Welcome to my blog: Daily Wrap

Welcome to the United Nations

View in browser

UN News

Global perspective Human stories

Daily Wrap

19 December 2025

A woman standing outside a weathered tent prepares food. She stands in an area surrounded by makeshift tents and improvised shelters at a settlement in Gaza City.

Gaza famine pushed back, but millions still face hunger and malnutrition, UN says

Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical with more than three-quarters of the population still facing acute hunger and malnutrition, a new UN-backed analysis has found.

Peace and Security

A woman in Yemen walks through an area devastated by floods.

World News in Brief: UN staff detentions in Yemen, peacekeepers killed in Sudan sent home, attacks in Ukraine

The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned the arbitrary detention of ten more UN personnel by Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, warning that the growing crackdown is crippling humanitarian operations and putting millions of lives at risk.

Peace and Security

Alerted to an attack by Codeco militiamen on the FARDC camp in Kambala, Djugu territory, on May 4, MONUSCO Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed from their base in Aimee in order to protect civilians. (4th May 2022)

Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the country's east intensified amid renewed offensives by the M23 rebel group.

Peace and Security

Smoke rises from a store set on fire by protestors in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest

The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year.

Peace and Security

A man meditating in a peaceful mountain setting during sunset, silhouetted against the sky.

Calming the mind and promoting global peace on World Meditation Day

Meditation, which has its roots in religious, yogic and secular traditions from various civilisations, calls for living in the present moment.

Health

The presence and patrols of peacekeepers make it possible for many internally displaced persons in and around Tambura to sleep, but insecurity means most are afraid to return home.

South Sudan: UN condemns killing of UN staff member in Wau, calls for swift investigation

The United Nations on Friday condemned the killing of a civilian staff member serving with its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), calling on the authorities to swiftly bring those responsible to justice.

Peace and Security

On 17 October, families arrive at the UNICEF-supported mobile clinic in Fatasha village located in West Omdurman near North Kordofan for health services.

Sudan war: Kordofan's El-Obeid 'one or two steps' away from being attacked

As fighting escalates in Sudan, "people are scared, people are fleeing their homes", the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Friday, noting that more than 50,000 people have been uprooted since late October in the Kordofans region alone.

Peace and Security