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The Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the north of Gaza has been devastated by airstrikes.

Gaza: ‘History is watching’ warns UN relief chief, saying aid access is key priority

Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid supplies into Gaza following the Israeli order to evacuate the north of the enclave, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Monday.

A scene of utter devastation in a village in Zinda Jan district, Afghanistan. Almost all homes in the village were destroyed in the October earthquakes.

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake

Children play in a child-friendly space at a refugee camp in South Darfur, Sudan.

Sudan: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces

Two men approach a building in central Gaza which was reportedly struck by missiles.

Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis

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Senior UN relief official calls for ‘immediate unconditional’ access for life-saving aid in Gaza

UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan

Gaza: Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO

UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal

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Martin Griffiths, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator (file).

‘Deep discussions’ ongoing to get aid into Gaza, says UN aid chief

UNICEF Representative Christine Weigand (centre) and Human Rights Defender of Armenia Anahit Manasyan visit the humanitarian station based in Kornidzor where tens of thousands of ethnic Armenian refugee children and their families have been arriving.

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Lynn Hastings, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in Gaza following a previous escalation in violence (file photo).

‘Immediate unconditional access’ needed into Gaza for lifesaving aid

A World Food Programme (WFP) staff member distributes bread to a family sheltered at a UN school in Gaza.

WFP 'looking at every way' to get food and supplies into Gaza

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

Explainer: How UN delivers life-saving aid amid crises

Humanitarian Aid What does it take to get food, medicine, emergency education, and shelter to record numbers of people in some of the most dangerous places on Earth? The UN does this around the world, including in Afghanistan, Haiti, Sudan, Ukraine, and the occupied Palestinian territory.

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

100,000 reasons to help: The UN migration agency at work in Armenia

A 'word cloud' illustrates the words most used in statements by Member States to the General Assembly.

AI reveals world’s top 3 universal concerns

SDG Action Zone at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

‘We know the solutions’: Youth offer UN tips for better world

Migrants who pass through Central America to Costa Rica often face discrimination and can be the victims of hate speech.

How Costa Rica drafted Latin America’s first ever anti-hate strategy

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

UN once again centre stage for world diplomacy

Leaders from around the world returned to the New York Headquarters of the United Nations for the first fully in-person high-level week at the 78th session of the General Assembly since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ukraine: Snapshots of a war

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

UN ‘blue helmets’: 75 years of service and sacrifice

UN peacekeepers stand guard in Ménaka in southeastern Mali.

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The earthquakes in western Afghanistan destroyed a vast number of homes.

Afghanistan: Agencies launch funding appeal for quake-hit families

Humanitarian Aid UN agencies are appealing for urgent funds to assist the hundreds of thousands affected by deadly earthquakes in western Afghanistan.

Children walk in the wreckage of homes destroyed by airstrikes in Al Shati refugee camp in the Gaza.

Gaza: Nowhere to go, as humanitarian crisis reaches 'dangerous new low'

Peace and Security Humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday for all civilians in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s order for the entire population there to leave the north, amid ongoing airstrikes and a deepening crisis. The UN chief told reporters outside the Security Council the world had to unite around the principle of protecting civilians and "finding a lasting solution to this unending cycle of death and destruction."

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