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7 May 2025

Aftermath of a 6 May Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school turned shelter in Al Bureij, Gaza where 30 people were reported killed, among them women and children.

New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30

Grim details emerged on Wednesday of Israeli airstrikes on a UN-run school in Gaza sheltering 2,000 displaced people, which reportedly killed 30 Palestinians sheltering there.

Peace and Security

Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, briefs the Security Council on non-proliferation and Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

DPR Korea ploughing ahead with nuclear and ballistic missile programme

A top UN official has warned that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is ramping up its nuclear and missile programme in defiance of international law, as it moves into the final year of its military plan.

Peace and Security

Children peer through a UNICEF tent at a child-friendly space in Kassala state, Sudan.

Port Sudan: Aid officials call for greater protection as drone attacks continue

The UN has renewed its call to end the brutal conflict in Sudan after a surge in drone strikes, including in Port Sudan — the vital hub and lifeline for humanitarian aid.

Humanitarian Aid

Fatima Al-Za'anin, a displaced Palestinian girl from Beit Hanoun (Gaza), speaks about her drawings in an art exhibition organized by UNRWA in Gaza City as part of its mental health and psychosocial support services.

Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza

Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling their anguish into art in psychosocial support sessions provided by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA.

Humanitarian Aid

WFP convoys have reached Beni, eastern DR Congo, with critical food aid. (file photo)

DR Congo aid operation reaches Beni with food supplies for thousands

A UN food convoy has successfully delivered vital supplies to support tens of thousands of displaced people affected by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to humanitarian teams on the ground.

Humanitarian Aid