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Daily Wrap 10 December 2024

Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still 'invisible' A new report from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the "invisible" millions of babies each year who go unregistered. Nearly eight in 10 children under five were successfully registered at birth in the last five years.  Read more Human Rights World News in Brief: Arrivals surge in South Sudan, the rise of digital media, Haiti crisis update UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan for neighbouring South Sudan. Read more Humanitarian Aid UN continues response to crises in Gaza and Lebanon UN agencies continue their response to the humanitarian crises in Gaza and Lebanon, as access challenges, food shortages and reconstruction needs plague both regions. Read more Peace and Security UN war crimes tribunals continue to address legacy cases, support national efforts The mechanism to complete the work of UN war crimes tribunals continues to make progress in delivering justice for the most serious crimes in Rwanda and the States of the former Yugoslavia, top officials told the Security Council on Tuesday. Read more Law and Crime Prevention Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which ensures humanitarians can deliver urgently needed assistance wherever and whenever crises strike.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Forging Peace in Syria: Great opportunities, grave risks Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on Sunday, Syria has entered a period of profound uncertainty, and the UN will have a vital role in ensuring an orderly transition to renewed, stable institutions, continuing efforts to bring together different groups and factions which began at the outset of war in 2011. Read more Peace and Security Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn't be pushed, says UNHCR Syria's historic power reset coupled with the highly volatile situation there, has increased basic needs in a country where nearly 17 million people already depended on aid, UN aid teams insisted on Tuesday. Read more Peace and Security Live: Human Rights Day around the world Human Rights Day, marked annually on 10 December, will focus on the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here.  Read more Human Rights Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad, the top UN negotiator tasked with helping the Syrian people to create a peaceful and democratic future insisted that nothing could be taken for granted. Read more Peace and Security Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth Brazil's first-ever Minister of Indigenous Peoples and an initiative promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt are among the six recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth award, announced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday.  Read more Climate and Environment

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