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LIVE: Security Council meets on Venezuela, Iran, Somalia

·December 23, 2025·1 min read

Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, where intensified fighting – including in the Kordofan region – has driven widespread civilian harm and displacement. The region has seen a sharp escalation, including...

Weekend attacks in Ukraine bring more casualties, damage infrastructure

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·December 23, 2025·1 min read

Between Friday and early morning Monday, Ukrainian authorities said that over a dozen civilians were killed and more than 70 others injured, including two children. Basic service disruptions were reported in over 270 towns and villages. The attacks come amid harsh winter conditions in Ukraine and increasing humanitarian needs as attacks last week also disrupted services...

LIVE: Security Council meets on escalating violence in Sudan

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·December 23, 2025·1 min read

Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, where intensified fighting – including in the Kordofan region – has driven widespread civilian harm and displacement. The region has seen a sharp escalation, including...

Somalia: Funding cuts impact assistance to millions affected by drought

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·December 23, 2025·1 min read

More than 4.6 million people across the country, roughly a quarter of the population, are impacted, according to local authorities. “Partners indicate that at least 120,000 people were displaced between September and December, as water prices soar, food becomes increasingly scarce, livestock die and livelihoods collapse,” OCHA said in an update. Additionally, more than 75,000 students nationwide have been forced to...

Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change

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·December 22, 2025·1 min read

Captagon, a highly addictive stimulant, has been circulating illegally from the Middle East to Africa and back with 80 per cent of seizures since 2019 indicating Syria as the country of origin, according to the Office. But one year post-regime change in the country, the large-scale manufacturing of the synthetic...

Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’

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·December 22, 2025·2 min read

Issued by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, the report describes how civilians – including many from besieged El Fasher – endured torture and abductions during a three-day offensive by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on nearby Zamzam camp for displaced persons in April this year. Highlighting the report’s findings, UN...

Gaza: Access to food improves but living conditions remain dire

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·December 22, 2025·1 min read

Speaking from Gaza to journalists in New York, Antoine Renard said that two months into the ceasefire, food access has significantly improved but Gazans continue to face severe hardship. The update comes a day after the UN and partners issued a statement calling on the international community to press...

World News in Brief: UN to evacuate Kadugli base in Sudan, celebrating migrant contributions, ending colonialism

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·December 22, 2025·2 min read

“The decision, which was communicated to the relevant authorities, follows an extensive assessment of the prevailing security situation in Kadugli which has disabled the capacity for the UN to function in the area,” the Mission said in a statement on Thursday. UNISFA was established in 2011 in Abyei, the disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and...

Syria’s humanitarian needs remain high despite reduced violence, UN warns

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·December 21, 2025·3 min read

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Rosemary DiCarlo, head of UN political affairs, and Joyce Msuya, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, said Syrians have made tangible progress over the past year. However, the country’s recovery – following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 – remains fragile and uneven,...

Civilians at risk amid escalating Thailand-Cambodia conflict: UN rights chief

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·December 21, 2025·1 min read

“I am alarmed by reports that areas around villages and cultural sites are being struck by fighter jets, drones, and artillery,” he said. “Under international humanitarian law, it is very clear that protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure is paramount.” Renewed fighting Since fighting reignited on 7 December,...

Security Council hears of fading election prospects in Libya

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·December 21, 2025·3 min read

Hannah S. Tetteh, who also heads the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), stressed the need to overcome delays in implementing the political roadmap that points the way to presidential and legislative elections, a new unified government, and a structured dialogue on the critical issues of governance, economy, security and...

World News in Brief: More UN staff detentions in Yemen, peacekeepers killed in Sudan sent home, attacks in Ukraine

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·December 21, 2025·3 min read

This latest incident, which occurred on Thursday, brings the total number of UN staff currently being held by the Houthis to 69. These detentions have rendered the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Houthi-controlled areas untenable, directly affecting millions of people in need and limiting their access to life-saving assistance, UN...