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Girls who fled their homes in Sudan participate in a digital learning session in Kassala state.

Education crisis in Sudan puts a generation of children at risk

In a data centre, servers are high-performance computers that process and store data.

Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power?

Ravina Shamsadani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Sudan war leaves children mute as risk of new atrocities looms

A woman in Haiti carries a WFP food sack and a milk container after receiving emergency food aid in Port-au-Prince, Delmas 31, under challenging conditions.

Haiti explained: why the crisis is deepening — and what comes next

At the Edge of War – A Mother's Escape

UNHCR chief meet with refugees fleeing horrors of war in Sudan

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MINUSCA peacekeeping troops survey the open border between Central African Republic and Sudan, while villagers, including women on donkeys, and armed men cross freely.

At the edge of war: the Central African Republic's uneasy border with Sudan

Peace and Security The land flattens on the approach to Birao, a cut-off town ringed by savannah in the far north of the Central African Republic, where roads dissolve into dust and motorcycles vastly outnumber cars. Less than two hours’ drive from the Sudanese border, this is the edge of a fractured country still piecing itself back together, while absorbing the shockwaves of a neighbouring conflict.

Deep-sea corals were among the treasures found during an expedition in the North Marianas Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force

A family receives food assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Haiti through a voucher system at a local store called 'God's Will Dépôt'.

In Haiti’s storm-hit south, food vouchers restore choice and dignity for families

A World Food Programme worker stands in front of a muddy white SUV, holding a blue helmet, in a Ukrainian town.

Drones, fear and exhaustion: The daily reality of providing aid to Ukraine

Dieussika, a displaced child in Haiti, sits in her classroom taking notes and working. After fleeing violence with her family, she returned to school thanks to UNICEF's catch-up classes and vocational training, eventually graduating and expressing gratitude to decision-makers.

‘Do not give up on children’: Displaced by violence, a Haitian girl finds hope at school

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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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A repaired school in rural Aleppo, Syria, surrounded by destroyed buildings. The schoolyard is now used for classes with new desks and benches, despite graffiti-covered walls and missing lights.

Syria: Renewed clashes risk derailing fragile transition

Peace and Security A tense standoff between the Syrian Government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast risks igniting wider instability just as Syria struggles to emerge from years of conflict and authoritarian rule, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday.

Storm approaching Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it

Climate and Environment The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment.

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