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Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on the situation in Gaza.

Guterres calls on Israel and Hamas to end Gaza war

With the situation in Gaza “worsening by the day”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for Israeli and Hamas leaders currently taking part in intense negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement.

Protesters demonstrate outside the Columbia University campus in New York City.

Gaza protests: UN rights chief flags ‘disproportionate’ police action on US campuses

People in Rafah in the south of Gaza collect drinking water.

‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack

Many families in Lebanon are barely able to meet their most basic needs. (file)

Gaza war spillover compounds misery for most vulnerable in Lebanon

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UN reviews progress and challenges 30 years after landmark population conference

Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expert

UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather

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Louise Wateridge of UNRWA with her colleague Hussein in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Gazan civilians remain fearful amidst continued Israeli bombardment

Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion.

Crisis in Gaza becoming a crisis of free speech

Digital technologies can be a powerful driver of development especially in countries like Mauritania (pictured).

WATCH/LISTEN: Social media negatively affects girls’ mental health

UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator, Sigrid Kaag, visiting the Nasser Medical complex in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Recovery in Gaza ‘is not only physical’, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator says

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Daily life continues on the streets of Port-au-Prince, despite the insecurity.

First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti

Law and Crime Prevention A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced their “tears to run dry”.

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

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

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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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Humanitarian Aid Rising violence is again restricting humanitarian aid delivery in the Darfur region of Sudan, the head of the World Food Programme said on Monday.

A man and boy collect water at a shelter for people displaced by the conflict in Gaza. (file)

Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians

Peace and Security The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend, where thousands of people appeared to have left at a moment’s notice, fearing further intense Israeli bombardment.

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