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The aftermath of a missile strike on the center of Kyiv.

Casualties rise in Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks, Security Council hears

The UN’s top humanitarian official has reiterated strong condemnation of deadly missile attacks on multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, while a senior doctor from the capital’s main children’s hospital described to the Security Council the “real hell” endured by patients and medical staff alike after it came under fire.

Forcibly displaced by Israeli relocation orders, Palestinians take as many belongings as they can, before heading in search of a new place to shelter.

Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

UN pressing for release of staff detained in Yemen

Guillaume Junior Atangana, a Cameroonian vision-impaired sprinter, and his guide Donard Ndim Nyamjua, are competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

‘Off-the-charts awe inspiring’ Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk

UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes

Several Ukrainian cities hit in new wave of Russia missile attacks

After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike

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Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MONUSCO, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Top UN envoy warns against rush to end mission in DR Congo

The mandatory wearing of safety-belts in cars was first introduced in Europe in the 1970s.

Buckle up, make a safety statement: UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety

People search for water in Khan Younis city in the southern the Gaza Strip. (file)

Going back into ‘hell’: An aid worker’s journey through shattered Gaza

Globally, temperatures are reaching record levels.

‘Heatwaves will be more frequent because of human-made climate change’

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Girls study science at a school in India.

Time running short as 2030 deadline looms for UN blueprint for a fairer future

SDGs How can we get closer to achieving UN Member States’ detailed plans to make the world a better place within the next six years? A two-week event starting on 8 July at UN Headquarters will attempt to answer that crucial question.

Angelique attended the UNODC-supported Strong Families programme with her mother.

Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse

The availability of solar energy has enabled farmers in north Sudan to continue farming

INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss

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A teacher in India leads an awareness class about menstrual and general hygiene to her students. (file)

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Many Gazans who fled to Rafah are now on the move again.

Searching for safety in Gaza

Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are fleeing from escalating violence in the north and south in the seven-month-long war that has killed nearly 36,000 Palestinians, leaving behind a looming famine and trails of rubble in the besieged enclave.

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

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

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.

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Hurricane Beryl has caused near total devastation on Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Hurricane Beryl highlights need for robust early warning systems

Humanitarian Aid Hurricane Beryl, which left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Mexico – and now the United States – has once again underscored the urgent need for robust early warning systems, the UN meteorological agency (WMO) said on Monday.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the opening of the High-level Political Forum 2024.

UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs

SDGs The international community must urgently summon the commitment and investments needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, the UN Deputy Secretary-General stressed on Monday.

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