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World News in Brief: Repression in Uganda, fighting in Syria’s Aleppo continues, Gaza and West Bank updates

·January 10, 2026·2 min read

In a new report released on Friday, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said that since the 2021 elections, authorities have enacted or amended laws that entrench repression and impunity, targeting political opposition, journalists, human rights defenders and those with dissenting views. High Commissioner Volker Türk urged Ugandan authorities to...

UN chief urges world leaders to ‘get priorities straight’ as New Year message calls for peace over war

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·December 30, 2025·1 min read

“The world stands at a crossroads,” he said, warning that conflict, climate breakdown and systemic violations of international law are eroding trust in leadership worldwide. “People everywhere are asking: Are leaders even listening? Are they ready to act?” he said. Mr. Guterres underscored the scale of global suffering, noting that...

First Person: Felipe Paullier, the youngest ever senior UN official, charged with giving a voice to young people around the world

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·December 26, 2025·5 min read

“When you study history in high school, you learn about the origins of the United Nations, and it was always the organisation that I connected with, in terms of the values it promotes. However, I never thought I would have a direct role in the organisation. During my time working...

World News in Brief: Gaza aid restrictions, Syria humanitarian needs, lawyer reprisals in Burundi

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·December 24, 2025·3 min read

However, the humanitarian response has not been able to keep pace with needs due to ongoing restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Tuesday. This includes restrictions on the entry of supplies, such as new materials needed to maintain and repair sewage networks. Meanwhile, efforts are...

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...

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...

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...

Calming the mind and promoting global peace on World Meditation Day

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·December 20, 2025·1 min read

For the second year, the UN is commemorating this ancient practice, which is proven to help improve personal well-being and mental health. “When attention deficiency is so much, meditation is absolutely essential,” Indian spiritual leader Gurudev Ravi Shankar said at an event at UN Headquarters on Friday ahead of World Meditation Day. “Nearly 500 universities around the world have...

UN marks first World Turkic Language Family Day

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·December 14, 2025·1 min read

The new commemoration highlights the shared linguistic and cultural heritage of Turkic-speaking peoples and reinforces UNESCO’s wider commitment to multilingualism and cultural diversity. A historic date The choice of 15 December is rooted in a landmark moment in linguistic scholarship. On that day in 1893, Danish linguist Vilhelm Thomsen announced...

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...

World News in Brief: Justice efforts in Libya, deadly attacks in Ukraine, scores killed since Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

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·November 30, 2025·2 min read

“There is a new momentum towards justice in Libya, and we now look towards the first trial to be held at the Court in this situation,” Nazhat Shameem Khan told ambassadors. She said the arrest of alleged war criminal Khaled El Hishri by German authorities in July is “a clear example of the momentum...

World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion

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·November 29, 2025·3 min read

New modelling shows that if programme coverage falls by half, an additional 1.1 million children could acquire HIV and 820,000 more could die of AIDS-related causes by 2040 – pushing the total toll among children to three million infections and 1.8 million deaths. Even maintaining current service levels would still...