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Members of the Mulanje Teen Club enjoy a debate around some of the challenges facing youth in Malawi.

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Displaced families flee North Darfur's El Fasher town in search of safety. Across Sudan, more than 12 million people have been driven from their homes by the war between rival militaries that erupted in April 2023.

Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’

Yemen: ‘Fear of a return to full conflict is palpable’, says UN envoy

Children and their families in central Gaza receive winter clothes.

UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crises

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People advocate for action at a global meeting on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan.

‘Let us never lose hope’: Young leaders on the frontlines of climate action

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is 20 years old.

WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty

Timusifu is one of around 700,000 people who fled Goma.

‘We’re afraid to return home’: Uprooted again, Congolese civilians face hunger and more insecurity

The UN General Assembly votes on a resolution on Ukraine.

Ukraine war: Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly passes resolution condemning Russia’s aggression

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Three Years On: The Effects of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

Syrian family shows the power of compassion & community

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Sufyan Al-Majdalawi inspects the rubble of his home in Jabalia in northern Gaza.

‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war

Peace and Security At night he sleeps under a tarpaulin sheet on the ruins of his family home. Like others returning to northern Gaza after months of being displaced by war, Sufian Al-Majdalawi clings to whatever he can find.

Wisam is among many children returning to school in Port Sudan amid the ongoing war.

Packed with promise: Wisam’s journey back to school in Sudan

Olena stands in front of her damaged home in Kharkiv, hit during a May 2024 attack (file)

Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future

An information and awareness-raising session in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Explainer: 5 common myths about child marriage

The Hadhad family gathers in their kitchen in Antigonish to prepare their favorite chocolate recipes.

Peace by chocolate: One Syrian refugee family’s journey to sweet success

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

Ukraine: Keeping the lights on during the darkest times

The 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia has had an indelible effect on the civilian population, displacing millions, straining the economy and inflicting physical and mental trauma. During these dark years, the UN has stayed alongside the Ukrainian people, providing aid, necessities and healthcare, and restoring energy supplies.

UN peacekeeping’s long history of support to DR Congo

UN peacekeepers patrol the eastern DR Congo.

‘Massive response’ needed following Gaza conflict’s ‘horrific toll’ on children

Hot meals are distributed to children in Khan Younis, Gaza.

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A doctor in rural India checks a patient’s chest x-ray for signs of tuberculosis or other lung infections.

Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns

Health The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

Destruction in the Al-Touam area in north Gaza where the Israeli decision to halt aid has hampered UN-led recovery efforts aimed at helping the most vulnerable in the shattered enclave.

Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF

Peace and Security The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday has left Gazans afraid of a return to violence and lifesaving healthcare services under threat, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned.

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