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In Gaza, the first rains of the winter season mean even more suffering with many areas at risk of flooding.

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 26 November

With all eyes on a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, UN humanitarians have condemned the ongoing violence in Lebanon, Gaza, and Israel. Meanwhile, at UN Headquarters in New York, a special meeting is underway to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Stay tuned for live updates from UN headquarters and the field. UN News app users can follow here.

A transgender person participates in health services provided by the Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS by 2030

Smoke rises from a building following an airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. (file)

Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call

Argentine cartoon character Mafalda visits the interior of a United Nations interpretation booth.

Iconic cartoon character Mafalda realizes her dream of being a UN interpreter

UN Climate Conference COP29

COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’

23 November 2024

Civil society groups at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, advocate for climate financing initiatives that are in line with the Paris Agreement.

COP29 draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance

22 November 2024

UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to reporters in Baku, Azerbaijan on the penultimate day of COP29, the latest round of UN climate negotiations.

COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

21 November 2024

In the ‘Green Room’ at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, models of green cities and other climate solutions-based exhibits are on display.

Baku talks heat up: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in COP29 spotlight

20 November 2024

Midway point press conference in Baku on Monday, 18 November, with COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev (far left), and the Executive Director of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell (second from left).

COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’

19 November 2024

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell addresses negotiators as the final week of COP29 begins in Baku, Azerbaijan.

‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week

18 November 2024

Participants at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, advocate for financing climate initiatives.

Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

16 November 2024

AI and other digital technologies can help mitigate and adapt to climate change.

COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key

16 November 2024

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘We are at the point where diplomacy has failed,’ warns outgoing Middle East envoy

Peace and Security Lead The war in Gaza represents “the biggest stress test” the UN has faced in its work to forge greater peace and a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians, according to the senior envoy who has been at the forefront of these efforts since 2021.

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UNRWA staff continue to work in Gaza where possible.

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People in the Gaza Strip collect relief supplies delivered by boat in 1957. (file)

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A woman walks past destroyed apartment buildings and vehicles in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

1,000 days of war in Ukraine: UN support remains steadfast

As Russia’s assault on Ukraine reaches its 1000th day, the UN continues to provide much-needed assistance, in areas ranging from humanitarian aid, to healthcare, sanitation and ensuring the safety and security of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

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The remains of a wristwatch found in the ruins of Hiroshima, Japan, records the moment of the atomic bomb explosion at 8:15am local time on 6 August 1945. (file)

Faces of Gaza, one year on

The town of Khan Younis, like many areas of the Gaza Strip, has been decimated by the war.

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No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council

Peace and Security As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed urgent calls for an immediate ceasefire and action to address the humanitarian crisis.

The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system risks nuclear disaster: rights experts

Human Rights Independent UN human rights experts have warned of an escalating risk of nuclear disaster in Ukraine following Russia’s continued attacks on the country’s electrical infrastructure, with the most recent strike occurring on 17 November.

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