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... Myanmar: Opium crop hits 10-year high amid conflict and economic collapse

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to a ten-year high, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, underscoring how prolonged conflict and economic collapse are driving farmers deeper into the illicit economy.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166501

... Syria: Hope emerges amid ongoing human rights challenges

For the first time in the country’s history, Syrians are preparing to publicly mark Human Rights Day next week — a small but meaningful step that UN human rights officials say signals a “new chapter” in their engagement with the authorities, and a cautiously optimistic moment for millions seeking change.
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... Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned an Israeli raid on the Union of Agricultural Work Committees in the occupied West Bank, warning that pressure on Palestinian civil society has reached alarming levels. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166496

... World News in Brief: Global economy ‘on the brink’, ending slavery, Latin America jobs update

Global economic growth will slow to 2.6 per cent in 2025, down from 2.9 per cent in 2024, as global trade and investment face growing pressure from financial volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, according to a new report by the UN Trade and Development body (UNCTAD).
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166491

... ‘Decisive action’ needed to end Israel-Palestine stalemate

The President of the UN General Assembly called on Tuesday for greater action to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people and a two-State solution with Israel. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166488

... Mozambique: ‘Civilians were killed, some were even beheaded’

“They live in community shelters, they live in classrooms which are overcrowded,” the UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) representative in Mozambique said on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of thousands searching for safety.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166485

... Iraq: UN mission ends, with pledge of continued support

The recent parliamentary elections in Iraq mark a fitting end to the work of the UN Mission in the country, the Security Council heard on Tuesday. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166484

... Millions of jobs at risk in Asia-Pacific as AI adoption surges in wealthy nations

Millions of jobs across Asia could be at risk as the AI industry booms at the expense of poorer nations still struggling to provide basic digital access and literacy, UN economists said on Tuesday.     
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166483

... Asia: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agencies

Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166482

... In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’

More than 260 media professionals were killed in the recent hostilities in Gaza – the deadliest conflict for journalists in decades. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166481

... UN chief warns unpaid dues near $1.6 billion, as budget cuts deepen

With nearly $1.6 billion in unpaid dues, the UN Secretary-General warned on Monday that chronic late payments are hampering the world body’s ability to function, even as sweeping cuts move forward through the General Assembly’s main budget committee.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166480

... Gaza: UN reports expanded winterisation efforts as cold weather intensifies

The UN says humanitarian partners in Gaza are scaling up winterisation efforts as cold weather and heavy rain continue to impact displaced Palestinians.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166479

... HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress

Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she’d ever be able to live a normal life, today she is youth coordinator at a coalition for people with the disease in India.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166478

... WHO backs wider use of weight-loss medicines, calling obesity a chronic disease

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guideline on the use of a new class of weight-loss medicines, marking a significant shift in global health policy as obesity rates continue to rise. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166477

... Landmine casualties hit four-year high as treaty setbacks deepen

Civilian deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war have risen to their highest level in four years, according to the Landmine Monitor 2025 report launched in Geneva on Monday.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/12/1166476

... Record cocaine seizure in Haitian waters underlines country’s ‘pivotal’ trafficking role

A record seizure of cocaine off the coast of Haiti has underlined the island nation’s “pivotal role in trafficking routes linking South America, the Caribbean and the United States of America,” according to the United Nations.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166460

... Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds

Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst flood disasters in two decades, with nearly one million people affected and more than 400 reported dead or missing after Cyclone Ditwah unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across the island.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166474

... ‘Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion

A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why it is essential that people like her are included in society and how dignity can be protected even in the harshest places.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166447

... World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion

Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care, as shrinking funding threatens to reverse decades of progress, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166473

... UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability

Myanmar’s planned late-December elections are unfolding in what UN rights officials describe as an atmosphere of fear, violence and deep political repression, with thousands detained and major parties excluded in a process that risks entrenching instability rather than restoring democracy.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166472