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World News in Brief: Repression in Uganda, fighting in Syria’s Aleppo continues, Gaza and West Bank updates
The UN has raised serious concerns ahead of Uganda’s elections scheduled for 15 January, warning they will take place in an environment marked by widespread repression, intimidation and shrinking civic space. -
South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’
Despite reductions in the overall number of conflict-related incidents in South Sudan, a rise in abductions and sexual violence is concerning, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNMISS, said on Friday. -
Iran: UN human rights chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by protest-related violence
The UN human rights chief has called for an independent and transparent investigation into reports of deaths and widespread arrests during ongoing nationwide protests in Iran, amid mounting concerns over the use of force by security forces. -
Ukraine: Massive overnight attack leaves millions in the dark
UN agencies are supporting efforts on Friday to keep energy services up and running in Ukraine, and families warm amid freezing winter temperatures, following a large-scale overnight attack. -
Sudan: After 1,000 days of war, millions of civilians still bearing brunt
Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that the conflict has created the world’s biggest hunger crisis and largest displacement emergency. Every day, civilians have been “paying the price for a war they did not choose”, said UN aid coordination office, OCHA.