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Daily Wrap 14 January 2025

Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives Syria's lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led to the deaths of over 100 children in the last month alone, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, calling on the international community to urgently support country-wide demining projects. Read more Peace and Security US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls has welcomed a ruling by a federal district court in the United States that reaffirms sex-based protections in education.  Read more Human Rights World News in Brief: North Gaza under siege, aid to millions in Syria, tensions in Mozambique The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday reported further attacks on displacement shelters in Gaza which have been ongoing since 9 January. Read more Peace and Security 2025 agenda: 'We must not let opportunities pass,' says UN Assembly President The President of the UN General Assembly Philémon Yang presented a detailed vision of his 2025 priorities for the world body on Tuesday, calling it an opportunity for "a new start." Read more UN Affairs UN pledges continued humanitarian support to Ukraine, as war enters fourth year The UN's humanitarian coordinator and refugee chief are in Ukraine this week where they will unveil the latest plans to assist millions impacted by the full-scale Russian invasion.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the Iranian Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman activist and social worker. Read more Human Rights Haiti: spiralling gang violence has left more than one million displaced Surging gang violence in Haiti has caused a threefold rise in the number of people uprooted from their homes in a year, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday, in a call for "sustained humanitarian assistance right now to save and protect lives". Read more Peace and Security

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