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Civilians in Ukraine are facing almost daily attacks and growing hardship as Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches the four-year mark, UN human rights investigators said in a new report issued on Tuesday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Sudanese Militia leader sentenced to 20 years for Darfur atrocities

December 9, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Sudanese militia commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman , better known as Ali Kushayb , to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur more than 20 years ago.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

UN chief backs Benin authorities, ECOWAS after coup attempt

December 9, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The coup attempt in Benin over the weekend not only sparked reactions in the immediate proximity of the country, with ECOWAS members intervening to support the armed forces of Benin. The office of the UN Secretary-General has now also expressed worry in the face of the instability in the country.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

‘The system has failed’: Giles Duley’s mission to reframe disability in war

December 9, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

Talking to journalists earlier this week on his final day as the first UN Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Conflict and Peacebuilding Situations, Giles Duley said he felt he had failed in his core mission. More importantly, he added, the system itself has failed. Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

Syria at a crossroads: UN warns fragile transition needs global support

December 8, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

A year after the fall of the Assad regime opened the door to political and judicial reform, Syria’s future is still precarious. Source UN News Read More

Africa

WHO condemns airstrikes that killed 114 in Sudan

December 8, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The head of the World Health Organization has denounced a series of airstrikes in Sudan’s South Kordofan State that killed 114 people, including 63 children.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children’s nursery, hospital

December 8, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

As Sudan’s civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of children in drone strikes in South Kordofan state – and the targeting of first responders trying to help the wounded. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Global humanitarian crisis worsens, UN seeks $23 Billion for 2026

December 8, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The humanitarian system is overstretched, underfunded and under attack, the United Nations Humanitarian chief warned on Monday, as he launched an appeal for $23 billion for 2026.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Mozambique: surge in violence displaces more than 100,000 people

December 8, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The past two weeks have seen a sudden increase in violent attacks from insurgent groups in Mozambique. This has led more than 100,000 people to flee, most of them being children.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s future must be ‘free, sovereign and united’

December 8, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN Secretary-General has marked the first anniversary of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, calling the moment “a day to honor sacrifices and to renew the aspirations that fueled the historic change in the country.” Source UN News Read More

TRENDS

Month: December 2025

Ukraine civilians face escalating attacks and mounting hardship, UN warns

Sudanese Militia leader sentenced to 20 years for Darfur atrocities

UN chief backs Benin authorities, ECOWAS after coup attempt

‘The system has failed’: Giles Duley’s mission to reframe disability in war

Syria at a crossroads: UN warns fragile transition needs global support

WHO condemns airstrikes that killed 114 in Sudan

Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children’s nursery, hospital

Global humanitarian crisis worsens, UN seeks $23 Billion for 2026

Mozambique: surge in violence displaces more than 100,000 people

One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s future must be ‘free, sovereign and united’