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Gazans walk through the rubble of destroyed buildings.

UN Security Council authorizes temporary international force for Gaza

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday that endorses a peace plan for Gaza put forward by United States President Donald Trump and a temporary international force in the enclave following two years of war.

Global March of Indigenous Peoples - The Answer is Us, a side event at COP30.

COP30 enters its final stretch: urgency, ambition, and voices from the streets

US Ambassador Mike Waltz addresses the UN Security Council meeting on a resolution authorizing a Board of Peace and an International Stabilization Force in Gaza.

Security Council LIVE: US hails ‘historic and constructive resolution’ on Gaza

The UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, meets women at a site hosting displaced people in Tawila, Darfur.

UN aid office pushes for ‘unhindered’ humanitarian access in Sudan

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Flower of Srebrenica takes root at the United Nations

Security Council to vote on new Gaza force: Here’s what you need to know

UNHCR urges balance as UK unveils new asylum proposals

Conflict and hunger ‘two faces of the same crisis’, UN deputy chief tells Security Council

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A girl moves a container full of water at a site for displaced people in Dolow, Somalia.

Climate adaptation must protect the right to stay and the dignity to move

Haiti's penal system is struggling to function effectively.

Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system

The Galapagos Islands Iguana is a unique species.

At-risk mountain vipers and iguanas, in rare company at key wildlife talks

Arnaud Peral, UN Resident Coordinator for the Philippines.

Preparedness and coordination key to preventing Philippines super typhoon deaths

Food waste is fuelling climate change

Tropical Forest Forever Facility - UN Chief at COP30

5 Facts - hunger hotspots around the world

Unexploded ordnance in Gaza

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An artifact is displayed at an exhibition at UN Headquarters focused on protecting cultural heritage.

Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking

Culture and Education The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable forms of criminal activity – but now efforts by the UN and law enforcement agencies across the world are helping to bring down these global operations.

The Belém Climate Summit opens on 10 November 2025.

COP30 kicks off with urgent call to deliver on climate promises and scale up finance

Young people learn gas welding techniques using virtual reality software.

Mind over machine: UN urges ethical guardrails for brain tech revolution

A woman uses a tufting machine to make a rug at the the Al-Thumama complex.

In a quiet community on Doha’s edge, Gaza’s wounded and orphaned learn to heal

Professor Brian Cox has been named as the United Nations Champion for Space.

‘Global perspective’ key to moving humanity forward in space

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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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People gather in a street in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

UN opposes death penalty but pushes for justice in Bangladesh

Human Rights A domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan to death on charges of crimes against humanity carried out during last year’s student protests.

Ilha do Combu, one of the 42 islands in Guamá River the surrounding Belém, Brazil.

On Brazil’s Combu Island, chocolate makers hold clues to climate action

Climate and Environment Combu Island – Ilha do Combu in Portuguese – rises like a wall of living green from Brazil’s Guamá River. It is a testament to centuries of shared existence between the forest and its riverside communities. Here, cupuaçu, taperebá, pupunha, araçá and cacao are more than fruits; they are threads in the fabric of local culture, livelihoods and identity.

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