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Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher

·December 12, 2025·3 min read

The essentials for survival in the town which was overrun by paramilitary fighters in October have been “completely obliterated”, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. “The little that’s known at the moment about the current conditions in El Fasher is indeed beyond horrific,” said Ross Smith, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response...

Risks mount for pregnant women in Ukraine

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·December 12, 2025·2 min read

The incident comes amid alarming new data from the UN’s reproductive health agency (UNFPA), showing a sharp rise in the risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth in Ukraine, which is nearing its fourth year of conflict after Russia’s full-scale invasion. “Our latest analysis shows a sharp deterioration in maternal...

Gaza’s maternal and newborn health system ‘decimated’, UN warns

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·December 12, 2025·2 min read

According to the UN human rights office (OHCHR), more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October 2023, when Palestinian armed groups attacked communities in southern Israel, triggering Israel’s full-scale military assault on the enclave. OHCHR said 94 per cent of Gaza’s hospitals have been damaged or destroyed, leaving...

WHO expert group reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism

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·December 12, 2025·1 min read

Meeting on 27 November, the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety examined 31 major research studies published between 2010 and August 2025. The analysis covered data from multiple countries and looked both at vaccines in general and at those containing thiomersal – a preservative sometimes used to prevent contamination...

Venezuela’s National Guard linked to killings, torture and repression, UN probe finds

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·December 11, 2025·1 min read

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission says the force has played a central role in systematic repression since 2014, entrenching impunity and violating basic rights. “The facts we have documented show the role of the GNB in a pattern of systematic and coordinated repression against opponents or those perceived as such, which has continued for more than a...

UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn

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·December 11, 2025·3 min read

UNESCO warns that the global legal framework for the right to education must be modernised urgently to keep pace with a transforming world. “If we do not update the legal framework, we will leave a large population behind,” cautioned Borhene Chakroun, Director of Lifelong Learning at UNESCO, in an interview...

‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

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·December 11, 2025·5 min read

For many, running a small business has become the only viable path to earning an income – and a way to support other women who have lost their jobs. With help from the UN, these entrepreneurs are keeping their livelihoods going, often in the face of intense social pressure and...

World News in Brief: Gaza winter storm, $7 billion UNICEF appeal, support for emergency response fund

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·December 11, 2025·2 min read

Following two years of war, most of Gaza’s roughly two million residents are living in makeshift shelters. Humanitarians are working to deliver assistance to communities in flood-prone areas, including by scaling up distribution of winter clothes for children from 5,000 kits a day to 8,000. UN partners leading winter preparedness efforts reported that some 200 families have left shoreline communities for a new site identified by...

Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes

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·December 10, 2025·3 min read

“The Security Council resolution is very clear about not calling anything a border or anything else, it is about a territory that needs to be respected in its entirety,” he said, referencing a resolution adopted by the Council on 17 November in support of a comprehensive plan to end the conflict....

Ukraine faces freezing winter under fire as UN warns of rising civilian toll

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·December 10, 2025·2 min read

Briefing ambassadors, Kayoko Gotoh, Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said 2025 has been one of the deadliest years for civilians since Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago. Civilian casualties between January and November were 24 per cent...

UN seeks $1 billion for ‘first-responder fund’ in emergencies

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·December 10, 2025·2 min read

Since 2006, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated nearly $10 billion in more than 110 countries through rapid and strategic financing that often arrives before other sources of support, saving countless lives in the process. But with humanitarian needs rising as crises multiply, the “tank is running on empty – with millions of lives hanging...

From bagpipes to salt-making, UNESCO honours endangered culture passed down through generations

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·December 10, 2025·3 min read

Unlike monuments or historic sites, “intangible cultural heritage” refers to living practices – traditions, skills, rituals, music, crafts and social customs that communities pass on from one generation to the next. Through its lists, the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) works with governments and communities to promote...