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World News in Brief: Myanmar amnesty, rising needs in Afghanistan, another power loss at Ukraine nuclear plant

More than half of Haitians continue to face food crisis

UNESCO grants ‘enhanced protection’ to cultural heritage sites in the Middle East  

‘Slaughtered like goats’: Despair and abandonment in South Sudan

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Damaged stone wall at a UNESCO heritage site in Tyre, Lebanon, with a UNITAR/UNOSAT damage assessment marker in the foreground.

Middle East war: UNESCO grants ‘enhanced protection’ to 39 heritage sites in danger

A cargo ship loaded with shipping containers at a port in Tonga. A large crane is visible on the ship's deck, and workers in safety vests are standing on the dock.

Middle East conflict chokes end of supply chain as lights go out in the Pacific

In Bangladesh, farmers are growing more climate resilient crops.

‘Clock is ticking’: Hormuz disruption raises fears of global food crisis

Brazilian football legend Zico smiles and gives a thumbs up inside the UN General Assembly hall. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, is also present.

Why the ‘beautiful game’ is joining the fight for a better world

No more mines in Syria: Towards a safer future

Guira FM: Voices of the Central African Republic

How the UN came to New York City

The future of Gaza in the words of its children

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A group of smiling African children in a refugee camp in Uganda, holding up bars of soap, with a man distributing aid in the background.

Fleeing Sudan's war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda

Migrants and Refugees On the outskirts of the Ugandan town of Biale, tents are scattered along dirt roads that give way to open fields. The Kriandongo camp sits between a shattered past and a life tentatively being rebuilt. Here, the story does not end with fleeing war. Another phase begins, one where days are measured not in hours, but in the weight of loss and the effort to carry on.

Professor Brian Cox, an English physicist and musician, smiling while giving a presentation on stage with a large screen behind him.

New era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return

Doctors perform a cesarean section at El Obeid Maternity Hospital in Sudan. The hospital faces equipment shortages, with only 4 of 7 operating rooms functional and limited anesthesia capacity, leading to maternal deaths.

‘We watched them die before our eyes’: Sudan health workers helpless amid medical shortages

A UN peacekeeper in a blue helmet and an AFRILAN demining specialist crouch in a field watching a controlled mine explosion in the background.

Deminers race to keep up with military technology

A view of a polluted industrial waterfront at sunset, with large plumes of dark smoke billowing from factory smokestacks into the sky. Several large ships are docked in the foreground on the water.

Middle East crisis exposes global energy fault line as UN urges shift to renewables

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A young girl carries a pot of cooked food in Al-Mawasi, Gaza.

UN ramps up ceasefire support to hungry and war-weary Gazans

The UN is taking the opportunity of the ceasefire in Gaza to ramp up the delivery of aid to the beleaguered people of Gaza.

From podiums to patrols: Taking the pulse of the UN’s busiest week

Delegates gather on the plaza in front of the General Assembly building at UN Headquarters.

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

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

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at a podium during a solemn sitting at the International Court of Justice to celebrate its 80th anniversary. Other dignitaries including King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, ICJ President Iwasawa Yuji, and UN officials are seated in the Great Hall of Justice.

As the ‘world court’ turns 80, Guterres says law must prevail over force

Law and Crime Prevention The world is at a “moment of crisis” and countries must reaffirm commitment to international law amid rising violations and geopolitical tensions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at an event on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Iler Cambronne, a Haitian banana-plantain grower, stands in his plantation holding a large bunch of green plantains. He is a participant in WFP's Home-Grown School Meals Programme in Haiti.

Shockwaves of Middle East war reach Caribbean as food prices soar

Climate and Environment Six weeks since war erupted in the Middle East, the shockwaves have spread to the Caribbean region, already pushed to the brink, amid fears of a looming El Niño-linked climate disaster.

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