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Ilha do Combu, one of the 42 islands in Guamá River the surrounding Belém, Brazil.

On Brazil’s Combu Island, chocolate makers hold clues to climate action

Combu Island – Ilha do Combu in Portuguese – rises like a wall of living green from Brazil’s Guamá River. It is a testament to centuries of shared existence between the forest and its riverside communities. Here, cupuaçu, taperebá, pupunha, araçá and cacao are more than fruits; they are threads in the fabric of local culture, livelihoods and identity.

Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames ‘misidentification’

Rescue workers extinguish a fire in a residential building in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

Ukraine faces ‘unprecedented housing crisis’

Volunteers, NGOs and the UN are involved in the "We Will Rebuild Gaza" campaign.

Restoring dignity to Gaza: the cleanup begins

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‘When finance flows, ambition grows’: COP30’s call for action

Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth

Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher

Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance, demand action from Brazilian Government

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A girl moves a container full of water at a site for displaced people in Dolow, Somalia.

Climate adaptation must protect the right to stay and the dignity to move

Haiti's penal system is struggling to function effectively.

Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system

The Galapagos Islands Iguana is a unique species.

At-risk mountain vipers and iguanas, in rare company at key wildlife talks

Arnaud Peral, UN Resident Coordinator for the Philippines.

Preparedness and coordination key to preventing Philippines super typhoon deaths

Food waste is fuelling climate change

Tropical Forest Forever Facility - UN Chief at COP30

5 Facts - hunger hotspots around the world

Unexploded ordnance in Gaza

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An artifact is displayed at an exhibition at UN Headquarters focused on protecting cultural heritage.

Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking

Culture and Education The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable forms of criminal activity – but now efforts by the UN and law enforcement agencies across the world are helping to bring down these global operations.

The Belém Climate Summit opens on 10 November 2025.

COP30 kicks off with urgent call to deliver on climate promises and scale up finance

Young people learn gas welding techniques using virtual reality software.

Mind over machine: UN urges ethical guardrails for brain tech revolution

A woman uses a tufting machine to make a rug at the the Al-Thumama complex.

In a quiet community on Doha’s edge, Gaza’s wounded and orphaned learn to heal

Professor Brian Cox has been named as the United Nations Champion for Space.

‘Global perspective’ key to moving humanity forward in space

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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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Security Council lays the ground in the race for the next Secretary-General

UN Affairs The UN Security Council met on Friday for its annual debate over how it operates – including the process to select the next Secretary-General in 2026.

Families return to their destroyed homes in Gaza City.

‘Mobs’ target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, as floods roil Gaza

Peace and Security Images emerged this week of what appear to be mobs of masked Israeli settlers carrying out arson attacks on Palestinian homes and property, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday.

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