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A child cries over the loss of a family member at Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis.

Gaza doctors ‘terrified’ of deadly disease outbreak as aid teams race to deliver

As the pause in fighting in Gaza appeared to enter a fifth day on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that aid deliveries needed to multiply immediately to save the lives of the injured and stem the risk of a deadly disease outbreak that has left doctors “terrified”.

Abdullahi Mire (far right) is supporting education initiatives in Dadaab refugee complex in northeastern Kenya.

Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award

A girl rests in a camp for displaced persons in Gaza.

First Person: Trauma, stress and sadness take root in Gaza

An UNRWA shelter in Zawaida, Central Gaza, receives badly needed aid supplies.

Gaza: Aid reaches shattered north as UN chief hails 'glimpse of hope' in ceasefire extension

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Village health worker Timothy Mbene Masereka.

Fighting gender-based violence door-to-door with support of Ugandan men

Maha Hijazi from UNRWA who recently fled from Gaza to Egypt.

UNRWA staff member recounts agency’s 'impossible mission' in Gaza

The President of the 78th United Nations General Assembly Ambassador Dennis Francis speaking to UN News.

General Assembly President urges critics to engage with the UN

Plastic pollution in freshwater habitats – lakes & rivers – is detrimental to health and survival of the local biodiversity.

Hopes rising for historic treaty to curb plastic pollution

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Angela Muhindo in Kasese, western Uganda.

Ugandan woman advocates for her rights after ‘life of pain’

Women A Ugandan woman who has a physical disability is learning how to fight for her and other women’s rights after suffering a life “full of pain”, thanks to a UN-supported programme.

Missile strikes have caused widespread destruction in Gaza.

First Person: ‘Severe shock’ as Gaza neighbourhoods are erased

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell (right) visits Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

First Person: UNICEF chief in Gaza visit, bears witness to grave violations against children

An invaluable mobile app helping Kenyan pastoralists beat the drought.

Explainer: How AI helps combat climate change

(from left) Paul Goodloe, meteorologist, The Weather Channel; Jake Dubbins, co-founder, Conscious Advertising Network, member of Climate Action Against Disinformation; Vanessa Nakate, climate activist, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador; Charlotte Scaddan, Senio…

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A farmer works in a rice field in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. (1982)

Veteran UN photographer who was ‘witness to troubled world’ leaves behind a priceless legacy

The former head of UN Photo, John Isaac, who photographed the work of the United Nations during three tempestuous, but also hopeful, decades at the end of the 20th Century has died aged 80.

Rafah crossing, aid ‘lifeline’ into Gaza

UN Secretary-General António Guterres travelled to the Rafah crossing on Friday.

Ukraine: Snapshots of a war

The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, which is a World Heritage Historic Centre has been damaged by shelling.

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Hitching a ride to a better future: Sustainable Transport Day

Climate and Environment There is an urgent need for a transformative shift towards more sustainable transport the UN chief said on Sunday, emphasizing the importance of cleaner energy to combat climate change.

None of the aid deliveries to Gaza would have been possible without the Palestinian and Egyptian Red Crescent Societies, OCHA noted (file photo).

UN confirms more aid entering Gaza as humanitarian pause holds

Humanitarian Aid Sixty-one trucks hauled aid to northern Gaza on Saturday – the largest number since 7 October, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

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