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Daily Wrap 22 January 2025

Support for Haiti needed now 'more than ever', Security Council hears Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country, BINUH, told the Security Council on Wednesday.  Read more Peace and Security Myanmar crisis: Civilians killed in airstrikes as Rohingya risk dangerous journeys The security situation in Myanmar continues to remain highly volatile, with intensified airstrikes across multiple regions leading to dozens of civilian casualties, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Wednesday. Read more Peace and Security World News in Brief: Gaza aid surge, El Fasher update, aid to Somalia, justice in Belarus The UN and partners are "seizing every opportunity" provided by the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to support civilians, providing a surge in aid alongside storage capacity, repair work, lifesaving services and damage assessments.  Read more Humanitarian Aid In Syria, top UN envoy highlights international backing for political transition The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday emphasised the strong international consensus that is emerging in support of the country's political transition since the fall of the Assad regime last month. Read more Peace and Security Release of ship's crew, 'a step in the right direction': UN Yemen envoy The UN Special Envoy for Yemen and the head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Wednesday welcomed the release of the crew of a commercial ship held by Houthi rebels for more than a year.  Read more Peace and Security Colombia: Catatumbo killings highlight fragility of peace process The recent deadly violence in Colombia's Catatumbo region has highlighted the ongoing challenges in consolidating peace, eight years after the signing of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.  Read more Peace and Security Lebanon: Food insecurity deepens following conflict, new report reveals Nearly a third of Lebanon's population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of hostilities in late 2024, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released on Wednesday. Read more Peace and Security At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitments The world's political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on a lack of multilateral collaboration in an "increasingly rudderless world" at risk from two existential dangers: climate change and unregulated Artificial Intelligence (AI). Read more UN Affairs

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