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Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites

4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites 20 December 2024 OCHA View of Aleppo, December 2024 In a landmark mission to Syria, the UN probe into the most serious rights violations committed in the country since 2011 has called on caretaker authorities to take immediate measures to protect mass grave sites and preserve critical evidence…

Syria’s new ‘flame of hope’ must not be extinguished: Guterres

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Syria’s new ‘flame of hope’ must not be extinguished: Guterres 19 December 2024 © WFP/Emad Etaki Hot meals are distributed by a WFP team in Aleppo, Syria. A flame of hope burns bright today in Syria – but if it’s not carefully managed by both Syrians themselves and the international community, it risks being extinguished…

Humanity’s fate can’t be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanity’s fate can’t be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council 19 December 2024 UNMAS/Martine Perret Advances in artificial intelligence offer potential to detect landmines and unexploded ordnance, but misuse of this technology could pose significant risks to society. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international…

Reconstruction and vital repairs underway in Syria, as ‘security conditions’ permit

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Reconstruction and vital repairs underway in Syria, as ‘security conditions’ permit 19 December 2024 © WFP/Emad Etaki Children queue for hot food in Aleppo, Syria. Around 1.3 million Syrians have received food aid in the past three weeks across Syria from the UN and partners, as the restoration of key services begins in some of the relatively stable areas of the country…

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

4 months 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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…