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The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025

The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the climate crisis in November 2025, when it hosts one of the most significant UN climate conferences in recent years.

Families fleeing conflict in Sudan arrive at a transit centre in Aweil, South Sudan.

Sudan conflict: ‘There cannot be a military solution to this war’

The sun rises over the desert close to the Al Ahsa oasis in eastern Saudi Arabia.

Spirit of resilience braces desertification winds in Saudi Arabia

Kamal Adwan Hospital has faced several Israeli military bombardments (file)

Last hospital in northern Gaza out of service following raid

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AI literacy is ‘crucial’ for individuals and more regulation is needed

2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’

Global solidarity key to future pandemic preparedness, says UN chief

Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned

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A scammer’s workstation in the Philippines, which displays Chinese text reading ‘increasingly prosperous’.

Making the digital and physical world safer: Why the Convention against Cybercrime matters

Small island nations, such as Tuvalu (pictured) are at heightened risk of impacts of climate change.

UN World Court concludes landmark hearings on States’ responsibility for climate change

UNRWA worker Louise Wateridge visiting a shelter in Nuseirat, Gaza (Nov 2024)

UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of war in Gaza

Children arrive with their families at a reception centre in Ar-Raqqa city, Syria.

Syria’s displaced millions need international support if they’re to return home: UNICEF

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A collection prepared by Uncle Tony's wife, Amal, for Christmas Eve.

In Gaza, a Christmas without a tree

Culture and Education For the second year in a row, Christmas arrived for the Christian community in the Gaza Strip without celebrations, as daily life remains a constant struggle.

Conflict in Syria has displaced thousands of people. (file)

Forging Peace in Syria: Great opportunities, grave risks

UN experts warn that digital games require urgent protection frameworks against extremist exploitation.

‘New Quest Unlocked’: UN experts counter extremism in gaming spaces

The mural "Sowing memory, reaping justice" represents the community and the victims of femicide in the State of Mexico.

Mexico: Boom in organised crime making femicide invisible, local activist says

Siddhesh Sakore (right) works with farmers in Pune, India.

Meet the ‘Land Heroes’ who are fighting desertification

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A woman walks past destroyed apartment buildings and vehicles in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

1,000 days of war in Ukraine: UN support remains steadfast

As Russia’s assault on Ukraine reaches its 1000th day, the UN continues to provide much-needed assistance, in areas ranging from humanitarian aid, to healthcare, sanitation and ensuring the safety and security of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

Atomic bombs: The second the world changed

The remains of a wristwatch found in the ruins of Hiroshima, Japan, records the moment of the atomic bomb explosion at 8:15am local time on 6 August 1945. (file)

Faces of Gaza, one year on

The town of Khan Younis, like many areas of the Gaza Strip, has been decimated by the war.

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A one-year-old child is screened for malnutrition by a UNICEF-supported health team in Syria.

Health needs in Syria worsen amid winter conditions

Humanitarian Aid Health challenges in northwest Syria have escalated due to harsh winter conditions, exacerbating the vulnerability of displaced populations, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)-led Health Cluster reported on Friday.

A commercial flight leaves Sana’a airport in Yemen (file)

‘I saw the blood on the tarmac’: top UN official in Yemen recounts aftermath of Israel airstrike on civilian airport

Peace and Security Fresh details of the Israeli airstrike on Sana’a airport, which occurred as Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) was preparing to fly out of the country, have been provided by Julien Harneis, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen.

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