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Daily Wrap 14 November 2025

Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? That's the burning question for relatives of the many thousands of people believed to still be there, since paramilitary fighters overran the regional capital of North Darfur last month, after a 500-day siege. Read more Peace and Security 'Mobs' target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, as floods roil Gaza Images emerged this week of what appear to be mobs of masked Israeli settlers carrying out arson attacks on Palestinian homes and property, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday. Read more Peace and Security Security Council lays the ground in the race for the next Secretary-General The UN Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate over how it operates – including the process to select the next Secretary-General in 2026.  Read more UN Affairs Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance, demand action from Brazilian Government Around 90 Indigenous people from the Munduruku Indigenous group staged a peaceful protest early Friday, blocking the main entrance to the Blue Zone – the restricted area set aside for negotiators – at COP30 in Belém. Access was halted for about an hour, and the army was called in to reinforce security. Read more Climate and Environment Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know Diabetes is one of the world's fastest-growing health challenges – and its impact stretches across every life stage, from childhood to older age. Read more Health COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people each year through extreme heat and threatening hospitals worldwide, according to a major report released on Friday at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Read more Climate and Environment Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world's oldest and most profitable forms of criminal activity – but now efforts by the UN and law enforcement agencies across the world are helping to bring down these global operations. Read more Culture and Education Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv Several civilians were killed and many others injured, including children, in a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine's capital and the wider Kyiv region early on Friday.  Read more Peace and Security

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