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World News in Brief: Deaths and injuries mount in Ukraine, refugees from Sudan, Vanuatu quake response

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deaths and injuries mount in Ukraine, refugees from Sudan, Vanuatu quake response 19 December 2024 © OCHA in Ukraine This November marks the 1000th day of Russia’s war of aggression. The needs of civilians are growing amid intense attacks and as another grueling winter season sets in. In Ukraine, the UN continues to provide aid and support to communities impacted by…

Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’ 19 December 2024 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du A 14-year-old Sudanese refugee who fled the war, now living in a camp in Chad. A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to alleviate the devastating toll of the ongoing war in Sudan, as millions remain in desperate need of aid…

‘Dying hungry and in pain’: An increasingly likely outcome in Gaza

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Dying hungry and in pain’: An increasingly likely outcome in Gaza 19 December 2024 © WFP/Jonathan Dumont A person walks through a destroyed neighbourhood in Gaza. The head of the UN aid coordination office in Gaza, Georgios Petropoulos, issued a harrowing update on the dire situation in the enclave on Thursday, describing it as "the most dangerous place on earth right now."…

Winter rains and aid obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Winter rains and aid obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans 18 December 2024 © UNFPA/Media Clinic A makeshift store in Gaza, where ongoing Israeli bombardment has damaged or destroyed 170,812 structures - or 69 per cent of the total - according to UNOSAT analysis. Nearly one million Gazans risk spending winter without adequate shelter as UN agencies struggle to provide cold weather…

World News in Brief: Migrants Day, hunger in the Arab world, arbitrary arrests in South Sudan

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Migrants Day, hunger in the Arab world, arbitrary arrests in South Sudan 18 December 2024 © IOM/Gema Cortés A Venezuelan migrant makes his way across the Darien region in Panama. Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, and economic pressures, with 2024 marking record levels of internal displacement, the UN reported on Wednesday,…

Syria: UN envoy concludes talks in Damascus, citing hope for democratic future

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: UN envoy concludes talks in Damascus, citing hope for democratic future 18 December 2024 © UNICEF/Muhannad Aldhaher Two boys play at a reception centre in Raqqa city in northern Syria. Their families recently returned to the country. The UN Special Envoy for Syria concluded talks in Damascus on Wednesday, expressing optimism that the fall of the Assad regime could mark the start of a…

Occupied Palestinian Territory: Security Council hears of ongoing violence, ‘relentless’ Israeli settlement expansion

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Occupied Palestinian Territory: Security Council hears of ongoing violence, ‘relentless’ Israeli settlement expansion 18 December 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías UN Assistant Secretary-General Mohamed Khaled Khiari addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Palestine. The United Nations continues to voice major concern over hostilities and Israeli settlement expansion in the…

UN responds to cyclone in Mozambique, earthquake in Vanuatu

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN responds to cyclone in Mozambique, earthquake in Vanuatu 18 December 2024 © UNICEF/UNI704848/Mendes People affected by Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique Humanitarians continue to assess the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique and to support affected families, the UN reported on Wednesday.…

‘We must not normalise the war in Ukraine,’ warns country coordinator

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We must not normalise the war in Ukraine,’ warns country coordinator 18 December 2024 © UNOCHA/Sarah Hilding der Weduwen Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Matthias Schmale (2nd from right) stands in front of a transit centre for displaced people fleeing hostilities in the front-line Donetsk Region. On Wednesday UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale briefed the press after…

Tensions escalating over DPR Korea, political affairs chief warns Security Council

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Tensions escalating over DPR Korea, political affairs chief warns Security Council 18 December 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, addresses the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The UN’s top political affairs official on Wednesday expressed grave concern over…