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Onthe first day of Eid, humanitarians recovered the buried bodies of eight Palestinian Red Crescent workers, six Civil Defense personnel, and one UN employee killed while working to save lives in Gaza.

UN condemns killing of 1,000 people in Gaza since ceasefire collapse

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza.

UN staff continue to provide medical assistance in Gaza.

‘Attacks on aid workers must end,’ Security Council told

Affected families in Sagaing, the epicenter of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, shelter under a tarp in a field.

Myanmar quake: UN calls for urgent protection for vulnerable women and girls

A young girl in a wheelchair moves along a path in Kyrgyzstan.

World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief

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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls

Guterres calls for greater equality and inclusion as world marks Autism Awareness Day

Gaza aid worker killings: One humanitarian still missing in mass grave

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Michael Dunford, WFP Country Director in Myanmar, takes part in the distribution of ready-to-eat food at Ottara Thiri Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw.

‘Without funding we can’t meet the needs of the people of Myanmar’: WFP

Families flee Sinja in southern Sudan following violent clashes.

Sudan: Reproductive health agency decries devastating impact of war on women and girls

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With the war entering its eleventh year, countless Yemenis are still waiting for a chance to rebuild their lives.

Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss 

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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 Lead 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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Chinese rescue teams conduct rescue operations in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams say

Humanitarian Aid As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday's earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.

Aftermath of a strike in southern Lebanon in November 2024.

Lebanon: UN expresses deep concern over latest Israeli airstrikes, in call for restraint

Peace and Security The United Nations on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the latest escalation of violence in Lebanon, despite the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, following an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut that reportedly killed four people – including a woman – and injured several others.

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