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A health worker administers the polio vaccine to a baby in Gaza.

Gaza: WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality

Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.

Cities across Ukraine, including Dnipro (pictured above), have been heavily bombed during the ongoing war. (file)

UN warns of continued prohibited weapons transfers to Ukraine, Russia

A man in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has his blood drawn as part of his treatment for mpox.

WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa

Millions remain displaced across Nigeria due to conflict, climate change impacts and natural disasters. In this file photo, a girl carries water to her shelter at an IDP camp in the country's northeast. (file)

Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes – WFP

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Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director General at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), speaks to UN News about food supply and international aid challenges.

Agricultural assistance is key to feed hungry people in war zones: FAO

A site for people in Sa'ada city, Yemen, who have fled their homes is flooded by torrential rain.

IOM seeks $13.3 million to scale up response in Yemen

A family displaced by violence lives in a partially constructed school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

‘Work to be done’ to ensure Haiti security support mission can make progress

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Laila Baker, UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States, talks to a Sudanese displaced woman in Port Sudan.

Atmosphere of ‘desperation, extreme fear and trauma’ envelops women of Sudan

Health Lead An atmosphere of desperation, extreme fear and trauma envelops the women of Sudan in a conflict that has left half of its 50-million-person population in dire need of assistance, according to Laila Baker, a senior regional director from the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.

The glacier graveyard is located close to the Icelandic capital Reykjavik.

Climate change: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice

UNRWA works every day to provide critical services across the Gaza Strip, including flour distribution to support the Gazan population.

Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

Ferial, a grandmother took her two granddaughters to Deir El Balah health center to get polio vaccination.

Between fear and hope, Gazans line up in their thousands to protect their children from polio

People in Timor-Leste observe voting during the August 1999 referendum.

In battle for development ‘you can count on us’, Guterres tells Timor-Leste, marking 25 years of self-determination

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Voters in Timor Leste celebrate their right to vote in the 30 August 1999 referendum on self-rule.

Timor-Leste’s 25-year-long path to freedom and democracy

The Southeast Asian country, Timor-Leste is celebrating 25 years since a referendum which freed its people from occupation by Indonesia.

Over 98 per cent of people who were registered to vote cast their ballots in the historic referendum.

Searching for safety in Gaza

Many Gazans who fled to Rafah are now on the move again.

PHOTO STORY: 6 months of Gaza conflict leaves many close to famine

On 5 March 2024, UNICEF and partners delivered 23 incubators to hospitals in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

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Children at a temporary field hospital in southern Gaza Strip.

Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO

Peace and Security More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began – have life-changing injuries, requiring rehabilitation services “now and for years to come”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.

People wading through flood waters in search of shelter in Feni following catastrophic flooding that displaced five million people in southeastern Bangladesh in August 2024. (file)

Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns

Climate and Environment Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on Thursday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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