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Over two million people in Sudan are expected to slip into hunger in the coming months as a result of the ongoing violence in the country.

UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 'hotspots'

Hunger is set to worsen in 18 “hotspots” worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people at risk of starvation, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned in a report published on Monday.

Kornelia Shikukumwa, Nupoor Sanjiv and Anuujin Amarjagal (from left to right) , UNMISS peacekeepers from Namibia, India and Mongolia , respectively, are photographed at the mission’s headquarters in Juba, South Sudan.

International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice

Comedian Kavin Jay and Instagram influencer Elvi made a day trip to a rubber plantation where they had their first taste of Cambodia’s “number one food”, nom banh chok, prepared by their host Liza, a Cambodia migrant.

Malaysia: ‘Everyone has a migration story’, now let’s eat

Isatou, Mariama, and Fatoumatta no longer have to stop going to classes during their periods, thanks to a UNFPA programme that supports production and free distribution of reusable sanitary pads, including for girls at St. John's School for the Deaf in …

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine

UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms

Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO

Weather experts predict ‘near normal’ season, with 5 to 9 potential hurricanes

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File photo of Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).

Arrest of Rwanda genocide fugitive marks end of year-long ‘intense investigation’

UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks

Mohammed, 16, lives in Al Saberi area in Benghazi. He, his parents, and four siblings fled their home which was bombed during the war in 2015.

Protecting civilians in times of crisis

Ghanaian Engagement Platoon Commander with peacekeeping force UNISFA, Captain Cecilia Erzuah, has been named the UN's Military Gender Advocate of the Year for 2022. She's pictured here handing out sweets to children.

Ghana peacekeeper named UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

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The Nigerien army patrols the Sahara desert targetting militant groups including ISIL and Boko Haram.

Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, gas, and gold

SDGs Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart those attempting the illegal practice, a growing problem in this fragile African region.

People flee their homes as Cyclone Freddy hits Blantyre city in Malawi.

Avoiding disaster in a dangerous world

A pregnant woman and her daughter wait outside a UNICEF-supported maternity ward in South Sudan.

Best reasons to stand up for mothers this Mother’s Day

Raghuveer Sharma said he felt relieved when he saw the Indian Army at Port Sudan. "We felt an immense sense of relief that our lives may be saved.”

First Person: Caught in the crossfire in Sudan

A UNHCR emergency transit centre in Renk in South Sudan is receiving displaced people from Sudan.

Background to a crisis: In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa

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Patients are treated for COVID-19 at a hospital in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. (file)

COVID-19: The virus that shut down the world

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the COVID-19 global public health emergency on 3 May 2023, following more than three years of crisis, and slow recovery – although the virus continues to kill and mutate. UN photographers across the world have captured moments of agony, innovation, and human endurance throughout the pandemic, which has killed nearly seven million people, and infected over 765 million.

2022 in Photos: Struggle, recovery and hope

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.

UN ‘blue helmets’: 75 years of service and sacrifice

UN peacekeepers stand guard in Ménaka in southeastern Mali.

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