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Children and their families stand near temporary shelters at an IDP camp in Zelingei town, central Darfur, Sudan.

UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region

UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital of El Fasher, which are hindering efforts to deliver life-saving aid.

Young children stand outside their temporary shelter in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (file)

Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency

A woman from Bujumbura, Burundi, is living with a relative after her home was destroyed by flooding.

East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

Journalists take a rest after a busy day at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2021.

Guterres demands better protection for journalists on environment beat

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Palestine’s economy in ruins, as Gaza war sets development back two decades

Sudan: Under siege, El Fasher teeters on the brink of famine

UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill

World News in Brief: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize, child migrant detention, Niger meningitis epidemic

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Thirty-six athletes from 11 different countries, competing across 12 sports, were named as members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024.

Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games

Swedish peacekeepers in the UN Emergency Force (UNEF) in Egypt in 1956. (file)

Stories from the UN Archive: UN camel caravans deliver

Trinidadian climate activists Joshua Prentice (l), Priyanka Lalla (c) and Zaafia Alexander (r) speak to Conor Lennon from UN News

Trinidad’s young climate activists make the case for urgent action

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

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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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Unsanitary conditions in shelters and other areas are directly contributing to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

10,000 people feared buried under the rubble in Gaza

Peace and Security More than 10,000 people are believed buried under the rubble in Gaza after nearly seven months of devastating conflict, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, citing the enclave’s health authorities.

Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games

Migrants and Refugees Afghanistan’s first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela are among the members of the Refugee Olympic team competing at the Paris Games, which begin in July.

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