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Week in Review 15 March 2025
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From the halls of UN Headquarters, in New York, to the remote corners of the world, this week's UN News headlines captured the urgency – and the impact – of the Organization's work in real time.

In Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, the Secretary-General vowed to stand by the Rohingya refugees as funding cuts threaten their survival. Meanwhile, in Sudan, children are bearing the brunt of an escalating crisis, with millions facing acute hunger, disease and unimaginable suffering. Across the globe, humanitarians are making life-or-death choices as budget cuts force them to scale back essential aid.

On the health front, Europe saw a historic surge in measles cases, while a senior UN official warned that drug traffickers are exploiting war zones to expand their reach.

But amid these challenges, the world's largest conference on women reaffirmed the fight for gender equality, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a WHO-backed vaccination drive is bringing hope to remote communities – one boat, one motorcycle and one life-saving dose at a time.

 

UN Secretary-General António Guterres meets Rohingya refugee students at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.
In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts.

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Humanitarian Aid
Two children displaced by fighting in Al Jazirah state rest at a gathering point in southeastern Sudan.
Sudan war: Children facing 'unimaginable suffering', warns UNICEF chief

Sudan is now the world's largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday. After two years of war, over 30 million people – more than half of them children – are living in the grip of mass atrocities, famine and deadly disease.

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Peace and Security
Aid programmes in Yemen are already being forced to shut down due to lack of funding.
Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices

The UN's top relief official warned on Wednesday that the global humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts forcing life-or-death decisions over which aid programmes to sustain and which to shut down.

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Humanitarian Aid
The 69th session of the Commission on Status of Women opens in the UN General Assembly Hall in New York.
World's largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash

Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told thousands of diplomats, business and civil society delegates gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday for the world's largest annual conference focused on women's issues.

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Women
An 18-month-old girl receives routine childhood vaccinations in Kyrgyzstan.
Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years

Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday.

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Health
There have been a record number of seizures of amphetamine-type stimulants.
Drug traffickers running routes through war zones, top UN official warns

A "new black market" for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, the chief of the UN drugs and crime office said on Monday.

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Law and Crime Prevention
Many children have been unable to attend school in Syria due to the conflict.
'Brighter future hangs in the balance' in Syria after 14 years of war

The Constitutional Declaration issued by Syria's caretaker authorities marks a pivotal moment in the country's turbulent transition, with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen expressing cautious optimism about its potential to fill a legal vacuum and pave the way for a "credible and inclusive political transition".

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Peace and Security
WHO-supported medical supplies are unloaded in Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo.
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.

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Health
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