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Circus Zambia, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working for social change, is among the delegations attending the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum.

What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now?

Wars grind on in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond amid starvation and famine alerts and a sinister spike in online and offline hate, antisemitism and Islamophobia. Enter the UN Alliance of Civilizations, which will convene its 10th Global Forum from 25 to 27 November in a bid to bridge gaps between divided communities around the world. But, what is it and why does its Global Forum matter now?

Beit Lahia New School, affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which has been transformed into a shelter.

Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’

The International Criminal Court Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leadership: what happens next?

Photographed for the UN’s One Day I Will exhibit in 2016, Elia, from DR Congo, said he doesn’t know his exact age, but wants to be a soldier. (file)

The trial that brought down a warlord

UN Climate Conference COP29

COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’

23 November 2024

Civil society groups at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, advocate for climate financing initiatives that are in line with the Paris Agreement.

COP29 draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance

22 November 2024

UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to reporters in Baku, Azerbaijan on the penultimate day of COP29, the latest round of UN climate negotiations.

COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

21 November 2024

In the ‘Green Room’ at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, models of green cities and other climate solutions-based exhibits are on display.

Baku talks heat up: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in COP29 spotlight

20 November 2024

Midway point press conference in Baku on Monday, 18 November, with COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev (far left), and the Executive Director of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell (second from left).

COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’

19 November 2024

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell addresses negotiators as the final week of COP29 begins in Baku, Azerbaijan.

‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week

18 November 2024

Participants at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, advocate for financing climate initiatives.

Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

16 November 2024

AI and other digital technologies can help mitigate and adapt to climate change.

COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key

16 November 2024

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Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 22 November

2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports

Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic

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Fadi El Abdallah, Spokesperson and Head of Public Affairs Unit, International Criminal Court

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel leaders, Hamas commander - what does this mean?

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Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, during an interview with UN News at the 4th Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

Lack of awareness, one of the ‘biggest challenges in antimicrobial resistance’

Many historic houses in Vigan are falling into disrepair.

Raising the roof: Building resilience through conserving historic homes in the Philippines

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Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘We are at the point where diplomacy has failed,’ warns outgoing Middle East envoy

Peace and Security Lead The war in Gaza represents “the biggest stress test” the UN has faced in its work to forge greater peace and a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians, according to the senior envoy who has been at the forefront of these efforts since 2021.

FAO and the Green Climate Fund are working to curb deforestation and combat climate change in Colombia.

Colombian conflict survivors turn forest heroes in search of climate change solutions

UNRWA staff continue to work in Gaza where possible.

How has the war in Gaza affected UNRWA’s ability to support Palestinians?

People in the Gaza Strip collect relief supplies delivered by boat in 1957. (file)

Stories from the UN Archive: What UNRWA built

The Guajiro bean has fed Wayúu Indigenous Peoples of South America for centuries.

Drought or flooding? No match for this climate-friendly bean

Photo Stories

A woman walks past destroyed apartment buildings and vehicles in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

1,000 days of war in Ukraine: UN support remains steadfast

As Russia’s assault on Ukraine reaches its 1000th day, the UN continues to provide much-needed assistance, in areas ranging from humanitarian aid, to healthcare, sanitation and ensuring the safety and security of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

Atomic bombs: The second the world changed

The remains of a wristwatch found in the ruins of Hiroshima, Japan, records the moment of the atomic bomb explosion at 8:15am local time on 6 August 1945. (file)

Faces of Gaza, one year on

The town of Khan Younis, like many areas of the Gaza Strip, has been decimated by the war.

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A young patient is receiving treatment at the UNICEF-supported mpox isolation and treatment unit at Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo, on 10 September 2024.

World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned

Peace and Security The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday following the conclusion of a meeting of its emergency committee convened in Geneva.

Displaced Sudanese people wait to receive food from WFP.

WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan

Humanitarian Aid A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, on Friday – the first since famine was declared there three months ago, the UN agency has reported.

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