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Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the press conference at the UN Headquarters, in New York.

Gazans ‘have no homes – and they have no hope’: UN chief

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday expressed deep concerns over the situation in Gaza, reiterating his call for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages.

Caroline Ziadeh (on screen), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, briefs the Security Council meeting on a discussion of developments in Kosovo.

Security Council debates Kosovo’s new rules on Serbian currency

Whole neighbourhoods have been erased in northern Gaza.

Gaza ‘buffer zone’ possible war crime: UN human rights chief

The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear power plant update, DR Congo flood response, impact of US terrorism designations

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Gazans ‘stalked by hunger, disease and death’, warns UN’s top aid official

Gaza war enters fifth month amid reports of potential ceasefire deal

Peace is UN’s raison d’être: Guterres

UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries

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Dorothee Klaus, UNRWA Director in Lebanon

UNRWA will ‘come to a halt’ in March, warns agency director in Lebanon

Airstrikes destroy buildings in the Gaza Strip.

UN trade agency assesses economic impact of Gaza devastation

Installing a clean energy minigrid in Mahavelona, Madagascar

Will developing countries benefit from the renewables boom?

Children displaced by conflict in Sudan are now living in Atbara.

Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative

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In 1990, Nelson Mandela (third from left) met with New York City Mayor David Dinkins (fifth from left) and boxing greats who helped in the struggle against apartheid, including Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard and Joe Frazier. (file)

Stories from the UN Archive: Biggest moments in UN history

UN Affairs South African leader Nelson Mandela speaks out about crushing apartheid. US Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a vial in the UN Security Council. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg asks “How dare you?”

This 21-year-old woman is among 7.4 million Sudanese who have been displaced since war broke out in April 2023.

Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan

Gaza: A struggle to keep young hopes alive amid shattered dreams

A monarch butterfly collects nectar from a thistle plant.

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A woman and her grandchildren prepare manioc for dinner in Madagascar.

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A UN helicopter flies over the village of Ogossagou in central Mali.

PHOTO STORY: UN peacekeeping mission closes in Mali

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is officially closing on 31 December, bringing an end to a decade-long presence in the West African country.

PHOTO STORY: Muted reactions as climate deal is struck in Dubai

COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber (centre), UN climate chief Simon Stiell (fourth from left) and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Rafah crossing, aid ‘lifeline’ into Gaza

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

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Rescuers work at a building in Kyiv, damaged by shelling.(File)

World News in Brief: UN official condemns attacks in Ukraine, DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods

Peace and Security The UN’s top aid official in Ukraine has condemned a new wave of attacks on cities and towns early on Wednesday.

An IDP camp in Kayah State, eastern Myanmar, which is the region where the school was attacked. (file)

UNICEF condemns air strike on schools in Myanmar

Peace and Security The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned Monday’s deadly airstrike on two schools in eastern Myanmar resulting in the deaths of at least four children and two teachers, with many more left injured.

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