UN: Emergency fund receives US$351 million in pledges for next year (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Forty-five donors on 10 December announced pledges of some US$351 million for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2025, with other donors expected to make contributions in the coming months, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Syria: IOM appeals for $30 million to address rising humanitarian needs (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has urgently appealed for USD 30 million to assist almost 700,000 people in Northwest Syria through the winter months, following the dramatic events that saw the fall of Bashar Al-Assad's government in recent days.

UN: Alarm raised over surge of new arrivals in South Sudan (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, has expressed alarm over the recent surge of people arriving in South Sudan in need of protection and assistance, with tens of thousands of people fleeing fresh violence in border areas of Sudan.