RUNDOWN FOR MONDAY 8 DECEMBER 2025

WHO / SUDAN MALNUTRITION CENTER (5:43)

A World Health Organization’s supported malnutrition ward in Khartoum, Sudan reveals the heavy toll of almost three years of conflict on children’s health. WHO

SOUTH SUDAN / SOUTH KOREAN PEACEKEEPERS RICE TRAINING (5:45)

South Korean peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) supported scientists and local farmers on rice farming project in Bor. UNMISS

UNEP / UNEA7 OPENING (4:51)

Saving the world’s glaciers. Reining in massive seaweed blooms. Reducing the environmental impact of artificial intelligence. These are just a few of the issues that are expected to be front and centre this week as representatives from more than 170 countries gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7). UNEP

UN / UNRWA UPDATE (1:37)

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the unauthorized entry into the United Nations Sheikh Jarrah compound held by UNRWA,” said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, after Israeli authorities forcibly entered the agency’s East Jerusalem premises. UNIFEED

UN / BENIN UPDATE (1:23)

The Secretary-General expressed his deep concern at the attempt to unconstitutionally seize power in the country of Benin. UNIFEED

UN / OSCE (0:00) [TO BE POSTED LATER TODAY]

Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, in her capacity as the current Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), is expected to brief the Security Council on the organisation’s activities. UNIFEED

 UN / GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN OVERVIEW 2025 (5:53)

“There is pain on every page,” UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said as he unveiled the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview, warning that “a quarter of a billion people are in urgent need of humanitarian help” while funding has fallen to its lowest level in a decade. UNIFEED

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UN / RETHINKING GENOCIDE PREVENTION (3:42)

The United Nations’ newly appointed Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide issues a stark warning that the world is witnessing an alarming erosion of respect for international law, with conflicts increasingly targeting civilians and heightening the risk of atrocity crimes. UN VIDEO

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