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Daily Wrap 18 December 2024
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.
Tensions escalating over DPR Korea, political affairs chief warns Security Council

The UN's top political affairs official on Wednesday expressed grave concern over rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, urging the Security Council to uphold the objective of preventing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) – more commonly known as North Korea – from becoming a nuclear armed State.

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Peace and Security
People affected by Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique
UN responds to cyclone in Mozambique, earthquake in Vanuatu

Humanitarians continue to assess the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique and to support affected families, the UN reported on Wednesday. 

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Humanitarian Aid
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.
'We must not normalise the war in Ukraine,' warns country coordinator

On Wednesday UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale briefed the press after visiting the war-ravaged eastern Donetsk region, sharing harrowing accounts of human resilience amid the chaos of Russia's ongoing invasion.

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Peace and Security
UN Assistant Secretary-General Mohamed Khaled Khiari addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Palestine.
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Security Council hears of ongoing violence, 'relentless' Israeli settlement expansion

The United Nations continues to voice major concern over hostilities and Israeli settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the Security Council heard on Wednesday. 

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Peace and Security
Two boys play at a reception centre in Raqqa city in northern Syria. Their families recently returned to the country.
Syria: UN envoy concludes talks in Damascus, citing hope for democratic future

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 peaceful and democratic transition for the shattered country, while acknowledging challenges remain.

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Peace and Security
A Venezuelan migrant makes his way across  the Darien region in Panama.
World News in Brief: Migrants Day, hunger in the Arab world, arbitrary arrests in South Sudan

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, marking International Migrants Day.

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Migrants and Refugees
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.
Winter rains and aid obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans

Nearly one million Gazans risk spending winter without adequate shelter as UN agencies struggle to provide cold weather assistance, amid ongoing Israeli bombardment, repeated evacuation orders and restrictions on aid deliveries, they warned on Wednesday.

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Peace and Security
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