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The situation in Gaza is dire for over 1 million displaced women, who struggle to access clean water, food, & basic sanitary supplies.

Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah

Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people and sparked new fears of disease outbreaks amid a lack of sufficient clean water and waste disposal, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.

Thousands been driven from their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.

Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis

Opening the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali (3rd from left) presents the UN flag to (from left to right) President Collor De Mello of Brazil, soccer superstar and UN Goodwill Ambassador Pele, Marcelo Alencar, Mayor of Ri…

Stories from the UN Archive: UN proclaims world’s first Earth Day

Students attend a computer class at a secondary school in Kailali, Nepal.

UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls

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Syria crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war

Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis

Recovery in Gaza ‘is not only physical’, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator says

Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures

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Dominic Allen, UNFPA Representative in Palestine, (second from left) walking in and around the destroyed al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. (14 April 2024)

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Rein Paulsen, Director of Office of Emergencies and Resilience, at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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Daily life continues on the streets of Port-au-Prince, despite the insecurity.

First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti

Law and Crime Prevention A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced their “tears to run dry”.

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

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

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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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Debate at UN examines impact of Portugal’s ‘Carnation Revolution’

Peace and Security On 25 April 1974, military officers overthrew the nearly 50-year dictatorship in Portugal in a largely peaceful coup known as the Carnation Revolution.

Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences.

Gender therapy review reveals devastating impacts on teens

Human Rights A top Human Rights Council-appointed expert has welcomed the decision by all health authorities in the United Kingdom to halt the routine use of puberty-blockers offered to children as part of gender transition services, amid a sharp increase more widely in the number of teenage girls seeking such treatment and concerns that it might disrupt brain development.

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