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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 >>
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 >>
