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The situation in Gaza is dire for over 1 million displaced women, who struggle to access clean water, food, & basic sanitary supplies.

Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah

Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people and sparked new fears of disease outbreaks amid a lack of sufficient clean water and waste disposal, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.

Students attend a computer class at a secondary school in Kailali, Nepal.

UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls

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

Protesters demonstrate outside the Columbia University campus in New York City.

Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis

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Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis

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Syria crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war

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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?

Dominic Allen, UNFPA Representative in Palestine, (second from left) walking in and around the destroyed al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. (14 April 2024)

Remember Sabreen al-Sakani, one of 180 women who give birth in Gaza every day

Final Report - Independent Review Group on UNRWA

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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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Many countries have seen alarming levels of e-cigarette use among teenagers.

Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures

Health Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls now match or even exceed boys when it comes to substance use, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Thursday.

UN News Debate on the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution in Portugal.

Debate at UN examines impact of Portugal’s ‘Carnation Revolution’

Peace and Security On 25 April 1974, military officers overthrew the nearly 50-year dictatorship in Portugal in a largely peaceful coup known as the Carnation Revolution.

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