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Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza.

More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council

Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into Gaza, the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for the Strip said in a briefing to the Security Council on Monday.

Children and their families fetching water from a UNICEF-supported water tank in Deir Al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.

How aid is (and is not) getting into Gaza

A woman feeds a child at the Adré refugee site in the east of Chad.

Gender equality: Distant, yet achievable

The ozone layer can protect the environment.

Climate change: Ozone layer still well on track for full recovery

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Classrooms turned to rubble: UNRWA official describes realities of life in a war zone

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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA

Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

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Students at Al Sahary school in Majzar, Marib, Yemen.

UNICEF working to avert education ‘time bomb’ in Yemen

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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

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Women sell okra at a market in Tanout, Niger.

‘Failing the stress test': UN chief calls for global finance overhaul

UN Affairs Some of the world’s poorest countries spend more on debt repayments than health, education and infrastructure combined, severely hampering their chances of developing their economies. The UN is calling for an overhaul of the entire international financial system, to reduce inequality and improve people’s lives.

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

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

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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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Two young men display the ink marks on their fingers, indicating they have cast their votes in an election.

Unchecked AI threatens democracy, warns UN chief

Peace and Security Left unchecked, artificial intelligence (AI) could destabilize democratic systems by spreading disinformation, fueling hate speech and distorting public opinion through deepfakes, the UN Secretary-General has warned.

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

Health The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of an mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says should facilitate “timely and increased access” for millions at risk in Africa where the latest outbreak has infected more than 20,000 so far this year.

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