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Olga Cherevko, UNOCHA spokesperson, standing in a damaged building in Gaza alongside other UN staff wearing blue vests and helmets.

As Rafah crossing reopens, Gazans mull ongoing lack of relief

A young boy sits alone in a dimly lit room, his legs drawn up, illuminated by a sliver of light on the concrete floor, reflecting his trauma from being a child soldier in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

‘Behind every statistic is a stolen childhood,’ warns UN envoy

A group of women entrepreneurs pose for a photo on stage at the International Woman Entrepreneurial Challenge 2026 in Manama, Bahrain, with event logos displayed on a large screen behind them.

In Bahrain; work, dignity and the quiet rise of home-grown enterprise

An animated movie scene showing three characters in a dimly lit room with a red lamp on a wooden table, one sewing, one watching, and one holding fabric.

How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance

UNHCR chief meets Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp

The Neighborhood Design That Could Save the Planet

Violence Affects Everyone in Nigeria

At the Edge of War – A Mother's Escape

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A man works on a laptop inside a damaged radio station in Gaza, viewed through a broken wall. This scene captures Zaman FM's return to broadcasting despite severe infrastructure damage and resource shortages.

Gaza radio station re-opens, bringing voices from the rubble

Culture and Education Broadcaster Rami Al-Sharafi works on a laptop inside the damaged Zaman FM radio station building in Gaza, marking what may seem an unlikely return to the airwaves amid the rubble of the deadly two-year Israel-Hamas war.

A smiling woman wearing a blue headscarf and glasses, standing against a warm yellow background, representing survivors leading the fight against female genital mutilation in Djibouti.

Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa

Aerial view of a cacao agroforestry farm in southern Bahia, Brazil, captured during a golden sunset.

Welcome to the ‘agrihood’ – the neighbourhood of the future?

A metallic, liquid-like human brain set against a futuristic circuit board background, symbolizing the fusion of human cognition and artificial intelligence.

Can workers compete with machines and stay relevant in the AI era?

Maryanne Gichanga, a Kenyan agricultural entrepreneur, leads a group of farmers in a field, reviewing data from IoT sensors and satellite imagery to improve crop health and weather insights.

From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought

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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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Many Sudanese families have fled fighting in El Fasher and are now living in a camp for displaced people in Zalingi in western Darfur.

‘Like a scene out of a horror movie’: UN report warns of war crimes in Sudan’s El Fasher

Human Rights Paramilitary forces in Sudan unleashed “a wave of intense violence…shocking in its scale and brutality” during their final offensive to capture the besieged city of El Fasher last October, committing atrocities that amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, according to a report released on Friday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR.