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Humanitarian aid has been stalled near the Rafah, Egypt, border crossing since 14 October 2023.

UN agencies welcome convoy’s entry into Gaza, but more aid needed

UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator Martin Griffiths welcomed the entry of an aid convoy into Gaza on Saturday, the first since the start of hostilities two weeks ago following deadly attacks by Hamas against Israel.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres attends the Cairo Summit for Peace in Egypt.

At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza

Families sheltering in an UNRWA school collect mattresses.

Gaza: UNRWA chief underscores duty to protect civilians at all times

UN Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) talks to the media at the Rafah crossing.

Gaza: UN chief at Rafah crossing says aid convoy ‘the difference between life and death’

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Families flee their shattered homes in Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza city.

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People receive food rations at a WFP distribution site on the outskirts of Herat in Afghanistan.

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Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion.

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Missile attacks on Gaza are continuing (file).

Explainer: What now, as Security Council deadlocks on Gaza?

Peace and Security Conflict is raging, threatening to spill over multiple borders and the world’s only body charged with maintaining international peace and security can’t agree on a solution. Now what?

The UN continues to support Palestinians who are caught up in the conflict.

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The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) distributed bread to families sheltering from ongoing violence in Gaza.

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Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv has been bombed heavily especially in the early stages of the Russian invasion.

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People who fled Karabakh wait to speak to local authorities in Goris, Armenia.

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres travelled to the Rafah crossing on Friday.

Rafah crossing, aid ‘lifeline’ into Gaza

The Rafah crossing from Egypt into Gaza has become the focus of the international effort to provide humanitarian aid to desperate people who have been bombarded and displaced in the besieged enclave.

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Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly opens the general debate.

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The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, which is a World Heritage Historic Centre has been damaged by shelling.

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