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Daily Wrap 15 December 2025

Six peacekeepers laid to rest following deadly drone attack in Sudan A solemn farewell ceremony was held on Monday at the headquarters of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on a UN logistics base in Kadugli, South Kordofan. Read more Peace and Security Corruption costs lives and livelihoods: Why this week's UN summit in Doha matters Last year, one in five people who dealt with a public official were asked to pay a bribe, according to a UN report. The world is doing something about it.  Read more Law and Crime Prevention 'Africa's biggest challenge is a mindset challenge': UN Special Adviser Africa does not have a million problems, it only has one – a mindset problem, says UN Special Adviser on Africa Cristina Duarte. Read more SDGs World News in Brief: Türk condemns 'abhorrent' attack in Sydney, UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees, Ukraine latest The UN human rights chief said on Monday the antisemitic attack on the Jewish community in Sydney which left fifteen dead at the weekend, including a 10-year-old girl, was "a moment of deep sadness." Read more Human Rights Ex-UN chief Ban warns Security Council risks irrelevance without reform Gathered around the Security Council's iconic horseshoe table, ambassadors were challenged on Monday to look backwards – when, despite deep rivalry and distrust, the body chose leaders capable of steering the world away from catastrophe towards active cooperation. Read more Peace and Security From Tbilisi courtyards to virtual rooms, young women reimagine peace across divides In a region long overshadowed by conflict narratives, a new kind of leadership is emerging – quiet, insistent, and unmistakably women-centred.  Read more Culture and Education Aid deprioritised as commercial goods flow into Gaza, UN warns Humanitarian assistance in Gaza is being delayed because aid cargo is routinely deprioritised in favour of commercial goods, the UN's aid coordination office (OCHA) warned on Monday, as winter storms continue to worsen already dire living conditions for displaced families. Read more Humanitarian Aid

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