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Thousands of people leave Rafah for central Gaza as hostilities escalate in and around the enclave's southernmost town.

No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency

Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning as UN humanitarians stressed that “no fuel or aid” is getting into the enclave.

H5N1 avian influenza is common among wild birds and has caused outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows.

No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief

Two children stand barefoot on cracked, parched soil in a dry riverbed in southern Bolivia. (file)

Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean

Nour Shams Palestine refugee camp, that is only 3 kilometers away from the city of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank after Israeli forces’ operation that lasted more than 55 hours between 18 and 21 April

Israeli forces bringing war to the West Bank, warns UN rights office

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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa

Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports

Guterres urges Israel, Hamas ‘to show political courage’ and secure ceasefire

Journey into the unknown: Thousands of Gazan families flee Rafah

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Russian journalist and prominent opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is imprisoned in the Russian Federation.

Rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown as journalist detentions reach all-time high

Major Ahlem Douzi is presented with the United Nations Trailblazer Award by Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray at a special ceremony.

Justice officer from DR Congo mission wins UN Trailblazer award

Unexploded ordnance leaves dark legacy for Gaza, warn mine action experts

Thirty-six athletes from 11 different countries, competing across 12 sports, were named as members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024.

Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games

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The downtown area of Port-au-Prince remains extremely dangerous due to gang activity.

‘Moral obligation’ of Haitian NGO worker to carry on despite kidnapping of two children

Peace and Security A woman whose two children were kidnapped on the way to school in Haiti has said she feels a moral obligation to continue her work supporting displaced people despite the trauma the family has experienced

Dominica's geothermal energy pipe, Roseau Valley

Could the answer to 100% renewable energy in Dominica be under the ground?

Daily life continues on the streets of Port-au-Prince, despite the insecurity.

First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti

Every month, thousands of Sudanese people still migrate to nearby countries like South Sudan and Chad, forgotten and voiceless on an incredibly challenging journey, and nobody knows when it will end.

Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war

A premature baby is fed in a hospital incubator.

Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby

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

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

Six months after the full-scale invasion of Gaza, 30,000 Palestinians are dead, dozens of children have died of hunger and more than half a million Gazans face starvation. As Israel continues to bomb the occupied territory and restrict the entry of lifesaving goods, the UN is scrambling to respond.

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.

Gaza’s displaced children: ‘A heartbreaking story of loss and grief’

A five-year-old boy sits on his mattress in a shelter courtyard surrounded by several hundred other displaced people.

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The impacts of the conflict in Sudan are being acutely felt in the oil-rich Abyei region.

Ongoing war in Sudan stalls progress in disputed Abyei region

Peace and Security The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of the final status of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region which straddles the Sudan-South Sudan border, the head of UN peacekeeping operations said on Tuesday.

Displaced Palestinian families from Khan Younis wait on the roadside for detained husbands and fathers.

Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings

Peace and Security Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN aid agencies expressed deep concerns on Tuesday that the two main access points into the enclave remained closed, while families are scared and “hanging on psychologically and physically by a thread”.

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