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CIVILIAN PROTECTION
SOUTH SUDAN / TAMBURA DISPLACED POPULATION
Thousands of displaced families who fled the brutal intercommunal conflict that erupted in Tambura, Western Equatoria, in 2021 remain in IDP camps. UNMISS
Audio Languages: English, Arabic
1 July 2025
UN / CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for children and armed conflict, Virginia Gamba, told the Security Council that 2024 “marked a devastating new record: the United Nations verified 41,370 grave violations against children—a staggering 25 percent increase compared to 2023.” UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English, Russian
25 June 2025
SOUTH SUDAN / PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS
Repeated ambushes, looting and clashes have created a strong sense of fear and heightened alert among residents in greater Mundri, Western Equatoria. To strengthen early warning systems and protection of civilians, peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan undertook a long-distance patrol to the area. UNMISS
Audio Languages: English, Arabic
12 June 2025
UN / GAZA EMERGENCY SESSION
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, with 149 countries voting in favor, 12 against, and 19 abstaining. UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English, Russian
12 June 2025
SOUTH SUDAN / UPPER NILE PEACEBUILDING
Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) provide a protective presence for displaced families and residents in Malakal town amidst escalating political tensions and military confrontations in remote areas. UNMISS
Audio Languages: English
10 June 2025
SOUTH SUDAN / FAMILY RESETTLEMENT
When the civil war erupted in 2013, the residents of the Hai Matar village were forced to flee their homes and seek sanctuary in a United Nations Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, Upper Nile. Twelve years later, they have finally returned to the land they left behind, moving into 128 new shelters, constructed by humanitarian agencies and other partners. UNMISS
Audio Languages: English, Arabic
26 May 2025
OHCHR / UKRAINE
The killing and injuring of dozens of civilians over the weekend, mainly in attacks launched by Russian armed forces, underscores the urgent need to end the incessant bloodshed of the conflict in Ukraine and to commit to the steps necessary to achieve a lasting peace, in line with international law, the UN Human Rights Office said today. OHCHR
Audio Languages: English
26 May 2025
UN / PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher called on the Security Council to act, as “the scaffolding built last century to protect us from inhumanity is crumbling.” UNIFEED
Audio Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese
22 May 2025
UN / GAZA AID TRUCKS
Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher welcomed the temporarily resumption of “limited aid delivery into Gaza, following 11 weeks of complete blockade, and amid a spike in the military offensive,” that has been allowed by the Israeli authorities, a United Nations spokesperson told journalists in New York. UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English
19 May 2025
UN / MISSING PERSONS IN ARMED CONFLICTS
“The number of people affected by armed conflict, including those reported missing in this context has only continued to increase,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English, Russian
15 May 2025
OHCHR / GAZA SITUATION
A Human rights spokesperson urged “the world to act to prevent the total collapse of critical life-saving support in Gaza, where Israeli strikes continue to kill civilians, including in shelters and health facilities.” OHCHR
Audio Languages: English
29 April 2025
GAZA / FOOD SUPPLIES BLOCKADE
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Head of Office in Gaza, Jonathan Whittall, said, “the coming days in Gaza are going to be critical” as “those that aren't being killed with bombs and bullets are slowly dying,” under “a total and complete blockade.” UNIFEED
Audio Languages: English, Arabic
26 April 2025