Archive for December 1st, 2025

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01/12/2025

Vulnerable Populations Will Suffer With UNAIDS Early Closure

Human Wrongs Watch

By Ed Holt

BRATISLAVA, Dec 1 2025 (IPS)* – “It’s like adding fuel to an already burning fire,” says Aditia Taslim.
UNAIDS campaigns have dominated the global effort to end HIV/Aids as a public threat since 1999. Credit: UNAIDS

UNAIDS campaigns have dominated the global effort to end HIV/Aids as a public threat since 1999. Credit: UNAIDS

“We have not recovered from the impact of the US funding cuts earlier this year, and closing down UNAIDS prematurely will only make things worse, especially for key populations and other criminalized groups, including people who use drugs,” Taslim, who is Advocacy Lead at the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD), tells IPS.

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01/12/2025

Millions of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV, Left Behind Due to Shrinking Funding – UNICEF

Human Wrongs Watch

NEW YORK, 28 November 2025 (UNICEF)* – Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment, and care, as shrinking funding threatens to increase their risks and reverse decades of progress, UNICEF on 28 November 2025 warned ahead of World AIDS Day (1 December 2025).

A mother holds her infant's hand.
 
UNICEF/UNI670039/Muthuramalingam

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01/12/2025

Record Cocaine Seizure in Haitian Waters Underlines Country’s ‘Pivotal’ Trafficking Role

Human Wrongs Watch

 (UN News)* — A record seizure of cocaine off the coast of Haiti has underlined the island nation’s “pivotal role in trafficking routes linking South America, the Caribbean and the United States of America,” according to the United Nations.

A package of cocaine seized in Haiti is put on show. (file)
UN Photo/Victoria Hazou | A package of cocaine seized in Haiti is put on show. (file)

Haiti is in the grip of a security crisis as gangs battle for control of territory in the capital and beyond while continuing to expand their criminal activities.

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01/12/2025

Mass Displacement, Human Trafficking Fears Deepen Srisis in Sudan’s El Fasher

Human Wrongs Watch

By Vibhu Mishra

(UN News)*– The humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher remains dire as mass displacement accelerates and aid access stays restricted, amid warnings of widespread trafficking, sexual violence and the recruitment of children.

Displaced from El Fasher, an 11-year-old child makes their way through a settlement for displaced persons in Tawila, North Darfur.
© UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal | Displaced from El Fasher, an 11-year-old child makes their way through a settlement for displaced persons in Tawila, North Darfur.

UN agencies say conditions are deteriorating further across North Darfur and neighbouring Kordofan, while independent human rights experts on Thursday warned that the collapse of protection following the city’s fall has sharply increased the risks facing women and children.

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