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Young children stand outside their temporary shelter in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (file)

Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency

An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work throughout Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday.

Children and their families stand near temporary shelters at an IDP camp in Zelingei town, central Darfur, Sudan.

UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region

A seven-year-old patient with severe acute malnutrition and dehydration was transferred to a field hospital in southern Gaza in April amid a looming famine in the north.

Pillay: Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights

A woman from Bujumbura, Burundi, is living with a relative after her home was destroyed by flooding.

East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

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World News in Brief: Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti

Guterres demands better protection for journalists on environment beat

Palestine’s economy in ruins as Gaza war sets development back two decades

Sudan: Under siege, El Fasher teeters on the brink of famine

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Thirty-six athletes from 11 different countries, competing across 12 sports, were named as members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024.

Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games

Swedish peacekeepers in the UN Emergency Force (UNEF) in Egypt in 1956. (file)

Stories from the UN Archive: UN camel caravans deliver

Trinidadian climate activists Joshua Prentice (l), Priyanka Lalla (c) and Zaafia Alexander (r) speak to Conor Lennon from UN News

Trinidad’s young climate activists make the case for urgent action

Louise Wateridge of UNRWA (left) speaking with Dr. Sulafa who works with the Agency in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Gaza destruction impossible to even process, UN humanitarian says

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Dominica's geothermal energy pipe, Roseau Valley

Could the answer to 100% renewable energy in Dominica be under the ground?

Climate and Environment A small but growing number of countries are well on their way to producing all of their electricity from renewable sources. Dominica, in the eastern Caribbean, is planning to join these pioneers and become the first small island developing State (SIDS) to stop using fossil fuels for energy generation.

Daily life continues on the streets of Port-au-Prince, despite the insecurity.

First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti

Every month, thousands of Sudanese people still migrate to nearby countries like South Sudan and Chad, forgotten and voiceless on an incredibly challenging journey, and nobody knows when it will end.

Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war

A premature baby is fed in a hospital incubator.

Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) social movement is dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality.

Unravelling the legacies of slavery

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On 5 March 2024, UNICEF and partners delivered 23 incubators to hospitals in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

PHOTO STORY: 6 months of Gaza conflict leaves many close to famine

Six months after the full-scale invasion of Gaza, 30,000 Palestinians are dead, dozens of children have died of hunger and more than half a million Gazans face starvation. As Israel continues to bomb the occupied territory and restrict the entry of lifesaving goods, the UN is scrambling to respond.

Ukraine: War and restoring a sense of home

A single mother of three children is rebuilding her home with help from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

Gaza’s displaced children: ‘A heartbreaking story of loss and grief’

A five-year-old boy sits on his mattress in a shelter courtyard surrounded by several hundred other displaced people.

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UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill

Human Rights As protests continue in Georgia over a proposed draft law on curbing foreign influence, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk on Thursday urged the authorities to shelve the controversial bill and engage in dialogue.

TV correspondent Mustafa Al-Bayed, reporting from Gaza.

World News in Brief: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize, child migrant detention, Niger meningitis epidemic

Peace and Security The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on Thursday.

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