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People wait for the distribution of emergency food and nutrition assistance in West Darfur.

‘Concerted global push’ for Sudan ceasefire is essential: Guterres

“The world is forgetting about the people of Sudan” the UN chief warned on Monday, calling for a boost in humanitarian funding and a global push for peace to end a year of brutal fighting between rival militaries.

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (centre) visits the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (file photo).

World News in Brief: ‘Reckless attacks’ on Ukraine nuclear plant must cease, Chibok abductions 10 years on, action against plant pests

Youth Adviser Jevanic Henry speaks at the ECOSOC Youth Forum

Let youth lead, urges new advocacy campaign

Stranded migrants are living in harsh conditions in western Yemen.

Yemen’s plight echoes broader Middle East crisis, says UN Envoy

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UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture

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Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk

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Sudan: After one year of war will the world act before it’s too late?

There is a place for all in outer space: ‘It’s not just for the geeks and the nerds’

A mother helps her child to study at the Delmas 4 Olympique Boxing Arena where they are now sheltering.

Getting children back to school in deadly gang-ravaged Haiti

Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza sits down for an interview with UN News.

Gaza photojournalist Motaz Azaiza still has hope in humanity

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Every month, thousands of Sudanese people still migrate to nearby countries like South Sudan and Chad, forgotten and voiceless on an incredibly challenging journey, and nobody knows when it will end.

Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war

Humanitarian Aid Rape. Murder. Hunger. Corpses filling streets, making it impossible to walk. Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April, leaving in its wake almost 15,000 dead, eight million civilians on the run, 25 million in dire need of assistance and warnings from humanitarians about famine, aid blockades and a growing list of atrocities on all sides.

A premature baby is fed in a hospital incubator.

Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) social movement is dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality.

Unravelling the legacies of slavery

Rokaya stands in front of her house in Indramayu, West Java.

From desperation to determination: Indonesian trafficking survivors demand justice

Displaced men, women, and children sheltering in a boxing arena in downtown Port-au-Prince after fleeing their homes during gang attacks in August 2023.

How is the UN supporting Haiti’s struggle to overcome violence and instability?

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On 5 March 2024, UNICEF and partners delivered 23 incubators to hospitals in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

PHOTO STORY: 6 months of Gaza conflict leaves many close to famine

Six months after the full-scale invasion of Gaza, 30,000 Palestinians are dead, dozens of children have died of hunger and more than half a million Gazans face starvation. As Israel continues to bomb the occupied territory and restrict the entry of lifesaving goods, the UN is scrambling to respond.

Ukraine: War and restoring a sense of home

A single mother of three children is rebuilding her home with help from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

Gaza’s displaced children: ‘A heartbreaking story of loss and grief’

A five-year-old boy sits on his mattress in a shelter courtyard surrounded by several hundred other displaced people.

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Some people who fled their homes due to Violence are now living in a former theatre in downtown Port-au-Prince.

First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti

Human Rights People affected by gang wars in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been describing to the UN how their lives have been violently changed, with one person saying he feels that he has lost his identity and “no longer amounts to anything”.

Secretary-General briefs press at UN Headquarters. (file)

Guterres condemns Iran’s attack on Israel, calls for immediate end to hostilities

Peace and Security Strongly condemning the “large-scale attack” launched on Israel by Iran, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged maximum restraint by all parties and warned that “neither the region nor the world can afford another war.”

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