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World News in Brief: ‘Horrific’ attack in Sudan, Israeli incursions in Syria intensify, most women and girls homeless in Gaza

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The Secretary-General's nameplate on a wooden desk in the UN Security Council Chamber, with blue chairs and a large mural in the background.

Gender, geography and powerbroking in play in race for next UN chief

Black African male health worker in a white protective suit adjusts green gloves while wearing goggles and a face shield during an outbreak response training session.

Contact tracing and quarantine critical to prevent Ebola spread in Kenya: WHO

China has been hit hard by climate change, including extreme weather events.

From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach

The NASA SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft on top launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of the Artemis II mission. The massive rocket ascends into the sky, leaving a trail of bright exhaust and billowing smoke.

Beyond the Moon: Space Week around the world

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Cate Blanchett reads 'The Promise'

Strengthening Nutrition in Madagascar

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A collection of open medicine bottles containing various pills and capsules, alongside empty blister packs and plastic bags, all placed together on a surface.

When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa

Law and Crime Prevention Antibiotics, malaria treatments, painkillers, opioids. More than 250 tonnes of medical products were seized over six years in Central Africa. Behind those numbers is an illicit market that thrives not simply despite the region’s fragile health systems, but in part because of them.

Two African elephants touch trunks and tusks in a savanna setting.

Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions

Severe riverbank collapse exposes tangled tree roots and threatens a building shielded by green mesh netting along a sandy shoreline, with open water and a distant city skyline visible in the background.

In Tanzania, the sea is moving inland – and taking livelihoods with it

A man in a grey suit and glasses speaks at a green marble desk in the UN General Assembly hall, while a woman in a red top works on a laptop beside him.

The Takeaway Day 6: General Debate ends with call to turn words into action

Interior view of the empty General Assembly hall at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Why the UN General Assembly still matters

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks from a podium in the United Nations General Assembly Hall during the opening of the eighty-first session, with delegates seated and his image on two screens.

110 leaders, 18,000 delegates: Inside the UN’s busiest week of high-stakes diplomacy

The busiest week of the year at the UN got underway at the organization’s New York Headquarters on Monday.

Reaching the most vulnerable: Frontline teams support earthquake-hit Venezuela

Photo by UNOCHA/Veronique Durroux showing search and rescue operations near the earthquake ground zero in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 29, 2026. A CAT backhoe loader is positioned in the foreground amidst rubble, with several rescue workers visible on top of the collapsed building structure.

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

A smiling young girl, Shereen, carries a large pot of rice and chickpeas in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, while other children and adults stand near tents in the background.

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UNHCR Global Spokesperson Shabia Mantoo speaks at a press briefing at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns

Human Rights The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday warned that livestreaming a planned execution by firing squad in the United States would amount to a public execution and breach the absolute prohibition on torture.

Women in colorful shirts operate sewing machines at stations along a garment production line, with hanging fabrics and overhead conveyors in a textile factory in Sri Lanka.

Global trade reaches record $35 trillion despite conflicts

Economic Development World trade reached a record $35 trillion in 2025 – but developing countries were held back from greater participation in the global economy because of new technological and policy barriers, the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD said on Friday.

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