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Week in Review 21 December 2024

Another chance to catch up with our top UN News stories of the week It's been another tumultuous week in the Middle East with the UN right at the heart of the breathtaking developments in Syria as the country grapples with what happens next after the fall of the Assad regime. In Gaza, the plight of civilians goes from bad to worse – and it's the same in Sudan, Ukraine and Haiti, with UN agencies working flat out to provide life-saving services. The Security Council discussed the threats and challenges of AI, and the nuclear threat on the Korean Peninsula. Meanwhile, extreme weather battered Mayotte, Mozambique and Vanuatu; and the UN declared a new decade focusing on human rights for the African diaspora. Catch up with our latest stories, audio and video, here at UN News.

Humanity's fate can't be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council The UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), warning that delays could heighten risks to global peace and security. Read more Peace and Security Syria's new 'flame of hope' must not be extinguished: Guterres A flame of hope burns bright today in Syria – but if it's not carefully managed by both Syrians themselves and the international community, it risks being extinguished. Read more Peace and Security Gaza is now a graveyard and there's no escape, say UN aid teams Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to endanger people's lives in Gaza, which has become "a graveyard", UN humanitarians warned on Friday.  Read more Peace and Security Sudan's El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee crisis on the South Sudan border, have intensified an already alarming humanitarian crisis, according to UN agencies on Friday.  Read more Peace and Security 'We must not normalise the war in Ukraine,' warns country coordinator On Wednesday UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale briefed the press after visiting the war-ravaged eastern Donetsk region, sharing harrowing accounts of human resilience amid the chaos of Russia's ongoing invasion. Read more Peace and Security UN urges parties to re-engage on Iran nuclear deal The head of UN political affairs called on Tuesday for urgent re-engagement to restore an international agreement on Iran's nuclear programme.  Read more Peace and Security UN responds to cyclone in Mozambique, earthquake in Vanuatu Humanitarians continue to assess the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique and to support affected families, the UN reported on Wednesday.  Read more Humanitarian Aid

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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius

View Online IMMEDIATE RELEASE Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius Dec. 20, 2024 Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducted a call today with his German counterpart, Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, to discuss continuing support for Ukraine and the upcoming Ukraine Defense Contact Group, scheduled for January.  During the call, Secretary Austin expressed appreciation for Minister Pistorius' leadership and Germany's continued substantial security assistance to Ukraine. The call between the two leaders took place earlier today before the news of the horrific attack in Magdeburg. Our hearts go out to the people of Germany in the wake of this tragedy.

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