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A truck carrying aid passes through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza.

‘Overwhelming’ demand for food aid in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food – but greater access is needed to contain the spread of famine.

Across Sudan, people are returning to their communities despite ongoing insecurity and limited access to basic services.

Sudan: Over one million return to Khartoum amid fragile recovery

A 17-year-old girl was separated from her family when a non-state armed group raided her village in DR Congo and took her to the forest.

UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DR Congo

A stream passes through a forest in the Kansai region of Japan.

Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests

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‘Finance must flow now’, says UN climate chief as COP30 nears

UN rights office sounds alarm over ‘skyrocketing’ Israeli settler violence during olive harvest

Women still largely excluded from peace processes

$31 trillion debt is holding back developing countries, UN trade summit hears

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The remnant of a shell lies buried in the sand in Gaza.

UN steps up efforts to clear explosive hazards in Gaza

At 15, Afaf faced an impossible choice to help her family: find work, or marry a 40-year old man. At a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-backed ‘Safe Space’, she received counselling and training. The marriage was finally cancelled.

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Activists protest against fossil fuels at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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FAO is assisting displaced people in DR Congo with cash transfers and agricultural assistance.

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Disarmament in the Central African Republic

Protecting Civilians in DR Congo

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Gang members brandish their weapons in the Delmas 3 neighbourhood of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

Haiti is under a UN arms embargo: So why are 500,000 illegal weapons in circulation?

Peace and Security Up to 500,000 illegal weapons ranging from handguns to battlefield-grade semi-automatic rifles are thought to be in the hands of gangs in Haiti, even though the Caribbean country has been under a UN arms embargo for the last three years.

Farmers around the world are championing change at a local level.

The ‘food heroes’ cultivating global change

Olukemi Ibikunle supervises the construction of a prison in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Peace begins behind bars: A corrections officer’s fight for dignity inside Congo’s prisons

Apollo 8, the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve on December 24th, 1968.

Living in Space: The UN celebrates innovation, cooperation and the final frontier

People continue to flee their homes in Port-au-Prince due to gang-related violence.

Fighting back against the gangs: What is Haiti’s new UN-backed force?

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A young girl carries a pot of cooked food in Al-Mawasi, Gaza.

UN ramps up ceasefire support to hungry and war-weary Gazans

The UN is taking the opportunity of the ceasefire in Gaza to ramp up the delivery of aid to the beleaguered people of Gaza.

From podiums to patrols: Taking the pulse of the UN’s busiest week

Delegates gather on the plaza in front of the General Assembly building at UN Headquarters.

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

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

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Refugees, most of them women and children, who fled violence in El Fasher and other parts of Darfur, arrive in Chad.

World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, Kyrgyzstan death penalty, health crises in DRC, Haiti

Humanitarian Aid To Sudan, where the people of government held El Fasher in the west of the war-torn country remain trapped without food, water or medical care, UN aid coordinators, OCHA, said on Monday.

Much of Gaza lies in ruins after two years of war.

Gaza: Aid efforts continue as UN teams start clearing up to 60 million tonnes of debris

Peace and Security The UN on Monday said it was encouraged by renewed Gaza ceasefire commitments, warning that recent violence risked undermining fragile progress, as recovery efforts – including a large-scale rubble removal project – slowly gain momentum across the war-ravaged enclave.

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