In Brief: Gaza Aid Restrictions, Syria Humanitarian Needs, Lawyer Reprisals In Burundi

Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 10:43 am | UN News

The UN and partners continue to provide assistance to people in Gaza, where recent winter storms have worsened conditions for thousands across the enclave. More >>

Security Council Remains Divided Over Iran Nuclear Programme, Sanctions Stay In Place

Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 10:32 am | UN News

Security Council’s stance on Iran’s nuclear activities remained divided between those who support reinstatement of the sanctions & members who believe the sanctions should be permanently lifted, whilst questioning the legality of the meeting itself. More >>

Myanmar Elections Marked By Fear As UN Warns Civilians Are Coerced From All Sides

Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 9:30 am | UN News

As Myanmar approaches elections scheduled for 28 December, the UN’s top human rights official has said that civilians are being coerced from all sides – forced by the military to vote and threatened by armed opposition groups to boycott. More >>

DR Congo: Displaced People In South Kivu Close To ‘Utter Desperation’, WFP Says

Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 8:38 am | UN News

An estimated 500,000 people have been forced from their homes since fighting erupted in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the beginning of December. More >>

UN Warns Sudan War Entering Deadlier Phase As Fighting Spreads In Kordofan

Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 11:34 am | UN News

As the conflict approaches 1,000 days, both officials urged the Council to act decisively to protect civilians, ensure humanitarian access and push for an immediate cessation of hostilities. More >>

Somalia: Funding Cuts Impact Assistance To Millions Affected By Drought

Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 9:56 am | UN News

Brutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected by drought, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday. More >>

Winter Aid Delivery Continues In Gaza

Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 9:08 am | UN News

Despite the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, humanitarians continue to receive reports of airstrikes, shelling and gunfire in all five governorates, the United Nations said on Monday. More >>

Weekend Attacks In Ukraine Bring More Casualties, Damage Infrastructure

Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 9:06 am | UN News

Hostilities in Ukraine this weekend resulted in more civilian casualties and widespread damage to critical infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday. More >>

Sudan War: World Urged Not To Ignore ‘Gruesome Sexual Violence’

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:38 pm | UN News

Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary executions in Sudan’s North Darfur region, attributed to paramilitary fighters who overran the city of El Fasher in late October. More >>

Sudan: Needs Rise As People Continue To Flee Fighting In Kordofan

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:36 pm | UN News

Families continue to flee intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN said in an update on Wednesday. More >>

Yemen On The Brink: Guterres Urges Restraint, Calls For Release Of UN Detainees

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:33 pm | UN News

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Yemen’s leaders to return to the path of peace and release all UN personnel detained there, following a briefing to the Security Council. More >>

Gaza Ceasefire Still Fragile As Cold Turns Deadly, Security Council Hears

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:28 pm | UN News

The ceasefire in Gazaremainsfragile, while humanitarians continue to face obstructions in delivering aid to the people, a senior UN official working to promote greater peace in the region told the Security Council. More >>

New Demolition Order For West Bank Camp Is ‘More Devastating News’

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:17 pm | UN News

Israel has issued new demolition orders for the Nur Shams camp in the north of the occupied West Bank effective this week, which a senior official with the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) labelled as “more devastating news” for the region. More >>

Six Peacekeepers Laid To Rest Following Deadly Drone Attack In Sudan

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:12 pm | UN News

A solemn farewell ceremony was held at the headquarters of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on a UN logistics base in Kadugli, South Kordofan. More >>

‘Africa’s Biggest Challenge Is A Mindset Challenge’: UN Special Adviser

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:08 pm | UN News

Africa does not have a million problems, it only has one – a mindset problem, says UN Special Adviser on Africa Cristina Duarte. More >>

Aid Deprioritised As Commercial Goods Flow Into Gaza, UN Warns

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:06 pm | UN News

Humanitarian assistance in Gaza is being delayed because aid cargo is routinely deprioritised in favour of commercial goods, the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA) warned. More >>

From Farm To Classroom: Feeding Children And Supporting Farmers In Timor-Leste

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:04 pm | UN News

It’s a win-win recipe: schoolchildren eat a free, nutritious meal every day and local farmers gain reliable access to local markets. More >>

In Baghdad, Guterres Hails ‘New Chapter’ In Iraq As UN Mission Draws To A Close

Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:00 pm | UN News

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is ending operations this month but support for the country will continue, Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed at the official closing ceremony in Baghdad on Saturday. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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