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18 December 2025

Qays Sheikh Najib, UNICEF Syria Ambassador, stands with his back to the camera observing the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jobar, Rural Damascus, Syria, on 18 November 2025.

Syria's humanitarian needs remain high despite reduced violence, UN warns

Humanitarian needs in Syria remain immense despite a year of reduced violence and political change, with millions still displaced, basic services strained and funding shortfalls threatening aid operations, senior UN officials said on Thursday.

Humanitarian Aid

A young boy in Gaza City eats a plate of food.

Gaza: Access to food improves but living conditions remain dire

A pregnant woman in Gaza thought she might lose her child because of malnourishment. Ten days ago, she gave birth and is now in recovery thanks to World Food Programme (WFP) facilities that are back up and running again, the agency's representative for Palestine said on Thursday.

Humanitarian Aid

A solemn ceremony was organized in Abyei today in honour of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in action following a drone attack at UNISFA logistics base in Kadugli, South Kordofan.

World News in Brief: UN to evacuate Kadugli base in Sudan, celebrating migrant contributions, ending colonialism

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) will evacuate its logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, in the wake of the "heinous attack" this past weekend that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and seriously injured eight others.

Peace and Security

Members of the ethnic Dao minority in Lao Cai Province, Viet Nam, go into the forest to pick and gather medicinal herbs and plants.

Can traditional medicine strengthen modern healthcare? An expert weighs in 

Ginger and cinnamon are more than just ingredients. Along with other spices, their medicinal value is gaining both attention and legitimacy.

Health

Pedestrians cross the border between Cambodia and Thailand at the Poipet International Bridge.

Civilians at risk amid escalating Thailand-Cambodia conflict: UN rights chief

Intensifying air strikes and heavy artillery fire across Thailand and Cambodia have left civilians increasingly at risk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Thursday.

Peace and Security

An aid worker provides first aid to an IDP at the Tawila displacement site in North Darfur, Sudan, on October 28, 2025.

Sudan war: World urged not to ignore 'gruesome sexual violence'

Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary executions in Sudan's North Darfur region, attributed to paramilitary fighters who overran the city of El Fasher in late October.

Peace and Security