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Daily Wrap 11 March 2025

'Furious kickback against equality' must end, UN chief tells women activists, as conference adopts landmark declaration At a time of growing backlash against women's rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark call to action on Tuesday to civil society representatives gathered for a town hall meeting – part of the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women. Read more Women WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by providing vital logistical support, including boats and motorcycles to reach remote communities along the Congo River. Read more Health World News in Brief: Syria families executed, Duterte arrested on ICC warrant, Sudan's healthcare collapse Days of violence against Syria's mainly ethnic Alawite communities have included the summary execution of entire families, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, confirmed on Tuesday.  Read more Human Rights 'What's next?' Women-led movements fear for the future Women rights advocates gathered at UN Headquarters for the world's biggest meeting on gender equality have been sharing their concerns about the growing backlash against feminism, and how major funding cuts from donor countries could threaten programmes aimed at improving the lives of women and girls. Read more Women 'Haiti's survival is at stake,' says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis Haiti is in freefall. Gangs are tightening their grip on the capital, violence is spreading, and "suffering permeates all social strata" in a nation teetering on the brink, according to the UN human rights office's designated expert on the country, William O'Neill.  Read more Human Rights In the face of 'unprecedented pressure', EU calls for primacy of international law and partnership The European Union remains committed to upholding international law and defending the United Nations Charter amid growing security threats, the bloc's top diplomat told the Security Council on Tuesday. Read more Peace and Security Bangladesh: Rohingya children's acute hunger surges amid funding cuts In Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a humanitarian "catastrophe", the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday. Read more Human Rights

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