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Child malnutrition is on the rise in Gaza 'especially since March' when the Israeli near-total aid blockade began, says the the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA.

Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks

Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.

Syria has been wracked by more than a decade of instability.

UN urges de-escalation, protection of civilians as conflict roils Syria

Salam, six months old, is screened for malnutrition at an UNRWA medical point in Gaza City.

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Reports indicate that at least 300 people were killed in North Kordofan State between 10 and 13 July.

Scores killed in Sudan’s Kordofan region as fighting intensifies

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Ukraine: Civilians under fire in record numbers as attacks surge

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Residents of Thunco in Ácora, Peru, harvest their produce.

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A young farmer plows a paddy field with buffaloes in Kandal province, Cambodia.

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Executive Director of UNFPA Natalia Kanem speaks at the Saupia Health Centre in North Efate, Vanuatu.

She fought for the girl the world left behind: Natalia Kanem’s UN legacy

Women When Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive health agency, she doesn’t begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even memories of her visits to refugee camps.

Faith-based financing has supported projects to clean up sanitation and landfill services in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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Children plant flowers in a playground in N’Djamena, Chad as part of an education project.

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The NASAS Lunar Rover Vehicle (file, Dec 1972)

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Girls give the thumbs-up at a school in Ghana.

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People living in areas recently liberated by Ukrainian forces receive aid.

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

The 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia has had an indelible effect on the civilian population, displacing millions, straining the economy and inflicting physical and mental trauma. During these dark years, the UN has stayed alongside the Ukrainian people, providing aid, necessities and healthcare, and restoring energy supplies.

UN peacekeeping’s long history of support to DR Congo

UN peacekeepers patrol the eastern DR Congo.

‘Massive response’ needed following Gaza conflict’s ‘horrific toll’ on children

Hot meals are distributed to children in Khan Younis, Gaza.

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Children collect water from a truck in a displaced persons camp in Gaza.

Gaza: UNICEF mourns seven children killed queuing for water

Peace and Security The head of UN child rights agency UNICEF has called for Israel to review its rules of engagement in Gaza after seven children were killed while waiting for water at a distribution point.

The conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has plunged the country, in particular the Darfur region, into a deep humanitarian crisis.

Sudan: Humanitarian needs deepen amid rising hostilities and heavy rains

Humanitarian Aid Escalating violence, displacement and heavy rains are deepening the needs of civilians caught in the war in Sudan, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Monday.

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