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10 September 2024

Consequences of a missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, when a children's hospital and other buildings were severely damaged.

Security Council: UN calls for safe, unimpeded passage of aid to Ukraine

The Security Council in New York on Tuesday debated the latest barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks that have targeted multiple cities across Ukraine in recent days. The acting UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told ambassadors that the human suffering during Russia's on-going invasion "continues at intolerable levels". UN News app users can follow our coverage here.

Peace and Security

Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium and on screens) addresses the first plenary meeting of the 79th session of the General Assembly.

Call for 'solutions across the board' as 79th General Assembly opens

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday afternoon in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a vision of unity in diversity and calling for deeper international cooperation to tackle a host of global challenges, including climate change, escalating conflict, and a slowdown in sustainable development.

Peace and Security

Families in Gaza are struggling to find enough food to eat.

WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine

Nearly 50 million people in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe are not getting enough to eat, or double the number from before the Arab Spring over a decade ago, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday in New York.

Humanitarian Aid

A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as a moment of silent prayer is held during the final plenary meeting of its 78th session.

General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve

The 78th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year in international diplomacy and underscoring the need for a collective resolve among nations to confront pressing challenges.

Peace and Security

The village of Bara sits near the frontlines in the Ariha district in Syria and has been frequently targeted with shelling. (file)

Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of 'large-scale war'

Increased violence along the frontlines in Syria, with continued war crimes on all sides, is leaving civilians in the region fearful of a "large-scale war", a new report from the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry released on Tuesday warns.

Peace and Security

Khan Younis in Gaza has been devastated by the war.

Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone

The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Gaza.

Peace and Security