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A man climbs over a destroyed building in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.

Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’

People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries.

Conflict in Syria has displaced thousands of people. (file)

Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict

UNIFIL peacekeeper on patrol in south Lebanon. (File)

Lebanon: UN peacekeepers to stay the course amid escalating hostilities

A mother and her child flee for safety amid ongoing clashes in Sudan.

Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge

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A view of flooding Kathmandu, central Nepal, following heavy rainfall lasting several days across the country.

Scores of children killed as devastating floods and landslides hit Nepal

Amandeep Singh Gill, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology, answers questions of Mita Hosali about AI.

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Young women study at a centre in Bol in Chad.

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A UNIFIL logistical convoy near Houla, Lebanon in July 2024. (file)

Explainer: What is Security Council resolution 1701?

Peace and Security Diplomats have been highlighting Security Council resolution 1701 in official meetings and in the corridors over the busy High-Level Week at UN Headquarters.

AI Artwork exhibit "Large Nature Model: Coral" by Refik Anadol at UN Headquarters.

AI-powered art puts ‘digital environmentalism’ on display at UN Headquarters

Women sell okra at a market in Tanout, Niger.

Summit of the Future Explainer: Time to accelerate reform of the international financial architecture

Laila Baker, UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States, talks to a Sudanese displaced woman in Port Sudan.

Atmosphere of ‘desperation, extreme fear and trauma’ envelops women of Sudan

The glacier graveyard is located close to the Icelandic capital Reykjavik.

Climate change: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice

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Secretary-General António Guterres (on screen) addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session.

Thousands descend on UN for busiest week of the year

Heads of State and government, diplomats, experts, activists and celebrities have been attending the High-Level week and annual general debate at UN Headquarters in New York.

Timor-Leste’s 25-year-long path to freedom and democracy

Voters in Timor Leste celebrate their right to vote in the 30 August 1999 referendum on self-rule.

Searching for safety in Gaza

Many Gazans who fled to Rafah are now on the move again.

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Residents survey the damage in a suburb of southern Beirut left in ruins after being targeted by airstrikes.

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: End ‘sickening cycle’ of escalation across the Middle East, Guterres urges

Peace and Security Security Council members met in emergency session on Tuesday morning in New York with the Middle East on the brink of all-out war. App users can reprise our live coverage here.

Destruction in Beirut's Haret Hreik neighbourhood has been mirrored elsewhere across Lebanon following recent Israeli bombardment..

UN rights chief adds voice to urgent calls for Middle East de-escalation

Peace and Security Hours after Iran fired a reported 200 missiles at Israel in response to Israeli military incursions in southern Lebanon raising fears of a wider Middle East escalation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk insisted on Wednesday that “peace must prevail” in the Middle East, while UN Member States meeting in Geneva reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and beyond.

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