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Destruction in Gaziantep, the day after the massive quake which has killed more than 8,000 people.

First Person: Türkiye earthquake – 60 seconds of terror

When Monday’s devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, killing thousands of people, Olga Borzenkova, a spokesperson for the UN migration agency (IOM), was in Gaziantep, Türkiye, one of the most affected areas. She describes her experience, and the emergency response effort that is underway.

Human Rights Officers from MINUSMA conduct regular monitoring visits to a jail in Sévaré, in the Mopti region of Mali.

UN chief ‘deeply regrets’ Mali’s decision to expel senior rights official

OPCW inspectors collect samples during a mock inspection exercise.

‘Reasonable grounds’ to believe Syrian Government was behind deadly chlorine gas attack on Douma: OPCW report

Early warning systems can help to mitigate the effects of extreme weather and reduce the impact of floods, for example in northern Haiti (file).

Caribbean sees first regional launch of global plan on early warning systems

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Partnerships key to boosting online safety

Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers

Reduce pollution to combat ‘superbugs’ and other anti-microbial resistance

Türkiye, Syria quake latest: full scale of disaster still unfolding, UN humanitarians warn

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The search for survivors continues in Samada, Syria following the February 6 earthquake .

‘Huge’ needs across earthquake-hit areas of Syria, amid war, winter and cholera

Workers on a wind turbine in Chaiyaphum province, Thailand.

PODCAST: Filling the 4 trillion dollar development gap

On 24 March 2021 in Manantantely, Madagascar, 17-year-old Mija Anjarasoa stares out of a window. She is part of the “catch-up class” programme at the Soanierana General Education College and aspires to become a midwife.

Eight trends that will impact children in 2023

UNESCO says that hate speech is on the rise worldwide.

Hate speech: Nations fight back

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The streets of Odessa during the Russian invasion.

‘A great victory’: Odesa mayor reacts to UNESCO Heritage List inclusion

Culture and Education In an interview with UN News, Gennady Trukhanov, the Mayor of Odesa, describes the inclusion of the historic city centre and port in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a great victory, which will help in the protection of the Odesa’s cultural treasures.

Hate Speech: Turning the tide

A new chilli plantation in Inegena, Eastern Indonesia, has helped increase the income of farmers by 50 per cent in the last growing season.

Candlenuts, chilli and chickens: Transforming Indonesia’s rural economy

Make-a-Wish recipient Kale Ilac, and his family at the UN General Assembly Hall

Fulfilling the UN dreams of Kale, a teenager battling cancer

Lutana Ribeiro is the only female chief of Parque das Tribos, an indigenous neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state.

‘We are not afraid’: Indigenous Brazilian women stand up to gender violence

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Displaced children living in a camp in Djugu, which was visited by Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, during his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2022 in Photos: Struggle, recovery and hope

In 2022, the UN and the world were partially recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic: the Security Council and General Assembly met in person, and senior officials travelled. The UN’s photographers were with them to capture the scene.

Photo Story: South African peacekeepers display courage and compassion wherever they serve

Members of the MONUC’s South African parachute battalion disembark from a military vehicle for patrol duties around the village of Ntamugenga.

Photo story: A watershed moment - transformation the key word at UNGA77

Staff work behind the scenes in the UNTV control room during the General Assembly’s annual general debate and associated high-level meetings.

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A Nigerien soldier guards a strategic location in Ouallam, Niger.

Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP

Peace and Security A lack of job opportunities is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report released by the UN Development Programme on Tuesday.

Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) visits residential neighborhoods of Irpin, in Ukraine's Kyiv Oblast.

‘Act decisively before it is too late’, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023

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