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3 December 2024

Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria. (file)

Syria risks grave division and destruction, Security Council hears

Syria's status quo has been "radically altered" in a matter of days, with a surge in fighting resulting in an "extremely fluid and dangerous" situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country warned on Tuesday.

Peace and Security

Traders in Madagascar. one of the most under-developed countries in Africa, transport charcoal to market.

Global financial reform addresses challenges facing developing nations: UN deputy chief

Decisive action is needed to address the financial challenges facing developing nations, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Tuesday in remarks to the Second Preparatory Committee for the Forth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

SDGs

A wide view of the 45th plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Question of Palestine. On the screens are Philemon Yang, President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly

Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President

The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday emphasised that peace and security in Middle East cannot be achieved through force or occupation but only through dialogue, mutual recognition and a commitment to a just, comprehensive, and lasting solution based on international law.

Peace and Security

The ongoing war in Gaza has displaced more than 1.9 million people, many who seek shelter in makeshift tents.

Gaza: New evacuation order affects more than 2,000 in Khan Younis

More than 2,000 people have been impacted by a new Israeli evacuation order issued in Khan Younis governorate in Gaza, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.

Humanitarian Aid

Families in Zamzam camp gather to receive a meal provided by the camp's Emergency Response Room (file).

Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp

The United Nations has condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Humanitarian Aid

Sudanese refugees arrive at the border town of Adre in Chad.

UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as global forced displacement surges to 123 million people worldwide.

Humanitarian Aid

With the climate crisis, global conflict and generational inequalities running rampant, the inputs, perspectives and representation of youth are needed more than ever. Here pictured are environmental activists and founders of Youth for Climate Argentina.

Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts

Peace is in peril worldwide and avenues for diplomatic dialogue are shrinking, but young women peacebuilders are demonstrating that a better world is possible, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.

Women

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured, hospitals "overwhelmed" with healthcare attacks on the rise, the UN warned on Tuesday.

Peace and Security

Livestock in eastern Mauritania are dieing due to drought.

The 'slow onset, silent killer': Droughts explained

Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a "slow onset, silent killer" to which no country is immune, according to the UN's most senior official working on desertification, drought and land restoration issues.

Climate and Environment