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It’s the season to take on global challenges, from forging a healthier planet to putting the brakes on nuclear weapons, as world leaders and leading experts land at UN Headquarters in New York in mid-September for the General Assembly’s annual High-Level Week to chart a path towards a better, safer, greener future for all.

Families collect water from a UNICEF-supported facility in Deir al-Balah, in the Gaza Strip.

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

Midwives and other health professionals at the Khartoum Maternity Hospital, Sudan..

Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

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

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WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa

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

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

UN warns of continued prohibited weapons transfers to Ukraine, Russia

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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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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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Secretary-General António Guterres rings the Peace Bell during the ceremony held at UN headquarters in observance of the International Day of Peace 2024 (21 September).

Guterres calls for ‘culture of peace’ and global unity, as crises mount

Peace and Security Amid escalating global conflicts, deepening divisions and mounting crisis, the UN Secretary-General on Friday urged everyone around the world to “cultivate a culture of peace”.

Women and girls' rights are being repressed in Iran according to a UN independent fact-finding mission.

Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

Human Rights The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women’s activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent investigators warned in an update released on Friday.

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