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UN deplores ‘heinous’ attack on mosque in Nigeria Guinea: UN rights chief calls for end to pre-election intimidation New UN-Iraq deal on sustainable development cooperation

Guterres calls for peaceful elections in the Central African Republic Yemen: UN Envoy welcomes accord on new phase of conflict-related detainee release Forest products show signs of recovery after 2023 decline, FAO...

Myanmar: UN rights chief warns of pre-election violence and repression DR Congo: WFP aims to reach thousands displaced by South Kivu violence Humanitarian funding cuts impact drought response in Somalia

Syria: Illicit “captagon” manufacturing disrupted following regime change UN mission supports landmark elections in the Central African Republic$880 million humanitarian appeal for Haiti

Sudan war: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘one or two steps’ away from being attacked - IOM Gaza: Famine is averted but a third child dies of hypothermia - UNICEF DR Congo crisis: Victims of flare-up in eastern regions risk lives...

António Guterres calls for de-escalation in YemenSudan war: UN Human Rights office puts spotlight on horrific violations, executionsVolker Türk alarmed by spiralling Thai-Cambodia conflict and impact on civilians

Concerns grow for Ukrainians in cities left without power for days: OCHAKey water pipeline repaired in Gaza, but dire conditions remain: OCHA ‘High or very high’ levels of early season influenza sweeping across Europe...

Afghanistan: mothers turned away at health centres amid dire funding cuts, warns WFPDR Congo violence pushes 500,000 from their homes: UNHCRNew influenza variant is surging, but vaccination still our best bet: WHO

UN Secretary-General condemns deadly attack on Hannukah celebration in SydneyAmid “unending atrocities” around world, @Refugees chief Filippo Grandi reaffirms solidarity with asylum seekersUkraine: Aid teams provide...

Sudan war: Aid teams report agreement reached to access stricken El Fasher, reports World Food Programme, WFPOccupied West Bank alert over ‘intense’ Israeli raids, warns UN human rights office, OHCHRSri Lanka's cyclone...

• Gaza: Aid teams push to step up support as driving rain and cold take hold - UNICEF• Fear and uncertainty in DR Congo amid heavy fighting – OCHA, WFP• Venezuela’s national guard linked to serious abuses, say...

Gaza: continuing airstrikes, shelling and gunfire leave more dead and injured: UN human rights chiefUNICEF warns of deepening global crisis for childrenOn Human Rights Day 2025, credit for journalists risking everything...

Gaza newborns ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by preventable maternal malnutrition: UNICEFSudan: Dangerous ordeal of El Fasher’s escapees is not over, warns UNFPASeven in 10 women activists have been abused online...

Sudan: WHO chief Tedros deplores 'senseless attacks' on civilians in South KordofanHumanitarians launch $33 billion appeal for 2026UNRWA condemns search of Jerusalem headquarters by Israeli officials

Syria one year after government change - UN rights office warns of ongoing killings and abuses Mozambique displacement crisis deepens as attacks intensify and aid supplies run low, UN reports South-East Asia: Climate...

Sudan: UN rights chief Türk condemns spiralling conflict in KordofansMalaria control faces biggest threat from growing drug resistance: WHOArab region pushed to limits by climate extremes: WMO

Ukrainians brace for another winter of hardship amid Russian invasion: OCHAUN deminers appeal for greater support to slow deadly legacy from world’s conflictsGaza: As fragile ceasefire holds, aid teams continue vital...

Mozambique: close to 100,000 flee violence and attacks in the past fortnight alone, warns UNHCRAsia: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agenciesMillions of jobs at risk in Asia-Pacific as...

Landmine casualties hit four-year high as global ban faces withdrawals, new use and funding cutsSri Lanka: UN warns of severe humanitarian impact after Cyclone Ditwah triggers deadly floodingGaza: Winter conditions...

Jenin: UN “appalled” by apparent summary execution in the West BankMyanmar: Civilians pressured to return to unsafe areas before junta electionMeasles: WHO warns cases surging worldwide despite major drop in deaths

Somalia declares drought emergency as hunger crisis deepens after failed rainsUkraine: more than 340 educational facilities damaged or destroyed this yearOver 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF...

Palestine: UNCTAD reports deepest economic collapse ever recordedGaza’s women face hunger, repeated displacement and rising disability crisis50,000 women and girls killed by partners or family in 2024: UNODC, UN...

UN human rights chief warns of risks from AI misuse, worker exploitation and rising corporate powerUkraine: UN notes civilian impact of Kharkiv strikesGaza: UN says aid missions denied and shelter conditions worsening...

Gaza: Two children killed per day since ceasefire, says UNICEFBusiness must align with human rights standards, insists UN’s Volker TürkIn Ukraine, not a day goes by without civilians coming under attack: OCHA

Ukraine: Spike in Russian attacks highlights need to extend refugee protections, says UNHCRWHO: European health sector fails nearly one in three survivors of gender-based violenceYouth Activists Summit celebrates hope...