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A truck carrying aid passes through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza.
'Overwhelming' demand for food aid in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food – but greater access is needed to contain the spread of famine.

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Humanitarian Aid
A 17-year-old girl was separated from her family when a non-state armed group raided her village in DR Congo and took her to the forest.
UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DR Congo

Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday following a visit to the country.

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Peace and Security
A stream passes through a forest in the Kansai region of Japan.
Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests

Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth's lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities.

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Climate and Environment
Across Sudan, people are returning to their communities despite ongoing insecurity and limited access to basic services.
Sudan: Over one million return to Khartoum amid fragile recovery

More than a million people have returned to Sudan's war-ravaged capital in the past ten months, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday, warning that basic services remain shattered amid continuing disease outbreaks.

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Peace and Security
Olives and olive oil production in the West Bank are a cornerstone of Palestinian culture.
UN rights office sounds alarm over 'skyrocketing' Israeli settler violence during olive harvest

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has warned of an alarming rise in violence and restrictions by Israeli settlers and security forces against Palestinian farmers, as the crucial olive harvest season gets underway.

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Peace and Security
This concrete barrier in Jakarta, Indonesia, is not enough to stop the Java Sea flooding nearby communities during the rainy season (2024)
'Finance must flow now', says UN climate chief as COP30 nears

UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell has urged countries to deliver a rapid surge in climate finance ahead of COP30, warning that developing nations remain dangerously short of the resources needed to withstand worsening storms, floods and droughts.

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Climate and Environment
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