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Afghanistan To Remain Major Crisis In 2026, UN, Partners Warn
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 10:17 am | UN News
Afghanistan is expected to remain one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises in 2026, UN agencies and humanitarian partners warned on Tuesday, launching a $1.7 billion appeal to assist nearly 18 million people in urgent need. More >>
Sexual Violence Against Children ‘Entrenched, Systemic And Widespread’ Across DR Congo, UNICEF Warns
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 10:02 am | UN News
Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new data showing a sharp rise in cases since 2022, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). More >>
Sudan: UN Warns Of Unprecedented Child Hunger In Darfur As Fighting Fuels Refugee Exodus
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 9:29 am | UN News
Sudan’s deepening war is driving unprecedented levels of hunger, child malnutrition and displacement, UN agencies report, as new data from Darfur and a renewed refugee influx into Chad underscore the rapidly deteriorating situation. More >>
UN Chief Urges World Leaders To ‘Get Priorities Straight’ As New Year Message Calls For Peace Over War
Tuesday, 30 December 2025, 8:09 am | UN News
As the world enters 2026 amid mounting crises, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark but hopeful New Year appeal, urging global leaders to shift resources away from destruction and towards development, peace and people. More >>
Sudan Civil War: Health System ‘On The Verge Of Collapse’
Monday, 29 December 2025, 2:06 pm | UN News
The war in Sudan has been tearing the country apart for almost 1,000 days, putting the country’s health system under intolerable pressure. The WHO is reporting widespread disease outbreaks, severe shortages, malnutrition and rising deaths. More >>
Syria: Guterres Deplores Deadly Mosque Blast In Homs
Monday, 29 December 2025, 2:02 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres “unequivocally condemns” the deadly terrorist attack on a mosque in Homs, Syria during Friday prayers, his spokesperson said in a statement. More >>
Sri Lanka Cyclone: More Than A Million Still Need Aid Weeks After Ditwah Floods
Monday, 29 December 2025, 2:00 pm | UN News
Nearly a month after Cyclone Ditwah tore across Sri Lanka, more than a million people – including over half a million children – remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, as floods, landslides and renewed rainfall continue to compound. More >>
How Climate Change Is Threatening Human Rights
Monday, 29 December 2025, 1:51 pm | UN News
With rising effects of climate change across the globe, the world has started recognising that climate change is not just an ecological collapse, but also a human rights crisis. More >>
Felipe Paullier, The Youngest Ever Senior UN Official, Charged With Giving A Voice To Young People Around The World
Monday, 29 December 2025, 1:46 pm | UN News
A paediatrician by training, Felipe Paullier has long been an advocate for youth. Formerly Director of the Uruguayan Government's Youth Institute, he was appointed to run the UN Youth Office in 2023, the youngest senior appointment in UN history. More >>
Development Cooperation Agreement Marks New Phase In UN-Iraq Partnership
Monday, 29 December 2025, 1:40 pm | UN News
Better access to education, the protection of the environment and good governance are some of the areas in which the United Nations helps countries improve. More >>
Paper And Wood: Forest Products Show Signs Of Recovery, UN Agency Says
Thursday, 25 December 2025, 9:07 am | UN News
From wood-based panels used in construction, to charcoal for cooking food, forest products are valued and traded all around the world. More >>
Gaza: Humanitarian Response Ongoing Despite Restrictions
Thursday, 25 December 2025, 9:04 am | UN News
Although “significant restrictions and impediments” continue to hamper humanitarian operations in Gaza, teams are still responding to the population’s needs, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Wednesday. More >>
UN Celebrates 10 Years Of Progress In Youth, Peace And Security Agenda
Thursday, 25 December 2025, 8:37 am | UN News
Thanks to the adoption of a Security Council resolution on youth, peace and security which led to widespread changes in the ways that the voices of young people are not just heard, but also incorporated in peace plans and policies. More >>
Historic Vote Looms In Central African Republic As UN Urges Peaceful Participation
Thursday, 25 December 2025, 8:25 am | UN News
With Central Africans set to vote in presidential, legislative, regional & long-delayed municipal elections, the UN has appealed for calm & restraint, warning that the credibility of the process will be critical to consolidating peace. More >>
Overnight Strikes Leave Death, Destruction And Power Outages In Ukraine
Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 12:22 pm | 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 >>
Synthetic Drug Market Disrupted In Syria After Regime Change
Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 12:04 pm | UN News
Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian authorities’ commitment to dismantle illicit manufacturing, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). More >>
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 >>
