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A family in Gaza looks through the rubble of a destroyed building.

Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade.

Global trade reached a record $33 trillion in 2024

Tariffs: Job protectors or trade killers?

Women workers at a textile factory in Viet Nam stitch puffer jackets, destined mostly for Western markets.

Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns

A woman collects her possessions before leaving a camp for displaced people near Goma in teastern DR Congo.

DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger

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UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis

Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time

Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears

UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

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Families flee Sinja in southern Sudan following violent clashes.

Sudan: Reproductive health agency decries devastating impact of war on women and girls

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With the war entering its eleventh year, countless Yemenis are still waiting for a chance to rebuild their lives.

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In Europe energy planners are increasingly concerned about “dunkelflaute”— a period of cloudy, windless weather in winter that undermines both solar power and wind generation

Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy?

Climate and Environment As solar, wind, and hydropower expand, scientists say integrating climate data and forecasting is key to making renewable systems stronger.

The UN Security Council is considering the impact of AI on peace and security.

Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI

Waad Al-Kateab stands in front of a bombed-out building in Syria with her daughter in her arms.

‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s future

‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women

Sufyan Al-Majdalawi inspects the rubble of his home in Jabalia in northern Gaza.

‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war

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People living in areas recently liberated by Ukrainian forces receive aid.

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

The 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia has had an indelible effect on the civilian population, displacing millions, straining the economy and inflicting physical and mental trauma. During these dark years, the UN has stayed alongside the Ukrainian people, providing aid, necessities and healthcare, and restoring energy supplies.

UN peacekeeping’s long history of support to DR Congo

UN peacekeepers patrol the eastern DR Congo.

‘Massive response’ needed following Gaza conflict’s ‘horrific toll’ on children

Hot meals are distributed to children in Khan Younis, Gaza.

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A landmine explosion near the town of Luri, southwest of South Sudan's capital Juba. (file)

UN Mission urges restraint as South Sudan crisis deepens

Peace and Security The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint and uphold the peace agreement as violence escalates and reports emerge of the detention of First Vice President Riek Machar.

Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’

Peace and Security The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today’s volatile geopolitical climate we can ill-afford to let this moral safeguard “erode”, the UN’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs said on Wednesday.

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