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December 30, 2025 UN

The top news of the day at the UN and around the world: the UN calls for improving the situation for children in crisis zones by 2026; Ukraine has suffered nearly 43 percent of all attacks on healthcare facilities worldwide; sexual violence against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become systemic; and tens of thousands of children in Sudan's Northern Darfur suffer from acute malnutrition.

Children in armed conflicts

"My place is not in armed conflict." These words from a child in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are addressed to world leaders. They were quoted in a New Year's message by the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Fraser. She noted that in 2025, children in conflict zones, including the DRC, Gaza, Haiti, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Ukraine, were victims of horrific violations. And in 2024, the highest number of grave violations against children was recorded. Fraser called on the international community to act decisively to improve the situation of children in crisis zones in the coming year.

Ukraine: Attacks on medical facilities

Ukraine's healthcare system continues to suffer as a result of the fighting. Last weekend, a strike damaged a medical facility in the city of Izmail in the Odessa region. Overall, in 2025, Ukraine accounted for nearly 43 percent of all attacks on healthcare facilities worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), attacks on medical personnel and healthcare facilities limit access to essential care, especially in frontline areas where primarily elderly people with chronic illnesses reside.

Violence against children in the DRC

Sexual violence against children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become a "systemic and entrenched crisis" that is rapidly worsening, according to a new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Cases of violence are being recorded in all provinces of the country, and their number has increased sharply since 2022. It is estimated that over 35,000 cases of sexual violence against children were recorded in the DRC in the first nine months of 2025 alone. In 2024, this figure reached almost 45,000, tripling the figure two years earlier.

Malnutrition in North Darfur

Data from the latest health survey of children in the Um Baru district of Sudan's North Darfur state shows that more than half of the children there suffer from acute malnutrition, experts from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported today. Many residents of the district are recently displaced families who fled the escalation of fighting in El Fasher in late October. North Darfur remains the epicenter of the crisis in Sudan: by November of this year, nearly 85,000 children in the state had been hospitalized with severe malnutrition. UNICEF calls on all parties to ensure immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access so that civilians can receive the assistance they need.

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December 30, 2025 International law

New legislation passed by the Israeli parliament contravenes international law and undermines the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), as entrusted to it by the UN General Assembly. UNRWA Director-General Philippe Lazzarini made this statement today.

He called yesterday's Israeli parliamentary vote, which resulted in the adoption of new legislation against UNRWA, "an outrageous step." According to Lazzarini, the decision would cut off water, electricity, fuel, and communications to the agency, and empower the Israeli government to expropriate UN property in East Jerusalem, including UNRWA headquarters and its main vocational training center.

He recalled that the International Court of Justice had previously pointed out Israel's obligation to facilitate the agency's activities. Earlier this month, Israeli forces invaded the UNRWA compound In East Jerusalem, the UN flag was torn down and replaced with the Israeli flag. In May, UN schools in East Jerusalem were forcibly closed, depriving hundreds of Palestinian refugee children of their right to education.

Lazzarini described the developments as part of a "systematic campaign to discredit UNRWA" and stressed that the agency continues to play an indispensable role in providing assistance to Palestinian refugees, particularly in Gaza, where UNRWA "is the backbone of the entire international humanitarian operation."

The Commissioner-General also warned of the broader implications of the legislation, saying it sets a dangerous precedent for other conflict situations.

"Failure to adequately respond to attempts to intimidate and undermine UN activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory will ultimately jeopardize humanitarian and human rights work worldwide," the UNRWA chief said.

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December 30, 2025 Peace and security

Ukraine's healthcare system continues to suffer as a result of the fighting. Last weekend, a strike damaged a medical facility in Izmail, Odessa Oblast. Overall, Ukraine accounted for nearly 43 percent of all attacks on healthcare facilities worldwide in 2025.

Between January 1 and December 29, 2025, the country experienced 561 of the 1,320 attacks on healthcare facilities, staff, patients, warehouses, transport, and supplies recorded in the World Health Organization (WHO) global monitoring system. These attacks resulted in the deaths of 19 people and the injury of another 201. The attacks undermine access to healthcare, particularly in frontline areas, where many of the remaining residents are elderly and have underlying health conditions.

Interruptions in heating and electricity supply

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), between December 26 and 29, attacks on Ukrainian territory continued to cause civilian casualties and extensive damage to infrastructure. As a result, electricity, heating, and water supplies were disrupted in several areas of the country amid falling temperatures.

According to Ukrainian authorities, nearly 100 civilian deaths and injuries were recorded across the country during this period. The most serious consequences of the attacks were observed in Kyiv. As a result, large-scale attack on December 27 Several people were killed and dozens were injured. Power facilities, residential buildings, a kindergarten, a university dormitory, cars, stores, and other civilian facilities were damaged. According to the local energy company, more than one million households in Kyiv and the surrounding area were left without power. About a third of the city's population—approximately three million people—were left without heat, and water supply outages were also reported.

Although power was subsequently restored to nearly 750,000 households in Kyiv and around 350,000 in the Kyiv region, emergency and scheduled outages continue, and heating and electricity supplies remain partially disrupted.

Similar consequences of the attacks were recorded in other regions of Ukraine. Civilians in the Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Sumy regions suffered as a result of the wave of strikes. Energy infrastructure facilities, educational institutions, and local businesses were damaged.

Humanitarian aid

These incidents reflect the ongoing pattern of attacks on energy facilities in densely populated urban areas, disrupting critical services, including electricity and heating. Restoration efforts are hampered by the threat of further attacks.

Meanwhile, humanitarian workers mobilized emergency assistance in the affected areas, particularly in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and the Kyiv region. This support included first aid and psychosocial services, distribution of hot meals, repair materials, and other essential items to affected families. Special points were set up where people could stay warm, receive food, charge mobile phones, and receive other assistance. Legal support was also provided to restore lost documents and file compensation claims for damaged or destroyed property.

Additionally, on December 27, humanitarian agencies delivered 15 emergency heaters to the Kherson region. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) provided a diesel generator to a children's medical facility in the Odesa region.

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