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Children travel in the trunk of a car as they leave Rafah in southern Gaza.

Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle

UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies.

Porters work at a metal market in Narayana in New Delhi, India.

Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk

The Al Shifa hospital, one of the largest health facilities in Gaza, has been destroyed.

Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry

[Left to right] Alaa Hamadto, Sudanese mother of three daughters, CEO and founder of Solar Food; Tahani Abu Daqqa, Palestinian businesswoman from Gaza; Malalai Helmandi, Chief Operations Officer of the solar energy-producing organization Helmandi Sola.

UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas

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Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion

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At Arab League Summit, Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire and regional unity

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Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), briefs reporters on his recent visit to Haiti.

Sudan civilians ‘want conflict to end’ says WFP's Deputy Executive Director

Abdoulaye Bathily, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the country.

Libya: Outgoing UN envoy details challenges to political solution

Floods are affecting communities in northeastern Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: UN assessment teams deployed to flood-affected areas

UNRWA staff continue to support communities in Gaza. (file)

Fiery rhetoric sparks ‘real flames’ at UNRWA East Jerusalem office

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An UNHAS helicopter lands on Ile de la Tortue off the north coast of Haiti.

Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti

Peace and Security Two women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service, known as UNHAS, say they have to manage “unknowns” and “dangers and stress” in order to keep aircraft flying.

Dominica's geothermal energy pipe, Roseau Valley

Could the answer to 100% renewable energy in Dominica be under the ground?

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

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

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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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Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF

Humanitarian Aid The number of child migrants crossing the perilous Darién Gap has surged by 40 per cent so far this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday, putting the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record child migration levels.

Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Gaza, was hit during intense Israeli shelling in February. (file)

Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah

Peace and Security Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings that famine is still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and a lack of safe access.

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