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A UN team inspects an unexploded bomb lying on a main road in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expert

The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine clearance experts warned that the Strip is now at its “most dangerous period”.

A man and boy collect water at a shelter for people displaced by the conflict in Gaza. (file)

Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians

Damage to Ukraine's power infrastructure has lad to led to disruptions in essential services like electricity, heating, and water supplies (file).

Ukraine: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify

WFP and World Relief providing emergency food and nutrition assistance in West Darfur (file),

World News in Brief: Violence blocking Darfur aid, new Iraq law, Chad elections appeal

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UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods

UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid

Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher

Signing the war in Gaza: Overcoming deafness and displacement

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Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion.

Crisis in Gaza becoming a crisis of free speech

UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator, Sigrid Kaag, visiting the Nasser Medical complex in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Recovery in Gaza ‘is not only physical’, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator says

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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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

Law and Crime Prevention A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, has forced their “tears to run dry”.

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

Rokaya stands in front of her house in Indramayu, West Java.

From desperation to determination: Indonesian trafficking survivors demand justice

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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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A boy walks in the Al Salaam camp for displaced people in North Darfur.

Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack

Peace and Security Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in El Fasher city, which is home to around 800,000 people, many displaced due to fighting.

The crisis in Haiti is taking a toll on health care facilities in the country.

World News in Brief: Support for Haiti mission, challenge of ‘commodity dependence’, Iran's 'strict' hijab law

Peace and Security Following the installation of a transitional council in Haiti, seven countries officially notified the UN Secretary-General on Friday of their intention to contribute personnel to the Security Council-backed support mission for the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation.

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