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Dr Abdinasir Abubakar, Lebanon Representative, World Health Organization

Deadly Lebanon strikes overwhelm entire health system, as casualties surge

An African nurse in a purple uniform consults with a female patient wearing a pink headscarf in a clinic.

From misdiagnosis to medical bias: Why women are living longer but not better

A heavily damaged and collapsed building in Beirut, Lebanon, with smoke rising from the rubble following airstrikes on March 12, 2026.

Lebanon situation ‘critical’, senior UN official warns

A panoramic view of the Silwan neighborhood in East Jerusalem, showing densely packed buildings on a hillside under a clear blue sky. Some structures appear damaged or under construction, reflecting ongoing displacement and settlement expansion.

UN warns of rising evictions and settler violence in Occupied Palestinian Territory

No more mines in Syria: Towards a safer future

Guira FM: Voices of the Central African Republic

How the UN came to New York City

The future of Gaza in the words of its children

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Professor Brian Cox, an English physicist and musician, smiling while giving a presentation on stage with a large screen behind him.

New era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return

Peace and Security After a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon, the four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean late on Friday.

Doctors perform a cesarean section at El Obeid Maternity Hospital in Sudan. The hospital faces equipment shortages, with only 4 of 7 operating rooms functional and limited anesthesia capacity, leading to maternal deaths.

‘We watched them die before our eyes’: Sudan health workers helpless amid medical shortages

A UN peacekeeper in a blue helmet and an AFRILAN demining specialist crouch in a field watching a controlled mine explosion in the background.

Deminers race to keep up with military technology

A view of a polluted industrial waterfront at sunset, with large plumes of dark smoke billowing from factory smokestacks into the sky. Several large ships are docked in the foreground on the water.

Middle East crisis exposes global energy fault line as UN urges shift to renewables

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini briefs the press at UN Headquarters in New York.

The image from Gaza that still haunts me: Palestine relief agency chief

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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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Emergency response vehicles and civilians gather on a Beirut street amidst smoke and damaged buildings following airstrikes.

Lebanon airstrike casualties ‘still under the rubble’ as ambulances, hospitals face new threats

Peace and Security With Lebanon still reeling from Israel’s devastating airstrikes on 8 April, UN humanitarians reported new fears of attacks on ambulances and looming food shortages in the south of the country on Friday.

Edem Wosornu, Director of OCHA Crisis Response Division, sits on a blue mat with displaced women and children at a Community Resource Centre in Delmas, Haiti, supported by IOM.

Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence

Humanitarian Aid Haiti is facing “one of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere,” a senior UN aid official warned on Friday, underscoring the need for continued global attention to alleviate suffering there.

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