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Daily Wrap 11 February 2025

Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief A return to war in Gaza must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted on Tuesday, amid fears that the three-week-old ceasefire agreement between Hamas fighters and Israel is about to end. Read more Peace and Security Reaching for the stars: 'We know the answers' to support women in STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields remains widespread.  Read more Women Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo Despite significant challenges, humanitarians "plan to stay and deliver" in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the Rwandan-backed M23 Movement and national forces continues, a senior UN aid official said on Tuesday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, the first rollout for a project due to be piloted in six countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Read more Health Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine In January 2025, short-range drones caused more casualties than any other weapon in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a new report released on Tuesday.  Read more Human Rights DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again Thousands of people affected by the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are leaving displacement sites in and around Goma for safer areas, the UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA reported on Tuesday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution AI is already transforming our world but its power rests "in the hands of a few", UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in Paris, in an appeal for countries to use the revolutionary technology together, "to bridge the gap between developed and developing countries – not widen it". Read more Economic Development

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