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A scene of devastation in Beirut following airstrikes, showing collapsed buildings, smoke rising from rubble, and emergency personnel assessing the damage.

MIDDLE EAST LIVE 16 April: UN meets over China-Russia Hormuz crisis veto as humanitarian crisis continues in Lebanon

War in Lebanon continues amid the fragile US-Iran ceasefire amid hopes for direct talks between Israel and Beirut. Meanwhile, the UN General Assembly is debating the China-Russia Security Council veto on the crucial Strait of Hormuz crisis last month, with assembly president Annalena Baerbock saying debate must move “to action”, on stabilising the Middle East. Stay with us for live updates below and live Meetings Coverage on the veto meeting is here. App users can follow our live coverage here.

Humanitarian aid worker wearing a blue OCHA vest stands in front of a damaged brick apartment building in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, after an attack. A resident stands nearby holding a red bucket. The building shows significant damage with shattered windows and debris on the ground.

Deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainians ‘simply trying to live their lives’ must stop, says senior UN official

Siobhán Mullally, Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, addresses a UN General Assembly high-level meeting on "Appraisal of UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons".

The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations

UN peacekeepers on patrol in Abyei, Sudan, with armored vehicles and soldiers in blue helmets walking along a dirt road.

UN peacekeeping missions under strain as funding cuts and new threats grow

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A group of smiling African children in a refugee camp in Uganda, holding up bars of soap, with a man distributing aid in the background.

Fleeing Sudan's war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda

Migrants and Refugees On the outskirts of the Ugandan town of Biale, tents are scattered along dirt roads that give way to open fields. The Kriandongo camp sits between a shattered past and a life tentatively being rebuilt. Here, the story does not end with fleeing war. Another phase begins, one where days are measured not in hours, but in the weight of loss and the effort to carry on.

Professor Brian Cox, an English physicist and musician, smiling while giving a presentation on stage with a large screen behind him.

New era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return

Doctors perform a cesarean section at El Obeid Maternity Hospital in Sudan. The hospital faces equipment shortages, with only 4 of 7 operating rooms functional and limited anesthesia capacity, leading to maternal deaths.

‘We watched them die before our eyes’: Sudan health workers helpless amid medical shortages

A UN peacekeeper in a blue helmet and an AFRILAN demining specialist crouch in a field watching a controlled mine explosion in the background.

Deminers race to keep up with military technology

A view of a polluted industrial waterfront at sunset, with large plumes of dark smoke billowing from factory smokestacks into the sky. Several large ships are docked in the foreground on the water.

Middle East crisis exposes global energy fault line as UN urges shift to renewables

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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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Health Measles vaccinations have saved nearly 20 million lives in Africa since the year 2000 and more than 500 million children were protected through routine immunisation, but the continent remains offtrack in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases.

A wide shot of a displacement camp in Ituri, showing numerous temporary shelters and tents on a hillside, with people gathered on a dirt road in the foreground.

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Security fears rise in eastern DR Congo

Peace and Security The UN Security Council met Wednesday over the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and wider Great Lakes region. Despite mediation efforts in Doha and Washington, regional tensions between the DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi remain acute. Follow the full live updates below from our Meetings Coverage team, and app users can click here.

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