Children sit near makeshift shelters in El Fasher, North Darfur. Top news of the day | Thursday: Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Syria UN
The main news of the day in the UN and in the world: the first stage of the ceasefire plan in Gaza, attacks on hospitals in Sudanese Darfur, the process of restoring power supply at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, IOM is facilitating the return of Syrians from Libya.
Gaza agreements
The United Nations will provide full support in Gaza after a ceasefire agreement is reached between Israel and Hamas. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced this on Thursday. Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first stage of his peace plan after several days of indirect negotiations in Egypt. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), residents of Gaza and Israel greeted the news of a possible agreement with jubilation. The Office emphasizes the need to immediately deliver aid to the most vulnerable groups of the population – in the required volumes.
Violence in Sudan
UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric today expressed the Organization’s deep concern about the ongoing violence in Sudan, particularly in North Darfur’s besieged capital El Fasher. According to aid workers, more than 50 people have been killed in attacks there since early October. The day before, more than ten civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed in an attack on a hospital in El Fasher, allegedly carried out by the Rapid Reaction Force. Another 17 people were injured. This happened after an attack on the maternity ward of the same hospital the previous day. power supply to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine. Let us remember that access to the power grid was lost as a result of military operations. According to Grossi, in recent weeks the IAEA has maintained frequent contacts with the Russian Federation and Ukraine, seeking to create conditions for the repair of damaged sections of the Dnieper power transmission line (PTL) and the Ferrosplavnaya-1 power transmission line located on both sides of the front line.
Return to Syria
On Wednesday, 152 Syrians returned from Libya to their homeland. Their voluntary return was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The flight from Tripoli to Damascus was organized at the request of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The returnees have lived in Libya for more than ten years. In the coming months, IOM will provide individual reintegration assistance to families. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more than a million people have returned to Syria from abroad since December 2024, when the Assad regime was overthrown.