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A hand holding a smartphone displaying a stock chart, with a larger blurred stock chart in the background, illustrating global economic trends.

‘Beyond GDP’ economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability

Developing countries, like Iraq (pictured) lack the resources to invest in recovery, climate action and the SDGs.

What the US withdrawal from UN bodies could mean for climate, trade and development

A woman feeds her malnourished child in Atbara, River Nile State in northeastern Sudan.

Sudan’s war drives worsening health emergency, WHO warns

The Security Council Chamber of the United Nations, featuring a large mural by Norwegian artist Per Krohg depicting a phoenix rising from ashes of war and slavery into a peaceful world, donated in 1952.

Security Council: New faces, old tensions as five nations take their seats

22 Years Later: Why the UN Is Closing Its Iraq Mission

War and winter in Ukraine: the humanitarian impact

Five Facts About Modern Slavery

1959 Antarctic Treaty: The Most Peaceful Place on Earth

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A World Food Programme worker stands in front of a muddy white SUV, holding a blue helmet, in a Ukrainian town.

Drones, fear and exhaustion: The daily reality of providing aid to Ukraine

Humanitarian Aid Almost four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aid teams continue to adapt to the lethal reality of working in a modern war zone.

Dieussika, a displaced child in Haiti, sits in her classroom taking notes and working. After fleeing violence with her family, she returned to school thanks to UNICEF's catch-up classes and vocational training, eventually graduating and expressing gratitude to decision-makers.

‘Do not give up on children’: Displaced by violence, a Haitian girl finds hope at school

Poverty caused by factors including climate change can make children more vulnerable to Violence.

How climate change is threatening human rights

Iraq’s rich cultural diversity demonstrates how young children can inspire adults to respect differences, live in harmony, promote tolerance and respect for each other. (2022)

UN mission’s exit marks milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict transition

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, Dr. Felipe Paullier in conversation with the young change makers.

First Person: Felipe Paullier, the youngest ever senior UN official, charged with giving a voice to young people around the world

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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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A young boy stands in a muddy displaced persons camp in Jabalya, North Gaza, holding a bucket. Tents are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns

Peace and Security The humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip remains extremely serious, with harsh winter weather threatening to reverse recent gains in aid delivery, the United Nations said on Monday.

Damaged apartment buildings in Saltivka, Kharkiv, Ukraine, with snow-covered ground and a playground in the foreground.

Ukraine: Deadly Russian strikes push civilians deeper into winter crisis

Peace and Security Ukraine has entered the new year under intensifying and deadly Russian attacks which have crippled energy systems and left millions without heating, electricity or water amid freezing temperatures, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.

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