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Carnival is one of the cultural highlights of the year in Trinidad.

Caribbean carnival performers take stage to fight COVID disinformation

In Trinidad and Tobago, some performers have been tapping into traditional art forms ahead of the carnival on February 20-21 to encourage their communities to continue following COVID-19 health protocols as the country lifts restrictions on public gatherings.

Tidal waves on Namkhana Island, West Bengal, India, flood coastal communities.

UN Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Opening Ceremony at the 36th ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Despite challenges, Africa ‘poised for progress’ – Guterres

IOM’s Johannes Fromholt helps to unload relief items in Kurakhove in central Ukraine.

First Person: The towns in Ukraine which no longer exist

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Quake latest: Aid convoys will keep crossing into Syria ‘for as long as needs are there’

Guterres in Africa: End political stalemate in Libya now, UN chief urges leaders

Amid ‘spy balloon’ controversy, WMO highlights key role of weather balloons in climate monitoring

Ukraine needs ‘implementable’ peace, Security Council hears, meeting on anniversary of Minsk accord

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Floods in Bangladesh submerged more than 25% of the country in 2020.

PODCAST: The link between migration, the climate crisis, and human rights

Most workers do not use protective gear, which can cause serious health problems when handling mercury.

UN environment agency tackles mercury-tarnished gold mining industry

Digital ambition: How one Afghan student plans to get girls back to school

Laila Baker UNFPA Arab States Regional Director, visits Aleppo, Syria following the catastrophic earthquake

Syrian women demand peace, as hope crumbles along with quake-struck buildings

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The Statue of Liberty seen from Ellis Island.

Shuttering ‘rabbit holes’ of hate: Holocaust survivors send powerful message in new documentary

Human Rights Amid a recent spike in antisemitic violence across the world, the screening of legendary filmmaker Ken Burns’ latest documentary on Thursday highlighted a dark chapter in US history, and a frank high-level discussion at UN Headquarters showcased a proposed new code of conduct to shutter ‘rabbit holes’ of hate and online disinformation.

Families fill jerrycans with clean water at a distribution point in Almyassar neighbourhood, Aleppo city, in northern Syria.

First Person: Plea to prevent ‘lost generation’ in Syria

A UN-run bus takes Ukrainian refugees from Moldova to Romania.

Moldova: The long and winding road to safety

The streets of Odessa during the Russian invasion.

‘A great victory’: Odesa mayor reacts to UNESCO Heritage List inclusion

Hate Speech: Turning the tide

Photo Stories

Displaced children living in a camp in Djugu, which was visited by Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, during his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

2022 in Photos: Struggle, recovery and hope

In 2022, the UN and the world were partially recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic: the Security Council and General Assembly met in person, and senior officials travelled. The UN’s photographers were with them to capture the scene.

Photo Story: South African peacekeepers display courage and compassion wherever they serve

Members of the MONUC’s South African parachute battalion disembark from a military vehicle for patrol duties around the village of Ntamugenga.

Photo story: A watershed moment - transformation the key word at UNGA77

Staff work behind the scenes in the UNTV control room during the General Assembly’s annual general debate and associated high-level meetings.

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The UN is supporting community peacebuilding efforts in South Sudanese communities.

Rights experts say peaceful transition in South Sudan crucial, amid ‘immense suffering’

Peace and Security South Sudan’s leaders must prioritize a peaceful transition as rampant sexual violence and attacks on civilians continue across the world’s youngest nation, the UN Commission investigating human rights abuses there said on Friday.

Developing countries, like Iraq (pictured) lack the resources to invest in recovery, climate action and the SDGs.

Guterres calls for G20 to agree $500 billion annual stimulus for sustainable development

SDGs The UN on Friday called for a significant increase to the tune of $500 billion each year in extra financing from the world’s most developed nations, to meet the crucial 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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