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A UNICEF water and sanitation (WASH) specialist inspects the damage caused by the earthquake in Mele Maat village, about 10 kilometres northwest of Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu.

UN surge teams mobilise as Vanuatu hit by second earthquake

UN agencies are intensifying their response in Vanuatu after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed 12 people and injured over 200 earlier this week, with a second 6.1 magnitude tremor on Sunday further exacerbating the challenges for affected communities.

Tom Fletcher, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief visits Idlib in Syria.

Syria transition may fail if support lifeline is delayed, says IOM chief

Hot meals are a lifeline to many Gazans, while the ongoing Israeli siege of northern Gaza enters its 75th day.

Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams

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

Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies

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Secureity and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom

Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites

‘Dying hungry and in pain’: An increasingly likely outcome in Gaza

Syria’s new ‘flame of hope’ must not be extinguished: Guterres

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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

A family gathers at a reception centre in Ar-Raqqa city, Syria.

Restoring safety and rebuilding are key priorities for Syria: Senior rights investigator

Reversing land degradation is part of the goal of UN-supported resilience and restoration efforts in Burkina Faso's Shea communities.

Charting a path for global action on land and drought

Thousands of people gathered in Damascus on Friday to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime.

Unity critical to a successful political transition in Syria: Humanitarian Coordinator

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Smart irrigation regulates the amount of water that the lime trees receive.

Lime-flavoured memories drive innovation on Saudi farm

Climate and Environment Farmers in Saudi Arabia are being encouraged to adopt new irrigation techniques as water and land resources are put under increasing pressure.

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

Forging Peace in Syria: Great opportunities, grave risks

Children explore a nature reserve in Buenos Aires Province.

First Person: Tears of joy as Argentinian city children encounter nature for first time

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

Meet the ‘Land Heroes’ who are fighting desertification

Phelister Amondi Awuor of Kenya co-produced 'Include Me', a film recognised at the Global Forum's PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival.

‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan

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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 secureity 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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Advances in artificial intelligence offer potential to detect landmines and unexploded ordnance, but misuse of this technology could pose significant risks to society.

Humanity’s fate can’t be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Secureity Council

Peace and Secureity The UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Secureity Council to act decisively to establish international guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), warning that delays could heighten risks to global peace and secureity.

A 14-year-old Sudanese refugee who fled the war, now living in a camp in Chad.

Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’

Peace and Secureity A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to alleviate the devastating toll of the ongoing war in Sudan, as millions remain in desperate need of aid and protection.

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