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In DR Congo, the situation is worsening, warn WFP, OCHAAid workers from UNRWA condemn ‘eviction’ by Israel from East Jerusalem baseSyria: hostilities persist in northeast affecting Aleppo, Hasakeh and Raqqa, warn UN humanitarians

DR Congo: public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding linked to Goma violence, warns WHOIn Gaza, UN agency for Palestinians distribute 60 per cent of all aid since ceasefire beganBelarus election outcome will likely flout democratic rights, warn top independent experts

DR Congo emergency: next 24 hours are critical, agencies warnIn Gaza, countless unexploded weapons threaten those returning to northSyrians need more help to return home, insists UN refugee chief

Security Council demands an end to M23 rebel offensive in DR CongoWHO calls for action on clean airUN marks 80 years since the end of the Holocaust

Nearly 250 million children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024: UNICEFDR Congo emergency: More civilians uprooted by hostilities amid fears that regional capital Goma could come under attackNigeria humanitarian response plan aims to help 3.6 million people: OCHA

Gaza: UN delivers millions of litres of fuel for critical needs - UNOPSWest Bank: UN human rights office deeply concerned at escalating violencePeacekeepers in DR Congo deeply concerned about deteriorating security in east

At Davos, UN chief @AntonioGuterres slams backsliding on climate commitmentsSomalia: Aid partners seek $1.42 billion to help 4.6 million peopleMyanmar crisis: intensified airstrikes in multiple regions reported

UN regrets US exit from global health cooperation and climate change agreementAid now reaching Gaza at scale but huge needs remain, say OCHA, WHOSyria: intensifying hostilities in northeast spark deep concern

Freedom of movement is “massively restricted” in the West Bank, having a major impact on Palestinian’s daily lives, and “implications on everything from education to family unification”.Speaking to UN News’s Khaled Mohamed, Ajith Sunghay, Head of the UN human rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, underscored that massive movement restrictions escalated even further following the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023.Elaborating also on the situation in Gaza, Mr. Sunghay said that the documentation of violations has never stopped, but the holding ceasefire allows for “the possibility of information sharing.”

Gaza: over 630 aid trucks have entered since ceasefire says UN aid chiefSudan famine: UN’s World Food Programme sends aid convoy to help most vulnerable in Gezira stateMarburg virus alert: WHO’s Tedros advises against travel restrictions

600 trucks per day need to reach Gaza after the ceasefire begins, says the World Health OrganizationIn Sudan, deadly ethnic violence is on the rise as the country’s long-running war goes on, says the UN human rights officeDignity for migrants should be our guiding objective, insists ‘Cabrini’ actress: UNHCR

Ukraine humanitarian and refugee response plan launchEconomic recovery is not contributing enough to jobs or wages: ILORecovery underway in Mozambique after two storms hit in a month, says OCHA

‘Hope rooted in action’ with UN at centre will propel humanity forward in 2025, insists UN Secretary-GeneralUN rights chief meets Syria’s caretaker authority leader in DamascusSuspected Marburg virus outbreak declared in Tanzania – WHO

Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosivesHaiti: gang violence forces one million from their homesMozambique: UN human rights office urges calm ahead of president’s inauguration

Top UN aid official Tom Fletcher pledges solidarity with UkraineMpox outbreak: New travel-related cases identified around the world Child rights panel meets at UN against backdrop of conflict and economic woes impacting world’s youngsters

Confirmed: 2024 was warmest year on record, says WMOIt’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN human rights chiefLebanon crisis: $30 million from UN fund allocated to conflict victims

UN chief’s shock and sorry over LA wildfire emergencySyria: More than 125,000 refugees have gone home since fall of Assad regime, says UNHCR, OCHAGaza: only three weeks remain until Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into force, warns WHO’s Tedros

Ukraine in grip of third winter of Russian attacks: Human Rights CouncilThe Security Council holds its first meeting of the year on the Syria crisisIn Gaza: More than 70 children have been killed since the new year: UNICEF

Syria crisis: UN rights office urges restraint amid reported Alawite killingsAvian flu alert: No sustained circulation in people of H5N1 virus, says UN health Iran in international spotlight amid ‘sharp rise’ in executions: OHCHR

South Sudan: communal violence the primary driver of conflictIn Gaza, a clearly-marked WFP convoy comes under attack by Israeli forcesFirst WHO humanitarian air charter of 2025 lands in Syria