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Myanmar: Aid decline compounds suffering amid ongoing military attacks

This is happening as foreign actors continue to transfer arms, parts, ammunition and munitions as well as jet fuel and other dual-use items to the military, which risks facilitating viol...

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Powering resilience: How Indonesia is building a more secure energy future

In Indonesia, United Nations agencies have worked alongside the Government to build a more reliable and resilient energy system which is also helping communities to adapt to a changing c...

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Afghanistan among the world’s largest displacement crises

A fragile economy, four decades of war, 2.7 million returnees, worsening climate shocks and declining women’s participation are increasing pressure on livelihoods and services, according...

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Thai youth leaders push for inclusion, partnership and lasting change

Nearly 400 youth recently participated in a national dialogue which marked the 80th year of Thailand’s membership of the United Nations.The anniversary provided an opportunity to...

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Afghanistan: 3.7 million young lives at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns

The warning comes in a new 

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US-Iran war leaves shipping at near-standstill in Hormuz again

Echoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s alarm at the resumption of strikes and counterstrikes between...

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Diplomats go virtual to witness Gaza displacement site up close

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Ramiz Alakbarov, and his deputy, Suzanna Tkalec, led the online visit to the site in Al Mawasi, Khan Younis....

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‘We face a new ordeal’: Gaza's search for the dead goes on

The passage of time and a severe shortage of heavy equipment have made the search and recovery operations increasingly difficult and complex, those working on this mission told UN News.

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Reviving communities home by home in Gaza

“I hope my children’s future will be brighter than our present,” said Mayyada, who is originally from Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and has lost count of the number of times her family ha...

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UN chief urges Iran and US to ‘urgently resume negotiations’ as Gulf strikes escalate

The US said it had struck around 140 targets on Saturday in response to the Iranian military striking a vessel which was navigating through the international waterway.Tehran repor...

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