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A hospital in Gaza City damaged during the ongoing conflict.

Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system

An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave.

UNHCR is supporting internally displaced people at Chan Thar Kone in aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar.

World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

A participant attends the Economic and Social Council Youth Forum (ECOSOC) at UN Headquarters in New York.

UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development

Fort of Goree Island, Senegal, was the site of one of the earliest European settlements in Western Africa.

UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

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Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns

Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

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Members of a family flee their hometown close to the border of Thailand, in Kayah State, eastern Myanmar.

Myanmar’s people still face daily aftershocks and trauma, say UN aid teams

A woman prepares food in a camp for displaced people in Kassala state in Sudan.

Sudan: 30 million in need of assistance as war rages on

UNCTAD Addresses Annual High-level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming

Ending global trade uncertainty calls for ‘rational decisions’, says head of UN trade agency

Twin girls born at seventh months are taken care of at a health centre in Gitega province, Burundi.

One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth

Emergency Food Airdrops in Pieri, South Sudan

Testimony of a Genocide Survivor from Rwanda

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Families in Sagaing, affected by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on 28 March, wait for aid as destruction surrounds them.

INTERVIEW: Urgent aid needed as survivors of Myanmar quake struggle amid long-running crisis

Humanitarian Aid As Myanmar reels from a devastating earthquake, the humanitarian situation is growing increasingly dire – entire communities have been reduced to rubble, infrastructure is shattered and tens of thousands remain in urgent need of aid.

Global trade reached a record $33 trillion in 2024

Tariffs: Job protectors or trade killers?

In Europe energy planners are increasingly concerned about “dunkelflaute”— a period of cloudy, windless weather in winter that undermines both solar power and wind generation

Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy?

The UN Security Council is considering the impact of AI on peace and security.

Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI

Waad Al-Kateab stands in front of a bombed-out building in Syria with her daughter in her arms.

‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s future

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People living in areas recently liberated by Ukrainian forces receive aid.

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

The 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia has had an indelible effect on the civilian population, displacing millions, straining the economy and inflicting physical and mental trauma. During these dark years, the UN has stayed alongside the Ukrainian people, providing aid, necessities and healthcare, and restoring energy supplies.

UN peacekeeping’s long history of support to DR Congo

UN peacekeepers patrol the eastern DR Congo.

‘Massive response’ needed following Gaza conflict’s ‘horrific toll’ on children

Hot meals are distributed to children in Khan Younis, Gaza.

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Gaza residents lining up near the water truck to fill their jugs.

World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update

Humanitarian Aid The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday. 

A UN humanitarian officer inspects a destroyed building in Ukraine.

UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine

Peace and Security The United Nations has condemned the Russian attack on the city of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday which reportedly killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured more than 100 others.

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