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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

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.

Women in Sudan get together to discuss peace and human rights..

Women still largely excluded from peace processes

A woman in Sao Tome extracts cocoa beans from fruits, some of which will be processed for export.

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

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

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Lives transformed: Stories from 80 years of UN work across the world

What happens when Afghan women and girls go offline? 

UN urges opening of all Gaza crossings to deliver three-month food supply

Security Council renews Haiti sanctions

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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.

Lives transformed: Stories from 80 years of UN work across the world

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.

Why are over 670 million people going hungry?

Issa Kassis, Mayor of Ramallah, Palestine

‘We resist by simply existing on the land’: Ramallah mayor on life under occupation

Disarmament in the Central African Republic

Protecting Civilians in DR Congo

Global Leaders Gather Climate Momentum Ahead of COP30

Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall

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

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

Presidents, prime ministers and heads of State are heading home as high-level week at the UN draws to a close.

The week included country statements in the General Debate as well as a host of significant meetings on globally important issues.

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

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

UN peacekeeping’s long history of support to DR Congo

UN peacekeepers patrol the eastern DR Congo.

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The Secretariat building with flags of Member States in the foreground, at UN Headquarters, in New York.

UN faces ‘race to bankruptcy’ as Guterres unveils sharply reduced 2026 budget

UN Affairs The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, presenting a sharply reduced $3.238 billion regular budget for 2026.

Members of the 3R armed group demobilize in Sanguéré-Lim in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: ‘3R’ combatants in the northwest lay down their arms

Peace and Security As the disarmament team approached, combatants from the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed group stood in two orderly lines expectantly, youthful faces and greying heads alike.

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