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Gaza aid ready to roll in once final deal reached

Humanitarians continued to stand ready on Thursday to deliver lifesaving aid to ...

Explainer: What is international humanitarian law?

While aid workers serving conflict-affected civilian populations depend on a set...

World News in Brief: Sandstorm alert, albinism and clim...

Sand and dust storms are increasingly threatening people’s health, safety and li...

AI shows ‘great promise for health’ but regulation is k...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a call for better regulat...

Security Council meets over Israel-Gaza: 'Very real ris...

UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Wednesday called for an inquiry into the ...

Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that woul...

World News in Brief: Funds dry up for Afghan quake surv...

In Afghanistan, urgent funding is needed to feed some 100,000 people left hungry...

Israel-Gaza: UN chief urges ceasefire; humanitarian sup...

UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceas...

Explainer: How the UN works behind the scenes during cr...

In crises like the latest massive uptick in violence between Israel and Hamas in...

World News in Brief: 500 million heading into extreme p...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed to the world to renew its com...

China urged not to repatriate DPR Korea escapees

Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged China not to forcibly rep...

Israel-Gaza conflict: Deepening concern for civilians, ...

The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini, has repo...

Gaza-Israel conflict: deepening concern for civilians a...

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) issued a fresh alert on Tuesday for civilians...

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet an...

A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the ...

Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious develo...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for increased action to d...

Gaza: ‘History is watching’ warns UN relief chief, sayi...

Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid ...

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