In Ukraine, at least three drone strikes in the last week hit humanitarian vehicles in the city of Kherson, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports. Two incidents involved the same local non-governmental organization, while another impacted a different organization delivering food.
In the Central African Republic, UN peacekeepers are helping prepare for this Sunday’s legislative elections and by-elections, delivering nearly 29 metric tons of electoral material to date, transporting personnel to polling stations and airlifting defence and security forces to particularly sensitive area.
Today marks three years since the war began in Sudan, a tragic milestone in what has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Nearly 34 million people inside Sudan need humanitarian assistance; more than 4.5 million have been forced to flee across borders.
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is monitoring the situation in the Pyla plateau, where peacekeepers have stepped up patrols and are maintaining a visible presence on the ground, following the observation of unauthorized entry by Turkish Cypriot security personnel into the United Nations buffer zone.
In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a five-day vaccination campaign led by the Ministry of Health is under way supported by WHO, UNICEF, UNRWA, donors and partners, to vaccinate children under the age of three, including in hard-to-reach areas.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime today released an analysis showing illegal waste flows are causing economic, public-health and environmental damage, especially in low-income countries. It found that organized crime groups and corporations are involved in waste crime estimated to be worth billions of dollars.
While buoyed by the holding of combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections on 28 December 2025, gains made in the Central African Republic in recent years are fragile and require international support to consolidate, the Security Council heard today.
In Chad today, a humanitarian response plan was launched, calling for $986 million to assist 3.4 million people, including $540 million dedicated to refugees. The plan comes as Chad continues to face one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the Sahel.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:
In Ukraine, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says a wave of attacks has severely disrupted critical services across the country, aggravating humanitarian needs amid harsh winter conditions. Between 18 December and today, authorities report several fatalities, with more than 30 injured nationwide.
