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World News in Brief: Call for action against child labour, ICC Prosecutor suspended, WFP raises awareness in Egypt

Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO

Security Council LIVE: Central Africa in the spotlight, including outlawed Lord's Resistance Army

Deadly quake strikes Philippines on first day of school year

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A person stands in shallow water on the island of Zanzibar, holding a string of harvested seaweed.

Why sustainable alternatives to plastic are struggling to compete

An aerial view of a large data centre building with a white roof, situated in a rural area with green fields and trees.

AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate

UN Woman Police Officer of the Year, Inspector Stephanie Königs from Germany, engages with a local community in a refugee camp in South Sudan.

Building trust on patrol: One police officer’s peacekeeping journey in South Sudan

A group of people, including Vanessa Frazier, walking through the grounds of a severely damaged building in Ukraine, assessing the destruction.

Children caught in the crossfire: UN envoy calls for end to war in Ukraine

Fabien Cousteau explains how to save the ocean

A Gift of Peace: Ten Years After the Passing of Muhammad Ali

Refugees Are Helping Refugees, Now Their Work Is at Risk

Why Protecting the Caspian Sea Matters More Than Ever

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Scuba diver in full gear swims over a coral reef with fish in the ocean.

‘The ocean has no boundaries’: Beauty and life in a war zone

Climate and Environment When US and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, triggering one of the most serious geopolitical crises in years, the Strait of Hormuz – a narrow channel just 34 kilometres wide at its narrowest point – became a global flashpoint overnight.

Damaged onion domes of a white Orthodox church in Kharkov, Ukraine, with broken copper tiles and exposed interiors, framed by bare tree branches against a blue sky.

Under fire, Kharkiv is already building for a peaceful tomorrow

Displaced football player Asaad Al-Azzabi, wearing a Spain jersey, is carried on the shoulders of a crowd in a tent camp in Al-Mawasi, Gaza.

Borrowed boots, borrowed joy: Football thrives in Gaza camps

MUNGURA Claudine, a 12-year-old student at BIRINGI Primary School, washes her hands with water from a blue dispenser at her school in Biringi, ARU territory, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ebola outbreak: ‘Every epidemic begins in a community and ends in a community’

A smiling Black man in a suit and lanyard sits on a white bench at an outdoor event in a stadium.

‘I had a good life and I lost it’: How one man survived four years on the streets

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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.

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

Silhouettes of delegates stand near a United Nations flag at sunrise outside UN Headquarters during the 80th General Assembly Debate in New York.

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

A group of people, including a woman pushing a stroller, walk down a foggy street in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, carrying humanitarian aid supplies provided by UNHCR.

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A Bolivian woman in traditional colorful clothing and a hat stands next to an open solar energy control panel mounted on a brick wall, demonstrating the technology's impact on rural communities.

Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate commitments

Climate and Environment The United Nations climate chief called on Monday for countries to step up action to implement existing commitments, warning that fossil fuel dependency is deepening economic instability and exposing vulnerable communities to worsening climate impacts.

A woman in a blue headscarf sits on a blanket indoors, looking out a window in a simple room.

Afghanistan faces ‘lost generation of talent and potential,’ Security Council hears

Human Rights As the Security Council met on Afghanistan, senior officials and civil society representatives delivered a clear warning Monday: despite relative security under the Taliban, worsening humanitarian conditions, restrictions on women and growing economic pressures are creating a fragile and uncertain future.

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