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The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals including humans is a significant public health concern, WHO medics warn.

Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

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.

Women from the Brazilian delegation attend an indigenous event during the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in December 2023.

Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President

Ambassador Gilad Erdan of Israel addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. At left is UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini.

‘Insidious campaign’ by Israel is denying life-saving aid to Gaza says UNRWA chief

A woman walks with her child in her arms in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

Women in Afghanistan: The future ‘depends on them’

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$2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank

Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths

Embrace innovation ‘to make sustainable transport a reality for all’

‘Investing in youth is investing in peace’, UN Security Council hears

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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

Sudan: After one year of war will the world act before it’s too late?

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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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Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza

Humanitarian Aid Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays and other impediments, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories said on Tuesday.

Young climate activists in Maldives highlight key messages, urging climate action.

UN Youth Forum focuses on sustainable future for all

SDGs Young leaders from around the world are sharing their visions and actions to advance sustainable development at a three-day meeting that opened on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York.

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