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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 to reach safety, says UNHCR 

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: WHO

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 relief after another weekend of Russian strikes on vital infrastructure - OCHA

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 Ditwah created ‘2.2 million stories of loss and resilience’, says UN migration agency, IOM

• 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 independent investigators

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 to expose abuses

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: UN Women

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 disasters disrupt schooling for more than 4 million children, UNICEF says 

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 work, WHO says 

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 AI surges in wealthy nations

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 worsen as OCHA scales up relief under fragile ceasefire

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 warns

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 WomenHuman trafficking: IOM launches global campaign urging stronger survivor support

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 under winter rainsMalaria: Gavi–UNICEF deal cuts vaccine price, set to protect millions more children

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 over hate and ‘humanity over hostility’  

Gaza: ‘death of dignity’ for displaced Palestinians, warns UNICEFUkraine reeling from another night of deadly Russian airstrikesWHO: AI can transform health care - but legal safeguards are needed

Gaza: UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution to end conflictWFP prioritizes feeding 110 million of the hungriest in 2026 as global hunger deepensLebanon: ongoing Israeli Blue Line violations prevent peace 

Gaza: UNDP supports clean-up operation Sahel displacement crisis has made four million people homeless: UNHCRWorld is getting closer to being free from cervical cancer: WHO

Sudan war: Aid teams call for urgent access to thousands trapped in El FasherUkraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv‘Mobs’ target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, warns OHCHR

Gaza war’s impact on children is damaging and long-lastingSudan war leaves families desperate and running out of time: UNHCR1.7 million children impacted by Super Typhoon Fund-wong, warns UNICEF

Sudan’s Kordofan in grip of increasing killings and destruction, warns UN rights chief Türk   Gaza: UN aid agencies report fuel boost despite delivery obstacles  Mountain vipers and Galapagos iguanas in rare company at key CITES wildlife talks  

Gaza: vaccination campaign begins as immunisation rate drops below critical threshold, warns UNICEFSudan: Harrowing testimony from El Fasher survivors highlight scale of needs – UN gender equality agencyAll credit to a new FAO-backed lending initiative for small-scale farmers in the Sahara and beyond

COP30 opens in Belem; UN chief Guterres stresses commitment to 1.5C limitExtreme weather driving repeated displacement among conflict-affected communities: UNHCRCountries agree to global ban on mercury dental fillings: UNEP

West Bank settler violence must end with accountability: Rights OfficeDR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid ongoing fighting: WFPHollywood’s Orlando Bloom highlights plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya: UNICEF

UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warmingBrazil launches major fund to protect tropical forestsAfghanistan’s opium output drops but synthetic drugs on the rise

In Gaza, a vaccination campaign for 44,000 children beginsSouth Sudan faces famine if conflict persists: FAO, WFPWorld’s forests face ‘critical threat’, UNECE report finds

Sudan: UN chief calls for immediate ceasefireGaza: Hunger and exhaustion continue to delay enclave’s recoverySyria healthcare hit by dire funding shortages