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DR Congo: WHO urges sustained efforts as Ebola cases top 10,000

As Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpass the 10,000 mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the...

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Record heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds

Climate inaction continues to harm and kill people in all countries with a record 710,000 estimated deaths globally from heat in 2023, a...

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Protecting the storytellers: Women journalists on the frontline of conflict

As online abuse, gender-based attacks and impunity ramp up the threats to women reporting from crisis zones, journalists and UN leaders are calling...

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Ending conflict is ‘number one thing’ to reduce world hunger, new WFP chief says

Reducing conflict is the single most effective way to tackle global hunger, the new head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Luke...

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Gaza: Families brace for fourth winter in tents as aid operations remain stymied

Families in Gaza are bracing for a fourth winter in tents and makeshift shelters as UN aid operations face mounting obstacles, with transport...

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Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency

Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025,...

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Ebola: 20 contacts released from quarantine in Kenya, amid vaccine ‘hope’ in DR Congo

Twenty people associated with Kenya’s first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease have been reunited with their families after being released from quarantine...

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World News in Brief: ‘No safe place in Ukraine’, IAEA calls for Iran nuclear inspections, Kenya hosts thousands of Ethiopians fleeing clashes

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged continued international support for Ukraine’s population as Russian airstrikes intensify and humanitarian needs grow in...

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Four in five domestic workers lack formal job protections, UN finds

An estimated 66.5 million domestic workers – representing more than four out of five domestic workers worldwide – were informally employed in 2025,...

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Security Council LIVE: Women and girls face greater dangers in war

From Gaza to Yemen, women and girls are facing ever greater dangers this year simply surviving in war zones. The Security Council meets...