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Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services 10 January 2025 © WFP/Ali Jadallah A family in Gaza receives a box of food. (file) Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including the most recent attempt on Friday, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). …

Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’ 10 January 2025 © UNICEF/Muhannad Aldhaher Families arriving at a reception centre in Ar-Raqqa city, Syria, on 4 December 2024 Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the social spectrum to come together and forge a new constitution, which must begin with an inclusive “…

World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update 10 January 2025 © UNICEF/Osman Rajab Health workers screen children and pregnant women for malnutrition at a shelter for displaced families in Gedaref state, Sudan. Lifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan last year reached millions, agencies…

Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia attack marks highest civilian casualties in nearly two years

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia attack marks highest civilian casualties in nearly two years 09 January 2025 © 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. Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia city in Ukraine on Wednesday caused the highest number of civilian…

‘Children are now freezing to death’: harrowing updates from Gaza

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Children are now freezing to death’: harrowing updates from Gaza 09 January 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel A woman carries children's winter clothes in Der Al Balah Gaza. The horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting that the Ministry of Health reports that over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed there since October 2023, most of them women and children…

Resilience of Ukrainians remains high, as UN maps aid and reconstruction needs for 2025

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Resilience of Ukrainians remains high, as UN maps aid and reconstruction needs for 2025 09 January 2025 © UNDP Ukraine/Kseniia Nevenchenko Framers in Ukraine are keen to return to the land. Persistent Russian bombardments have failed to dampen the resilience of the Ukrainian people, according to the United Nations. Despite the lack of a clear resolution to the ongoing war, the UN is not…

UN Commission notes renewed sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN Commission notes renewed sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit 09 January 2025 © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf Families return to Syria from Türkiye at the Bab al-Hawa crossing. A team from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria concluded a first visit to the country on Thursday, taking crucial steps to promote dialogue and engagement with the new caretaker government.…

Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns 09 January 2025 © ADB/M.A. Puspha Kumara A Sri Lankan shop keeper arranges sweets prior to Ramadan celebrations. Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from this past year, according to a UN flagship report released on Thursday. …

More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions 09 January 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman A first responder rushes through the aftermath of shelling that targeted hospitals and displaced camps in Idleb, Syria. A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after years of exile”, only to find themselves confronted…

Lebanon: UN hails election of new President as a critical first step

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: UN hails election of new President as a critical first step 09 January 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in Syria. The United Nations has welcomed the election of a President in Lebanon. General Joseph Aoun was declared…