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A young boy is treated by a mobile emergency clinic team in Northern Gaza.

Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after strikes on Iran

Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East”.

Fresh fighting in Rakhine, Myanmar, has displaced over 300,000 people. In this file photo, a child walks through an IDP settlement in the province.

Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies

Wind turbines line the coastal highway in Yancheng, China.

Renewable energy transforming the landscape

Ambassador Robert A. Wood of the United States votes against the draft resolution on Palestine in the Security Council.

US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership

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Guterres appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East

Gaza: UN experts decry ‘systemic obliteration’ of education system

Assembly President calls for massive investment in sustainable infrastructure

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This automatic sound recording machine captured even the fastest spoken words in the 1940s. (file)

Stories from the UN Archive: Retro cutting-edge tech at the UN

Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA at press conference in UN Geneva, Switzerland

Understanding ‘who's vulnerable’, key to protect women in conflict

Sylvania Burton (l), President of Dominica, with Lorenzo Sanford, Chief of the Kalinago people

Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’

Some people who fled their homes due to Violence are now living in a former theatre in downtown Port-au-Prince.

First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti

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Every month, thousands of Sudanese people still migrate to nearby countries like South Sudan and Chad, forgotten and voiceless on an incredibly challenging journey, and nobody knows when it will end.

Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war

Humanitarian Aid Rape. Murder. Hunger. Corpses filling streets, making it impossible to walk. Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April, leaving in its wake almost 15,000 dead, eight million civilians on the run, 25 million in dire need of assistance and warnings from humanitarians about famine, aid blockades and a growing list of atrocities on all sides.

A premature baby is fed in a hospital incubator.

Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) social movement is dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality.

Unravelling the legacies of slavery

Rokaya stands in front of her house in Indramayu, West Java.

From desperation to determination: Indonesian trafficking survivors demand justice

Displaced men, women, and children sheltering in a boxing arena in downtown Port-au-Prince after fleeing their homes during gang attacks in August 2023.

How is the UN supporting Haiti’s struggle to overcome violence and instability?

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On 5 March 2024, UNICEF and partners delivered 23 incubators to hospitals in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

PHOTO STORY: 6 months of Gaza conflict leaves many close to famine

Six months after the full-scale invasion of Gaza, 30,000 Palestinians are dead, dozens of children have died of hunger and more than half a million Gazans face starvation. As Israel continues to bomb the occupied territory and restrict the entry of lifesaving goods, the UN is scrambling to respond.

Ukraine: War and restoring a sense of home

A single mother of three children is rebuilding her home with help from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

Gaza’s displaced children: ‘A heartbreaking story of loss and grief’

A five-year-old boy sits on his mattress in a shelter courtyard surrounded by several hundred other displaced people.

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World News in Brief: Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo, Haiti aid update, food insecurity in Timor Leste

Peace and Security UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who told him they are desperate for peace.

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Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

Health The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals including humans is a significant public health concern, senior UN medics said on Thursday, as they announced new measures to tackle airborne diseases.

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