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Migrants rescued off the coast of Libya by SOS Méditerranée NGO. (file)

Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk

The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting its agreement with the north African country on asylum seekers and migration.

Rescue operations at the site of the morning attack in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

Several Ukrainian cities hit in new wave of Russia missile attacks

Hurricane Beryl has caused near total devastation on Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Hurricane Beryl highlights need for robust early warning systems

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the opening of the High-level Political Forum 2024.

UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs

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After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike

UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo

Earth’s hottest June on record

Guterres commends Turkmenistan’s ‘policy of neutrality’ amid troubled times

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The mandatory wearing of safety-belts in cars was first introduced in Europe in the 1970s.

Buckle up, make a safety statement: UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety

People search for water in Khan Younis city in the southern the Gaza Strip. (file)

Going back into ‘hell’: An aid worker’s journey through shattered Gaza

Globally, temperatures are reaching record levels.

‘Heatwaves will be more frequent because of human-made climate change’

Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, holds his last press conference as Emergency Relief Coordinator at UN Headquarters.

Relief chief pledges UN aid operation will continue across Gaza

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Girls study science at a school in India.

Time running short as 2030 deadline looms for UN blueprint for a fairer future

SDGs How can we get closer to achieving UN Member States’ detailed plans to make the world a better place within the next six years? A two-week event starting on 8 July at UN Headquarters will attempt to answer that crucial question.

Angelique attended the UNODC-supported Strong Families programme with her mother.

Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse

The availability of solar energy has enabled farmers in north Sudan to continue farming

INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss

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First Person: Guest editing UN News’s first live blog takeover

A teacher in India leads an awareness class about menstrual and general hygiene to her students. (file)

Explainer: What’s a dignity kit?

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Many Gazans who fled to Rafah are now on the move again.

Searching for safety in Gaza

Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are fleeing from escalating violence in the north and south in the seven-month-long war that has killed nearly 36,000 Palestinians, leaving behind a looming famine and trails of rubble in the besieged enclave.

PHOTO STORY: 6 months of Gaza conflict leaves many close to famine

On 5 March 2024, UNICEF and partners delivered 23 incubators to hospitals in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

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.

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UNIFIL deminers check an area along the Blue Line. (file photo)

UN warns of escalating tensions on Lebanon-Israel ‘Blue Line’ frontier

Peace and Security The UN voiced deep concern on Friday at the increase in the intensity of exchanges of fire across the Blue Line, which separates Lebanese and Israeli armed forces.

Hurricane Beryl has caused devastation on Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

UN official describes total devastation in Carriacou following Hurricane Beryl

Humanitarian Aid The island of Carriacou in Grenada has been virtually “flattened” by the devastating Hurricane Beryl, a senior UN official there reported on Friday, as humanitarian teams ramp up their support to communities affected across the Caribbean.

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