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Northern Gaza lies in ruins after months of bombardments.

Gazans on tenterhooks awaiting news of ceasefire call

Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further deadly strikes overnight, UN humanitarians underscored the ongoing devastating impact of the war and the need to ensure reliable aid supply lines to people in desperate need in the enclave.

Unstructured physical activity improves the health of children and reduces the likelihood of obesity.

Europe: Report highlights direct link between pandemic and childhood obesity

Wide view of the General Assembly Hall (file).

Palestine: General Assembly discusses failed UN membership bid

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are warning of the continued increase of refugee and migrant deaths at sea.

World News in Brief: UN supporting East Africa flood victims, dozens more migrant deaths at sea, disinformation in Myanmar

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Guterres calls on Israel and Hamas to end Gaza war

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

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

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Louise Wateridge of UNRWA (left) speaking with Dr. Sulafa who works with the Agency in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Gaza destruction impossible to even process, UN humanitarian says

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

Gazan civilians remain fearful amidst continued Israeli bombardment

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

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

Plastic waste on Maraval River, Trinidad

Polluting rivers, beaches and the ocean: How can Trinidad solve its plastics problem?

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Dominica's geothermal energy pipe, Roseau Valley

Could the answer to 100% renewable energy in Dominica be under the ground?

Climate and Environment A small but growing number of countries are well on their way to producing all of their electricity from renewable sources. Dominica, in the eastern Caribbean, is planning to join these pioneers and become the first small island developing State (SIDS) to stop using fossil fuels for energy generation.

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

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

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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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Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas in the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Security Council hears of progress in Bosnia despite ‘worrying’ trend of genocide denial

Peace and Security Both positive and “worrying” developments have recently unfolded in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a top UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday at an emergency meeting requested by Russia.