UN News Today 02 January 2025

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin 

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO 

Gaza: UN agencies call for an aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan beginsUkraine’s battered communities face ongoing deadly Russian attacksSudan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, warns the WHO 

The UN says an Israeli tank strike caused mass casualties at a UN compound in Gaza. Russia accuses Ukraine of downing a plane transporting captured Ukrainian soldiers. China and Uzbekistan upgrade bilateral ties. 

Gaza authorities say an Israeli airstrike on a UN school leaves dozens dead. Israel says the compound housed Hamas' elite force that took part in the Oct. 7 attack. UN Chief Antonio Guterres urges governments to ban advertising by fossil fuel companies. Pakistan's Prime Minister ... Show More

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has reported that Israeli forces fired on its positions, injuring two peacekeepers. Hurricane Milton has killed at least 14 people in the United States. Health workers in Nigeria are seeking more government support to reduce malaria infectio ... Show More

Russia’s Christmas morning attack on Ukraine is being condemned, as half a million homes were left without heating. A Gaza news outlet says an Israeli strike has killed 5 of its journalists. Trump has again brought up the Panama Canal while announcing another pick for his incomin ... Show More