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From ruins to rebuilding: Three Jamaican mothers face the future after hurricane

Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane which battered the Caribbean island are looking to rebuild their future

6 December 2025

Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify

The ongoing emergency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen as prolonged attacks by non-state armed groups in Nampula trigger one of the largest displacement surges of the year, the UN warned on Friday.

5 December 2025

Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’

Summary executions and other violations continue in Syria nearly a year after the fall of the Assad regime, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. 

5 December 2025

Israeli raids and settler attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in West Bank

A spike in Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank is driving new displacement, shutting schools and disrupting essential services for tens of thousands of Palestinians, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said in its latest humanitarian update Friday.

5 December 2025

Lebanon: UN peacekeepers warn of ‘clear violations’ following latest Israeli airstrikes

Israeli airstrikes took place within the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon’s (UNIFIL) area of operations, the mission said in a statement issued on Friday. 

5 December 2025

UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east

The United Nations on Friday welcomed a newly signed peace accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda as a “critical step” toward restoring trust, while warning that active fighting near border areas continue to exact a heavy toll on civilians.

5 December 2025

A fragile peace, a harsh winter: Gaza’s families struggle to rebuild

Nearly two months after the latest ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on 10 October, a fragile calm has brought much-needed relief to families who have endured unimaginable suffering and repeated displacement.

5 December 2025

Communities struggle to rebuild following Pakistan’s worst floods

Extreme weather has battered Pakistan in recent months, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Lives have been lost, livelihoods destroyed, and millions displaced.  

5 December 2025

Arab region pushed to limits by climate extremes as 2024 smashes heat records

The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.

4 December 2025

Sudan: Kordofan cannot become ‘another El Fasher,’ Türk warns

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday warned that Sudan risks “another El Fasher” as fierce fighting spreads across the Kordofan region, raising fears of a fresh wave of atrocities. 

4 December 2025